2B Gary Austin #97
New York Empires MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/14/1973
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2B GARY AUSTIN #97 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
34 131 36 9 3 4 18 8 17 .275 .317 .481 3 1.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 60
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 35 35 35 35
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 20
Errors: - 40 45
Arm: 20 55 55
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 40
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 55
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/13/1973 DET Loss, 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/12/1973 DET Win, 6-4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/11/1973 DET Loss, 4-9 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/10/1973 @ DAL Win, 7-3 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/09/1973 @ DAL Win, 13-8 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
05/07/1973 @ TOR Win, 5-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/06/1973 @ TOR Win, 12-11 6 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
05/05/1973 @ TOR Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/04/1973 @ TOR Win, 8-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/03/1973 @ DET Win, 4-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Austin is seldom out-witted.
High: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Baseball IQ
Birthday:09/03/1944
Born in:Tampa, FL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$480,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:41 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 18th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 34 131 36 9 3 4 18 18 8 17 .275 .317 .481 .798 .353 .206 131
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 33 142 1 0 0 1 0 2 63 16 3 1 75.0 20.6 5.61 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   56 18 2 0 2 6 7 1 8 0 0 0 .321 .333 .464 .798
Versus Right   75 18 7 3 2 12 11 7 9 2 0 1 .240 .306 .493 .799
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 4 1 0 0 3 4 1 4 1 0 1 .167 .222 .208 .431
April   85 25 7 0 4 12 11 5 11 1 0 0 .294 .330 .518 .847
May   46 11 2 3 0 6 7 3 6 1 0 1 .239 .294 .413 .707
Spring Training   60 11 1 1 1 7 5 0 10 2 2 1 .183 .190 .283 .474
Last Year   429 119 23 7 10 58 48 11 50 5 3 1 .277 .294 .434 .727
2 Years Ago   291 83 20 6 4 32 32 12 26 3 1 0 .285 .310 .436 .747
Career   1844 506 93 35 35 235 216 82 232 19 8 7 .274 .305 .420 .725
Home   66 18 3 0 3 10 9 2 8 1 0 1 .273 .300 .455 .755
Road   65 18 6 3 1 8 9 6 9 1 0 0 .277 .333 .508 .841
Grass   131 36 9 3 4 18 18 8 17 2 0 1 .275 .317 .481 .798
Day   81 18 4 1 2 10 8 4 11 2 0 1 .222 .261 .370 .632
Night   50 18 5 2 2 8 10 4 6 0 0 0 .360 .407 .660 1.067
As Starter   130 36 9 3 4 18 18 8 17 2 0 1 .277 .319 .485 .804
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   22 9 4 0 0 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 .409 .435 .591 1.026
Inning 1-3   45 12 1 1 2 11 4 4 9 2 0 1 .267 .327 .467 .794
Inning 4-6   45 10 2 2 2 2 5 3 5 0 0 0 .222 .271 .489 .760
Inning 7-9   39 14 6 0 0 5 9 1 3 0 0 0 .359 .375 .513 .888
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   37 14 4 1 2 5 10 0 3 1 0 0 .378 .368 .703 1.071
1 Outs   46 14 4 1 2 11 8 6 7 1 0 1 .304 .389 .565 .954
2 Outs   48 8 1 1 0 2 0 2 7 0 0 0 .167 .200 .229 .429
Scoring Position   43 13 3 0 1 14 7 4 2 2 0 1 .302 .360 .442 .802
Bases Empty   61 17 4 2 3 3 6 2 11 0 0 0 .279 .302 .557 .859
Runner on 1st   27 6 2 1 0 1 5 2 4 0 0 0 .222 .276 .370 .646
Runner on 2nd   22 6 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 .273 .333 .455 .788
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 3 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .455 .788
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Two Strikes   34 4 3 0 0 0 2 3 17 0 0 0 .118 .189 .206 .395
First Pitch   32 9 0 1 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .281 .531 .812
Count 0-1   20 6 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .450 .750
Count 0-2   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Count 1-0   15 7 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .467 .467 .600 1.067
Count 1-1   13 5 1 1 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 .385 .400 .846 1.246
Count 1-2   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   10 4 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .364 .900 1.264
Count 2-2   14 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 .214 .214 .357 .571
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .800 .500 1.300
Full Count   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 .000 .429 .000 .429
Behind in Count   36 7 4 0 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 .194 .194 .306 .500
Ahead in Count   32 12 2 1 1 7 7 5 0 1 0 0 .375 .447 .594 1.041
Batting 3rd   122 33 8 3 4 18 17 7 16 2 0 1 .270 .311 .484 .794
Batting 7th   8 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   65 15 2 2 2 5 6 3 12 0 0 0 .231 .265 .415 .680
Medium Leverage   47 13 3 1 2 10 8 4 3 2 0 1 .277 .333 .511 .844
High Leverage   18 7 3 0 0 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 .389 .421 .556 .977
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Milwaukee - MLB 20 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 8 50 0.0
1966 Milwaukee - MLB 21 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -116 -0.1
1967 Milwaukee - MLB 22 71 134 40 9 2 3 16 23 10 2 1 20 5 2 .299 .354 .463 .816 147 133 0.8
1968 Milwaukee - MLB 23 84 206 49 2 3 2 17 24 13 1 0 33 7 4 .238 .286 .306 .592 85 86 0.5
1969 Milwaukee - MLB 24 135 436 107 19 7 9 51 39 16 1 4 56 6 3 .245 .271 .383 .654 89 89 1.4
1970 Milwaukee - MLB 25 88 212 72 11 7 3 43 32 11 1 4 27 4 4 .340 .368 .500 .868 136 136 2.0
1971 Milwaukee - MLB 26 119 291 83 20 6 4 32 32 12 0 3 26 6 2 .285 .310 .436 .747 115 111 2.0
1972 Milwaukee - MLB 27 129 429 119 23 7 10 58 48 11 1 5 50 10 5 .277 .294 .434 .727 112 111 2.0
1973 New York - MLB 28 34 131 36 9 3 4 18 18 8 1 2 17 3 1 .275 .317 .481 .798 120 131 1.2
Total MLB 668 1844 506 93 35 35 235 216 82 7 19 232 41 21 .274 .305 .420 .725 110 108 9.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1964 Total - 19 55 257 81 10 11 11 52 60 16 2 2 22 32 6 .315 .357 .568 .925 100 100 2.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Milwaukee - MLB SS 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.1 1.058
1966 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Milwaukee - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 15 9 17 24 5 42 1 .976 85.1 4.32 +0.2 1.046
1967 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 22 13 12 25 5 39 2 .949 132.1 2.52 -1.4 .944
1967 Milwaukee - MLB SS 24 8 17 32 4 51 2 .961 99.2 4.42 -1.0 .959
1968 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 28 22 39 64 15 108 5 .954 200.2 4.62 -2.1 .923
1968 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 24 20 12 46 2 62 4 .935 181.2 2.87 -1.3 .956
1968 Milwaukee - MLB SS 7 3 5 12 2 17 0 1.000 38.0 4.03 -0.7 .918
1969 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 91 82 198 265 53 479 16 .967 713.1 5.84 +2.8 1.015
1969 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 25 11 9 25 2 34 0 1.000 119.1 2.56 +0.2 1.051
1969 Milwaukee - MLB SS 24 12 21 27 5 52 4 .923 115.2 3.73 -3.7 .810
1970 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 41 36 78 111 26 198 9 .955 296.1 5.74 +3.7 1.080
1970 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 18 8 4 25 2 31 2 .935 79.0 3.30 +0.1 .975
1970 Milwaukee - MLB SS 21 10 19 35 10 57 3 .947 105.0 4.63 -2.1 .881
1971 Milwaukee - MLB 1B 9 3 32 3 2 35 0 1.000 29.0 10.86 -0.4 .878
1971 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 62 53 124 166 38 294 4 .986 472.1 5.53 +4.0 1.080
1971 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 21 1 5 14 1 19 0 1.000 51.2 3.31 +0.9 1.043
1971 Milwaukee - MLB SS 18 7 16 38 4 55 1 .982 84.2 5.74 -0.5 .977
1972 Milwaukee - MLB 1B 79 77 595 44 41 645 6 .991 587.2 9.79 +2.1 1.027
1972 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 30 16 45 64 13 111 2 .982 169.2 5.78 +1.9 1.021
1972 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 24 3 0 8 0 10 2 .800 62.2 1.15 -1.7 .838
1972 Milwaukee - MLB SS 24 7 25 45 8 73 3 .959 106.2 5.91 -2.2 .917
1973 New York - MLB 1B 3 2 25 0 1 25 0 1.000 19.1 11.64 +0.1 1.024
1973 New York - MLB 2B 31 31 76 88 27 168 4 .976 258.1 5.71 -0.4 .973
1973 New York - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 91 82 652 47 44 705 6 .991 636.0 9.89 +1.7 1.019
TOTAL 2B 298 249 577 782 177 1400 41 .971 2196.0 5.57 +10.2 1.024
TOTAL 3B 135 56 42 143 12 195 10 .949 627.2 2.65 -3.3 .974
TOTAL SS 124 47 104 191 33 308 13 .958 558.2 4.75 -10.1 .912
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 18, 18th overall pick) by the Milwaukee Dairymen, out of college Eastern Florida State College
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 30 (40).
04/13/1965 Named the #27 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1965 Named the #14 prospect in the MLB
11/07/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $18,600.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 30 (40).
04/12/1966 Named the #33 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1966 Named the #27 prospect in the MLB
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,800.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
06/09/1968 Injured (strained leg muscle),out for 5 weeks.
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 40 (40).
05/24/1969 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/17/1969 Injured (strained leg muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
09/07/1969 Injured (strained leg muscle),day-to-day for one week.
09/10/1969 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $44,000.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (35).
03/04/1970 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/12/1970 Injured (strained forearm),out for 6 weeks.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $96,760.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (40).
07/21/1971 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/05/1971 Goes 6-9 against the Kansas City Bulls, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 1 R.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $140,000.
11/27/1971 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for one week.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (40).
06/12/1972 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/02/1972 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/12/1972 Became a free agent.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (40).
01/31/1973 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $1,624,000 with the New York Empires organization.
02/28/1973 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
04/27/1973 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
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