3B Bill Austin #42
Detroit Dynamos FABL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B BILL AUSTIN #42 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
157 600 178 33 8 11 95 43 41 .297 .344 .433 14 3.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1974 HOU Win, 1-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1974 HOU Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1974 @ MIN Win, 3-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 @ MIN Loss, 1-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 @ MIN Loss, 5-6 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 0
09/26/1974 @ STL Win, 8-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/25/1974 @ STL Loss, 2-3 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/24/1974 @ STL Win, 8-7 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
09/22/1974 MIN Win, 14-7 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 MIN Win, 4-3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/05/1942
Born in:Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$46,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 98 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 6th Pick in Round 3
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 157 600 178 33 8 11 95 69 43 41 .297 .344 .433 .777 .353 .137 129
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 150 650 1 1 0 24 4 2 260 52 14 9 60.9 81.9 4.80 3.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   171 55 8 2 2 24 18 10 12 1 0 0 .322 .357 .427 .784
Versus Right   429 123 25 6 9 71 51 33 29 1 4 1 .287 .338 .436 .774
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   81 25 3 1 4 16 11 3 4 0 1 1 .309 .341 .519 .860
May   103 29 7 1 1 15 10 8 6 0 0 0 .282 .333 .398 .731
June   98 32 4 1 1 5 11 7 8 0 2 0 .327 .371 .418 .790
July   109 31 6 1 2 22 13 7 9 1 0 0 .284 .325 .413 .738
August   107 33 7 2 3 23 16 8 7 0 1 0 .308 .357 .495 .852
September   94 26 6 1 0 14 8 10 7 1 0 0 .277 .343 .362 .705
October   8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   33 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 .152 .222 .182 .404
Last Year   612 193 30 6 17 100 84 48 39 9 0 2 .315 .362 .467 .829
2 Years Ago   545 164 32 4 15 89 71 36 52 4 0 0 .301 .342 .457 .799
Career   5660 1662 314 61 111 779 760 451 521 38 18 13 .294 .345 .430 .775
Home   299 99 21 4 6 57 35 18 18 2 3 1 .331 .369 .488 .857
Road   301 79 12 4 5 38 34 25 23 0 1 0 .262 .319 .379 .698
Grass   600 178 33 8 11 95 69 43 41 2 4 1 .297 .344 .433 .777
Day   196 59 10 1 3 26 24 4 15 0 2 0 .301 .315 .408 .723
Night   404 119 23 7 8 69 45 39 26 2 2 1 .295 .357 .446 .802
As Starter   590 175 33 8 11 95 67 43 41 2 4 1 .297 .344 .436 .780
As Reliever / Substitution   10 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Pinch Hitting   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   137 40 6 3 2 15 12 11 18 0 1 0 .292 .345 .423 .768
Inning 1-3   209 56 14 2 4 42 22 14 13 1 1 1 .268 .316 .411 .727
Inning 4-6   211 67 13 2 3 31 26 14 8 1 2 0 .318 .358 .441 .799
Inning 7-9   170 49 5 3 2 17 18 15 19 0 1 0 .288 .346 .388 .734
Extra Innings   10 6 1 1 2 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.500 2.100
0 Outs   181 54 10 2 1 12 27 13 15 0 4 0 .298 .345 .392 .738
1 Outs   199 63 13 5 7 54 31 16 11 2 0 0 .317 .364 .538 .902
2 Outs   220 61 10 1 3 29 11 14 15 0 0 1 .277 .323 .373 .696
Scoring Position   196 62 11 3 5 80 27 14 14 2 4 1 .316 .362 .480 .841
Bases Empty   268 76 15 4 3 3 26 19 20 0 0 0 .284 .331 .403 .734
Runner on 1st   136 40 7 1 3 12 16 10 7 0 0 0 .294 .342 .426 .769
Runner on 2nd   67 17 4 1 3 17 8 4 5 0 4 0 .254 .296 .478 .773
Runner on 3rd   29 10 2 1 1 15 5 1 2 0 0 1 .345 .387 .586 .973
Runner on 1st & 2nd   45 16 2 0 1 13 7 4 3 0 0 0 .356 .408 .467 .875
Runner on 1st & 3rd   33 10 0 1 0 14 4 0 2 1 0 0 .303 .294 .364 .658
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 5 1 0 0 11 1 2 1 1 0 0 .500 .538 .600 1.138
Bases Loaded   12 4 2 0 0 10 2 3 1 0 0 0 .333 .467 .500 .967
Two Strikes   200 43 10 3 2 26 17 20 41 1 0 1 .215 .288 .325 .613
First Pitch   131 41 10 1 5 27 17 1 0 0 2 0 .313 .318 .519 .837
Count 0-1   58 22 2 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 1 0 .379 .379 .414 .793
Count 0-2   31 6 1 1 0 3 2 0 7 1 0 0 .194 .188 .290 .478
Count 1-0   70 22 3 1 2 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .314 .471 .786
Count 1-1   52 18 3 2 1 9 6 0 0 1 1 0 .346 .340 .538 .878
Count 1-2   68 16 5 2 2 12 10 0 14 0 0 1 .235 .246 .456 .702
Count 2-0   29 13 3 0 1 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 .448 .448 .655 1.103
Count 2-1   44 11 0 1 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .295 .545
Count 2-2   63 13 3 0 0 6 3 0 12 0 0 0 .206 .206 .254 .460
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   16 8 2 0 0 3 5 12 0 0 0 0 .500 .714 .625 1.339
Full Count   38 8 1 0 0 5 2 20 8 0 0 0 .211 .483 .237 .720
Behind in Count   157 44 8 3 2 22 17 0 21 1 1 1 .280 .283 .408 .691
Ahead in Count   159 54 8 2 3 26 24 22 0 0 0 0 .340 .420 .472 .892
Batting 3rd   70 23 3 1 2 9 7 3 1 0 0 0 .329 .356 .486 .842
Batting 4th   520 152 30 7 9 86 60 40 40 2 4 1 .292 .343 .429 .772
Batting 7th   4 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   180 56 10 2 4 11 21 9 14 0 0 0 .311 .344 .456 .799
Medium Leverage   289 75 11 5 5 36 31 17 16 1 2 1 .260 .302 .384 .686
High Leverage   129 46 12 1 2 48 17 17 11 1 2 0 .357 .429 .512 .940
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 Kansas City - FABL 22 154 565 161 28 7 5 55 76 38 1 5 59 7 12 .285 .328 .386 .714 106 107 2.3
1966 Kansas City - FABL 23 160 603 172 30 8 11 58 83 48 1 1 70 14 3 .285 .338 .416 .755 116 121 4.8
1967 Kansas City - FABL 24 108 442 117 20 5 10 50 51 23 2 3 39 14 8 .265 .302 .400 .703 112 115 3.4
1968 Seattle - FABL 25 138 526 149 27 8 9 68 70 41 1 5 55 6 5 .283 .333 .416 .750 140 142 5.6
1969 Detroit - FABL 26 159 617 179 44 7 8 80 90 61 2 1 56 16 5 .290 .355 .423 .778 121 118 4.8
1970 Detroit - FABL 27 158 607 198 46 6 11 107 96 56 1 6 59 16 2 .326 .381 .476 .857 131 131 5.3
1971 Detroit - FABL 28 144 543 151 24 2 14 77 70 57 2 2 51 10 4 .278 .348 .407 .755 117 122 3.6
1972 Detroit - FABL 29 133 545 164 32 4 15 89 71 36 0 4 52 16 3 .301 .342 .457 .799 136 142 4.6
1973 Detroit - FABL 30 160 612 193 30 6 17 100 84 48 2 9 39 11 8 .315 .362 .467 .829 130 134 4.5
1974 Detroit - FABL 31 157 600 178 33 8 11 95 69 43 1 2 41 14 9 .297 .344 .433 .777 119 129 3.2
Total FABL 1471 5660 1662 314 61 111 779 760 451 13 38 521 124 59 .294 .345 .430 .775 123 126 42.1
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
1961 Marshalltown - R 18 62 187 42 8 3 3 30 26 39 1 6 50 4 2 .225 .352 .348 .700 65 59 -0.5
1962 Marshalltown - R 19 45 45 11 2 2 0 4 9 11 0 0 11 0 0 .244 .393 .378 .771 90 94 0.1
1963 Tampa - A 20 50 176 58 17 2 2 38 35 41 2 2 18 3 2 .330 .457 .483 .940 142 154 1.9
1963 Springfield - A 20 12 42 11 0 1 0 1 6 6 0 0 2 1 0 .262 .354 .310 .664 83 77 -0.1
1963 Knoxville - AA 20 52 168 45 7 2 6 18 21 32 1 2 32 3 4 .268 .384 .440 .825 123 125 1.1
1964 Knoxville - AA 21 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 33 24 -0.1
1964 Seattle - AAA 21 129 437 136 27 4 9 64 68 79 4 5 63 13 18 .311 .417 .453 .870 135 136 2.9
1967 Portland - AAA 24 3 13 4 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .400 .538 .938 174 118 0.1
Total DIX 54 176 47 7 2 6 18 22 32 1 2 35 5 4 .267 .379 .432 .811 119 121
Total GWL 132 450 140 27 4 10 67 70 81 4 5 63 13 18 .311 .417 .456 .872 136 136
Total HL 12 42 11 0 1 0 1 6 6 0 0 2 1 0 .262 .354 .310 .664 83 77
Total SEL 50 176 58 17 2 2 38 35 41 2 2 18 3 2 .330 .457 .483 .940 142 154
Total UMVA 107 232 53 10 5 3 34 35 50 1 6 61 4 2 .228 .360 .353 .713 70 66
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Marshalltown - R 2B 43 43 108 79 25 192 5 .974 350.1 4.80 -2.4 .968
1961 Marshalltown - R 3B 17 17 9 31 6 40 0 1.000 135.0 2.67 +1.3 1.007
1961 Marshalltown - R SS 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.5 .479
1962 Marshalltown - R 2B 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.1 1.69 -0.1 .960
1962 Marshalltown - R 3B 7 2 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 26.0 1.38 +0.1 1.008
1962 Marshalltown - R SS 3 2 4 3 0 8 1 .875 18.1 3.44 -0.3 .863
1963 Knoxville - AA 2B 34 34 74 105 26 187 8 .957 296.0 5.44 -0.7 .965
1963 Springfield - A 2B 1 1 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.3 .971
1963 Tampa - A 2B 34 34 81 76 21 161 4 .975 282.2 5.00 -0.6 1.026
1963 Knoxville - AA 3B 12 12 14 20 2 34 0 1.000 104.0 2.94 -0.5 1.002
1963 Springfield - A 3B 2 1 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 +0.1 1.042
1963 Tampa - A 3B 17 12 7 22 4 31 2 .935 113.0 2.31 -1.0 .946
1963 Knoxville - AA SS 3 2 5 9 0 15 1 .933 22.1 5.64 -0.3 .957
1963 Springfield - A SS 10 10 14 23 5 39 2 .949 78.0 4.27 -2.2 .883
1963 Tampa - A SS 4 4 9 4 1 14 1 .929 32.0 3.66 -0.3 .775
1964 Seattle - AAA 2B 30 14 49 51 11 102 2 .980 146.0 6.16 +1.5 1.044
1964 Seattle - AAA 3B 26 23 19 45 3 70 6 .914 194.1 2.96 -2.0 .943
1964 Knoxville - AA 3B 2 2 0 2 0 4 2 .500 16.0 1.12 -1.0 .529
1964 Seattle - AAA SS 87 85 148 230 50 397 19 .952 698.0 4.87 -10.8 .927
1965 Kansas City - MLB 2B 28 23 59 70 12 132 3 .977 214.1 5.42 -1.9 .995
1965 Kansas City - MLB 3B 123 116 86 231 19 329 12 .964 984.2 2.90 -1.0 1.003
1965 Kansas City - MLB SS 18 3 14 28 5 42 0 1.000 58.1 6.48 +1.1 1.038
1966 Kansas City - MLB 2B 13 13 27 40 7 67 0 1.000 108.1 5.57 -0.4 1.038
1966 Kansas City - MLB 3B 137 135 111 252 25 378 15 .960 1138.0 2.87 +3.7 1.023
1966 Kansas City - MLB SS 19 5 24 24 5 50 2 .960 76.2 5.63 -1.2 .959
1967 Kansas City - MLB 2B 97 97 234 269 80 508 5 .990 834.0 5.43 +4.0 1.026
1967 Portland - AAA 2B 3 3 6 11 2 17 0 1.000 29.0 5.28 +0.1 .912
1967 Kansas City - MLB 3B 25 9 6 33 4 41 2 .951 116.0 3.03 +0.6 1.027
1967 Kansas City - MLB SS 3 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 -0.3 .508
1968 Seattle - MLB 2B 113 113 263 314 77 589 12 .980 976.2 5.32 +3.0 1.019
1968 Seattle - MLB 3B 25 16 20 37 1 59 2 .966 160.2 3.19 +1.7 1.108
1968 Seattle - MLB SS 7 1 6 7 3 14 1 .929 22.2 5.16 -1.2 .826
1969 Detroit - MLB 2B 140 137 331 383 78 727 13 .982 1221.2 5.26 +2.3 1.001
1969 Detroit - MLB 3B 14 10 5 22 2 28 1 .964 92.1 2.63 +0.9 1.053
1970 Detroit - MLB 2B 142 140 315 392 89 724 17 .977 1221.1 5.21 -2.2 .972
1970 Detroit - MLB 3B 11 8 6 26 0 33 1 .970 73.2 3.91 +0.5 1.047
1971 Detroit - MLB 2B 136 136 355 417 112 783 11 .986 1186.0 5.86 -4.3 .986
1971 Detroit - MLB 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 0.0 .000
1971 Detroit - MLB SS 2 2 0 8 0 9 1 .889 18.0 4.00 -0.8 .814
1972 Detroit - MLB 2B 108 95 264 301 67 576 11 .981 877.1 5.80 -10.5 .920
1972 Detroit - MLB 3B 38 36 19 75 5 97 3 .969 306.2 2.76 +1.1 1.018
1973 Detroit - MLB 2B 155 152 385 453 135 847 9 .989 1312.0 5.75 -9.1 .962
1973 Detroit - MLB 3B 13 0 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 23.2 2.66 +0.3 1.052
1973 Detroit - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Detroit - MLB 2B 145 140 304 412 110 725 9 .988 1221.0 5.28 -12.0 .951
1974 Detroit - MLB 3B 21 10 9 20 2 30 1 .967 94.2 2.76 +0.4 1.006
1974 Detroit - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 1228 1175 2858 3375 852 6342 109 .983 10291.0 5.45 -33.7 .979
TOTAL 3B 491 409 316 827 75 1190 47 .961 3594.1 2.86 +5.2 1.012
TOTAL SS 157 114 226 338 70 592 28 .953 1030.1 4.93 -16.8 .922
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft out of high school (Mesquite; Mesquite, TX) by the Kansas City Kings. (Round 3, Pick 6, 38th overall pick).
09/11/1961 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
09/16/1961 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
04/24/1963 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for 5 days.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
04/12/1965 Named the #48 prospect in the FABL
04/16/1967 Goes 5-7 against the Chicago Cougars, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 RBI and 1 R.
05/28/1967 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/30/1967 Injured (broken collarbone),out for 6 weeks.
06/14/1968 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2-3 weeks.
07/22/1968 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
01/27/1969 Was traded by the Seattle Kings to the Detroit Dynamos, along with CL Dick Howard, in exchange for SS Ben Baker and SP Gary Preston.
08/25/1969 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/03/1969 Injured (virus),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/22/1970 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/17/1970 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/14/1970 Goes 5-8 against the Minneapolis Millers, with 4 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
06/25/1971 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/11/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/11/1971 Goes 5-6 against the New York Gothams, with 1 3B, 1 RBI and 3 R.
06/13/1972 Injured (high ankle sprain),out for 3-4 weeks.
06/25/1973 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/22/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/23/1973 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
08/06/1973 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/21/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
09/02/1974 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1966 153 2
1973 152 6
Year PA Rank
1969 682 4
Year AB Rank
1966 603 8
1969 617 4
1970 607 6
1973 612 5
Year H Rank
1966 172 8
1969 179 5
1970 198 1
1973 193 3
1974 178 7
Year TB Rank
1969 261 8
1972 249 8
1973 286 5
1974 260 9
Year 2B Rank
1969 44 1
1970 46 2
1972 32 8
1974 33 5
Year 3B Rank
1966 8 10
1968 8 4
1969 7 7
1974 8 2
Year SB Rank
1970 16 9
Year RBI Rank
1972 89 7
1973 100 4
1974 95 6
Year IBB Rank
1969 14 8
Year SF Rank
1970 6 10
1973 9 1
Year EBH Rank
1969 59 5
1972 51 6
1974 52 4
Year AVG Rank
1968 .283 6
1970 .326 4
1972 .301 9
1973 .315 6
1974 .297 10
Year SLG Rank
1972 .457 6
Year wOBA Rank
1972 .362 8
Year OPS Rank
1972 .799 10
Year WAR Rank
1968 5.5 10
1970 5.9 9
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