LF Wally Austin #25
Houston Comets FABL
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/14/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF WALLY AUSTIN #25 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
101 231 55 17 1 3 33 34 42 .238 .341 .359 3 0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1975 @ STL Win, 3-0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/27/1975 @ STL Win, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1975 LAF Loss, 5-6 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/20/1975 MIN Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
09/18/1975 @ LAF Loss, 1-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/1975 @ LAF Win, 4-0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/16/1975 DET Loss, 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1975 DET Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1975 CHI Win, 4-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/1975 @ MIN Loss, 0-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/27/1942
Born in:Yonkers, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$17,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 105 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 105 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1960, 10th Pick in Round 4
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 101 231 55 17 1 3 33 27 34 42 .238 .341 .359 .700 .325 .121 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 56 268 2 2 0 3 1 0 83 21 3 8 27.3 28.0 4.03 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   156 41 13 0 3 25 18 18 30 0 1 1 .263 .343 .404 .747
Versus Right   75 14 4 1 0 8 9 16 12 0 0 1 .187 .337 .267 .604
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   16 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 .125 .263 .125 .388
May   45 12 5 0 1 10 4 7 7 0 0 0 .267 .365 .444 .810
June   40 6 1 0 0 5 2 4 10 0 0 0 .150 .227 .175 .402
July   49 13 5 0 0 7 9 9 6 0 0 1 .265 .390 .367 .757
August   46 16 4 1 1 7 7 7 10 0 0 0 .348 .434 .543 .977
September   35 6 2 0 1 3 4 4 6 0 1 1 .171 .275 .314 .589
Spring Training   53 14 0 1 0 6 7 2 10 0 1 1 .264 .304 .302 .605
Last Year   286 78 11 5 6 47 36 41 52 2 2 3 .273 .367 .409 .777
2 Years Ago   146 38 13 3 2 21 15 21 26 0 1 0 .260 .353 .432 .785
Career   2171 520 124 28 53 315 270 299 459 14 7 9 .240 .332 .396 .728
Home   102 26 7 1 1 16 14 18 17 0 1 1 .255 .372 .373 .744
Road   129 29 10 0 2 17 13 16 25 0 0 1 .225 .315 .349 .664
Grass   215 51 17 1 3 29 25 32 40 0 1 2 .237 .341 .367 .709
Turf   16 4 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Day   62 17 6 0 0 14 5 5 10 0 0 0 .274 .328 .371 .699
Night   169 38 11 1 3 19 22 29 32 0 1 2 .225 .345 .355 .700
As Starter   195 46 16 1 1 24 22 26 35 0 1 2 .236 .332 .344 .675
As Reliever / Substitution   36 9 1 0 2 9 5 8 7 0 0 0 .250 .386 .444 .831
Pinch Hitting   29 8 1 0 1 6 4 6 6 0 0 0 .276 .400 .414 .814
Close/Late   56 14 2 0 2 10 6 8 11 0 1 0 .250 .344 .393 .737
Inning 1-3   64 17 8 0 0 7 6 9 12 0 0 0 .266 .356 .391 .747
Inning 4-6   75 15 4 1 1 9 12 14 10 0 0 1 .200 .333 .320 .653
Inning 7-9   83 23 5 0 2 17 9 9 16 0 1 1 .277 .355 .410 .764
Extra Innings   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 .000 .182 .000 .182
0 Outs   86 17 3 0 1 8 14 11 21 0 1 1 .198 .296 .267 .563
1 Outs   71 21 5 1 2 11 9 12 10 0 0 1 .296 .405 .479 .884
2 Outs   74 17 9 0 0 14 4 11 11 0 0 0 .230 .329 .351 .681
Scoring Position   64 16 4 1 1 28 12 14 12 0 1 1 .250 .392 .391 .783
Bases Empty   117 27 7 0 2 2 10 16 17 0 0 1 .231 .328 .342 .670
Runner on 1st   50 12 6 0 0 3 5 4 13 0 0 0 .240 .296 .360 .656
Runner on 2nd   14 4 2 0 0 4 3 5 1 0 1 0 .286 .474 .429 .902
Runner on 3rd   6 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .375 .333 .708
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 1 .111 .158 .111 .269
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 3 0 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .455 .556 1.010
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 3 0 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .455 .667 1.121
Bases Loaded   8 3 1 0 0 11 2 3 1 0 0 0 .375 .545 .500 1.045
Two Strikes   125 23 8 1 1 20 14 16 42 0 0 1 .184 .282 .288 .570
First Pitch   27 7 4 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 .259 .286 .519 .804
Count 0-1   14 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Count 0-2   26 4 1 0 1 4 3 0 13 0 0 0 .154 .154 .308 .462
Count 1-0   17 8 3 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .471 .471 .824 1.294
Count 1-1   19 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .250 .263 .513
Count 1-2   31 5 3 0 0 4 3 0 15 0 0 1 .161 .188 .258 .446
Count 2-0   8 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Count 2-1   14 5 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .357 .714
Count 2-2   32 8 3 1 0 6 4 0 7 0 0 0 .250 .250 .406 .656
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 2 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 0 0 0 .286 .706 .286 .992
Full Count   36 6 1 0 0 6 4 16 7 0 0 0 .167 .423 .194 .618
Behind in Count   71 12 4 0 1 8 8 0 28 0 0 1 .169 .181 .268 .448
Ahead in Count   46 18 4 0 1 8 9 17 0 0 0 0 .391 .556 .543 1.099
Batting Leadoff   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .800 1.133
Batting 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Batting 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   21 4 3 0 0 3 2 6 4 0 0 2 .190 .414 .333 .747
Batting 5th   147 40 12 1 1 22 19 15 28 0 1 0 .272 .340 .388 .727
Batting 6th   13 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 .077 .200 .077 .277
Batting 7th   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Batting 8th   10 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Batting 9th   19 5 1 0 1 7 3 7 2 0 0 0 .263 .462 .474 .935
Low Leverage   93 23 8 0 2 8 6 7 14 0 0 1 .247 .307 .398 .705
Medium Leverage   82 18 5 1 1 14 15 18 17 0 0 0 .220 .360 .341 .701
High Leverage   55 13 4 0 0 11 6 9 11 0 1 1 .236 .354 .309 .663
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
1966 Montreal - FABL 24 69 125 34 7 3 4 19 21 14 1 1 22 0 1 .272 .348 .472 .820 137 129 0.9
1967 Montreal - FABL 25 58 106 26 11 0 5 21 11 5 0 0 23 0 0 .245 .279 .491 .770 129 137 0.6
1968 Minneapolis - FABL 26 147 414 95 18 7 7 55 50 56 1 4 92 3 5 .229 .320 .357 .677 111 117 1.8
1969 Minneapolis - FABL 27 103 249 64 14 4 8 40 35 41 1 1 57 3 1 .257 .363 .442 .805 127 132 1.7
1970 Minneapolis - FABL 28 108 337 77 22 4 11 51 48 49 0 2 80 2 2 .228 .325 .415 .740 97 97 0.8
1971 Minneapolis - FABL 29 88 197 39 7 1 5 19 20 28 1 3 45 0 1 .198 .297 .320 .617 77 73 -0.5
1972 Minneapolis - FABL 30 45 80 14 4 0 2 9 7 10 0 1 20 0 0 .175 .264 .300 .564 66 70 -0.1
1973 Minneapolis - FABL 31 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 62 64 -0.0
1973 Washington - FABL 31 63 141 37 12 3 2 21 15 21 0 0 24 1 1 .262 .358 .433 .791 120 116 0.6
1973 Total - FABL 31 65 146 38 13 3 2 21 15 21 0 0 26 1 1 .260 .353 .432 .785 118 114 0.6
1974 Washington - FABL 32 129 286 78 11 5 6 47 36 41 3 2 52 7 1 .273 .367 .409 .777 124 120 1.8
1975 Houston - FABL 33 101 231 55 17 1 3 33 27 34 2 0 42 3 8 .238 .341 .359 .700 92 105 0.5
Total FABL 913 2171 520 124 28 53 315 270 299 9 14 459 19 20 .240 .332 .396 .728 108 111 8.0
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
1960 Dubuque - R 18 53 168 39 5 1 4 30 32 35 0 1 60 6 1 .232 .363 .345 .708 67 58 -0.8
1961 Dubuque - R 19 57 196 59 13 4 7 40 36 43 1 1 50 3 0 .301 .427 .515 .943 125 122 1.3
1962 Mobile - A 20 89 351 106 15 2 14 59 59 65 7 2 70 6 7 .302 .419 .476 .895 129 136 1.8
1962 Evansville - A 20 44 158 31 2 1 9 18 20 24 0 2 43 1 3 .196 .299 .392 .691 81 77 -0.5
1963 Evansville - A 21 87 306 69 16 3 13 51 58 67 3 6 64 5 1 .225 .364 .425 .789 112 113 1.6
1963 Nashville - AA 21 44 160 41 9 1 8 34 23 24 5 3 25 2 1 .256 .365 .475 .840 131 124 1.0
1964 Nashville - AA 22 119 447 105 22 6 21 74 73 69 2 4 59 6 7 .235 .337 .452 .789 113 106 1.7
1964 Syracuse - AAA 22 17 43 8 3 0 2 5 3 5 0 0 8 0 0 .186 .271 .395 .666 83 77 0.1
1965 Nashville - AA 23 12 41 13 1 1 5 15 11 11 0 2 7 2 1 .317 .444 .756 1.201 220 205 0.9
1965 Syracuse - AAA 23 128 488 136 37 10 28 111 82 62 3 5 95 5 4 .279 .360 .568 .928 155 158 4.9
Total DIX 175 648 159 32 8 34 123 107 104 7 9 91 10 9 .245 .352 .477 .828 125 118
Total HL 131 464 100 18 4 22 69 78 91 3 8 107 6 4 .216 .343 .414 .757 102 102
Total UL 145 531 144 40 10 30 116 85 67 3 5 103 5 4 .271 .353 .554 .907 149 151
Total SEL 89 351 106 15 2 14 59 59 65 7 2 70 6 7 .302 .419 .476 .895 129 136
Total UMVA 110 364 98 18 5 11 70 68 78 1 2 110 9 1 .269 .398 .437 .835 98 92
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1960 Dubuque - R 1B 50 48 309 29 37 343 5 .985 393.0 7.74 -1.0 .995
1960 Dubuque - R RF 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 23.0 0.39 -0.4 1.001
1961 Dubuque - R 1B 33 33 199 14 23 214 1 .995 254.1 7.54 +1.4 1.064
1961 Dubuque - R LF 24 24 48 0 0 48 0 1.000 204.0 2.12 +1.6 1.007
1962 Mobile - A LF 16 8 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 74.0 1.70 +0.5 1.126
1962 Evansville - A CF 42 41 114 1 0 117 2 .983 362.2 2.85 -5.3 .928
1962 Mobile - A CF 67 67 159 3 0 164 2 .988 585.1 2.49 -12.7 .922
1962 Mobile - A RF 14 14 24 0 0 25 1 .960 124.0 1.74 +1.0 1.115
1963 Nashville - AA 1B 6 5 39 4 4 43 0 1.000 42.0 9.21 +0.1 1.027
1963 Evansville - A 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.2 .000
1963 Evansville - A 3B 4 4 1 3 0 7 3 .571 33.0 1.09 -2.2 .521
1963 Nashville - AA LF 37 37 62 1 1 64 1 .984 341.2 1.66 -0.0 1.006
1963 Evansville - A LF 26 25 40 0 0 41 1 .976 217.1 1.66 +0.8 1.042
1963 Evansville - A CF 55 52 118 2 1 120 0 1.000 461.2 2.34 -2.2 .971
1964 Syracuse - AAA 1B 2 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 10.0 5.40 +0.0 1.055
1964 Nashville - AA 1B 34 34 276 18 20 300 6 .980 291.0 9.09 -2.9 .896
1964 Nashville - AA 3B 3 3 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 24.0 2.62 +0.7 1.323
1964 Syracuse - AAA LF 9 8 16 0 0 17 1 .941 70.2 2.04 +1.2 1.075
1964 Nashville - AA LF 49 42 71 2 0 73 0 1.000 377.2 1.74 +2.9 1.030
1964 Syracuse - AAA CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Nashville - AA CF 27 25 70 2 1 73 1 .986 223.2 2.90 -0.7 .998
1964 Syracuse - AAA RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.016
1964 Nashville - AA RF 12 10 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 88.2 1.83 +1.2 1.106
1965 Syracuse - AAA LF 12 12 16 0 0 18 2 .889 99.0 1.45 -0.2 1.007
1965 Syracuse - AAA CF 112 110 296 14 1 318 8 .975 989.1 2.82 -9.6 .955
1965 Nashville - AA CF 12 12 37 2 0 39 0 1.000 109.0 3.22 +0.3 .995
1965 Syracuse - AAA RF 2 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 +0.3 1.010
1966 Montreal - MLB 1B 3 2 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 19.0 11.37 +0.0 1.057
1966 Montreal - MLB 3B 4 4 1 7 0 9 1 .889 31.0 2.32 -0.2 1.055
1966 Montreal - MLB LF 30 13 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 141.1 1.59 +0.0 1.026
1966 Montreal - MLB CF 6 6 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 52.0 1.73 +0.0 .991
1966 Montreal - MLB RF 3 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 +0.0 .998
1967 Montreal - MLB 1B 4 0 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 8.1 10.80 +0.0 1.063
1967 Montreal - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Montreal - MLB LF 37 19 29 4 1 34 1 .971 201.1 1.48 -0.8 .956
1967 Montreal - MLB CF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 -0.5 .989
1967 Montreal - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Minneapolis - MLB 1B 75 75 607 37 51 651 7 .989 604.0 9.60 -1.4 .959
1968 Minneapolis - MLB LF 56 35 66 2 0 68 0 1.000 354.2 1.73 +0.6 1.021
1968 Minneapolis - MLB CF 6 4 12 0 0 13 1 .923 35.0 3.09 +0.4 .999
1969 Minneapolis - MLB 1B 31 26 207 18 18 228 3 .987 228.0 8.88 -1.4 .954
1969 Minneapolis - MLB LF 56 36 67 0 0 68 1 .985 357.1 1.69 +0.4 1.009
1969 Minneapolis - MLB CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1970 Minneapolis - MLB 1B 8 5 59 2 7 61 0 1.000 48.0 11.44 +0.4 1.047
1970 Minneapolis - MLB LF 86 76 112 3 0 119 4 .966 676.0 1.53 +0.1 .995
1970 Minneapolis - MLB CF 5 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 27.1 1.98 -0.0 .995
1970 Minneapolis - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Minneapolis - MLB 1B 15 13 98 5 13 106 3 .972 109.0 8.50 -1.9 .900
1971 Minneapolis - MLB LF 30 28 50 2 0 55 3 .945 252.0 1.86 +0.9 1.030
1971 Minneapolis - MLB CF 24 4 27 0 0 27 0 1.000 71.0 3.42 -2.1 .912
1972 Minneapolis - MLB LF 15 10 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 82.2 1.42 -0.4 1.001
1972 Minneapolis - MLB CF 23 10 33 0 0 34 1 .971 107.2 2.76 -0.2 .920
1972 Minneapolis - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Washington - MLB 1B 16 14 137 11 15 149 1 .993 123.0 10.83 -0.4 .960
1973 Minneapolis - MLB LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 +0.1 .998
1973 Washington - MLB LF 21 11 21 0 0 22 1 .955 112.0 1.69 -0.6 .953
1973 Minneapolis - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Washington - MLB CF 12 6 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 72.1 1.99 -0.4 .947
1973 Minneapolis - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Washington - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Washington - MLB 1B 22 21 164 18 17 183 1 .995 175.0 9.36 -0.7 .947
1974 Washington - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Washington - MLB LF 41 36 61 3 0 64 0 1.000 304.2 1.89 -0.3 1.030
1974 Washington - MLB CF 26 11 48 1 0 49 0 1.000 130.1 3.38 -2.2 .981
1975 Houston - MLB 1B 3 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 5.0 12.60 +0.0 1.047
1975 Houston - MLB LF 61 55 91 0 0 91 0 1.000 486.2 1.68 +3.1 1.063
1975 Houston - MLB CF 7 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 20.1 2.66 -0.8 .871
1975 Houston - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 304 277 2142 157 205 2326 27 .988 2311.2 8.95 -7.9 .965
TOTAL 3B 11 11 4 15 0 23 4 .826 88.0 1.94 -1.7 .895
TOTAL LF 608 476 803 18 2 836 15 .982 4365.0 1.69 +9.7 1.020
TOTAL CF 433 351 955 25 3 995 15 .985 3261.2 2.70 -36.2 .952
TOTAL RF 36 31 54 0 0 55 1 .982 272.2 1.78 +2.1 1.085
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1960 Drafted in the 1960 first-year player draft out of high school (Italy; Italy, TX) by the Montreal Saints. (Round 4, Pick 10, 58th overall pick).
09/12/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Dubuque Dukes!
08/20/1962 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
03/15/1963 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Montreal Saints development complex.
09/03/1963 Injured (forearm tendinitis),out for one week.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
04/12/1965 Named the #36 prospect in the FABL
06/15/1965 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/08/1965 Named the #36 prospect in the FABL
09/06/1965 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1965 Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award.
12/10/1965 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Montreal Saints.
03/29/1966 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Montreal Saints development complex.
04/11/1966 Named the #29 prospect in the FABL
01/07/1968 Was traded by the Montreal Saints to the Minneapolis Millers in exchange for SP Bob Reed and LF Jay Hunter.
06/29/1968 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/24/1970 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 3 weeks.
03/21/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Minneapolis Millers development complex.
05/06/1972 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05/12/1972 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
05/04/1973 Released by the Minneapolis Millers.
05/20/1973 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
10/24/1974 Was traded by the Washington Eagles to the Houston Comets in exchange for CF Gil Armstrong and RP Mel Gordon.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1968 7 6
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