LF Wally Austin #30
Houston Comets FABL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
11/01/1974
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LF WALLY AUSTIN #30 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
129 286 78 11 5 6 47 41 52 .273 .367 .409 7 1.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1974 @ PHI Win, 7-3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/01/1974 @ PHI Win, 18-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/29/1974 @ BOS Win, 6-5 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0
09/28/1974 @ BOS Loss, 5-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1974 @ BOS Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
09/25/1974 BAL Loss, 7-9 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/24/1974 BAL Win, 8-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 BOS Loss, 0-6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1974 BOS Loss, 2-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 BOS Win, 9-3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 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:1974 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 105 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 105 Days
Pro Service:14 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 129 286 78 11 5 6 47 36 41 52 .273 .367 .409 .777 .345 .136 123
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 68 335 3 6 1 6 2 2 117 22 7 1 87.5 45.7 5.63 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   102 30 2 1 1 15 14 16 16 1 1 0 .294 .387 .363 .749
Versus Right   184 48 9 4 5 32 22 25 36 1 1 3 .261 .357 .435 .792
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   26 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 .231 .310 .231 .541
May   41 10 3 0 0 7 3 4 5 1 0 0 .244 .304 .317 .621
June   54 12 3 1 0 8 6 3 9 0 0 0 .222 .263 .315 .578
July   58 20 2 2 2 8 9 11 10 0 1 1 .345 .457 .552 1.009
August   57 17 2 0 2 12 8 8 10 0 0 0 .298 .385 .439 .823
September   46 13 1 2 2 12 8 10 12 1 1 2 .283 .424 .522 .945
October   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Spring Training   25 8 0 1 1 6 3 4 5 0 0 0 .320 .414 .520 .934
Last Year   146 38 13 3 2 21 15 21 26 0 1 0 .260 .353 .432 .785
2 Years Ago   80 14 4 0 2 9 7 10 20 1 0 0 .175 .264 .300 .564
Career   1940 465 107 27 50 282 243 265 417 14 6 7 .240 .331 .400 .731
Home   135 33 8 0 2 23 17 21 24 2 2 2 .244 .350 .348 .698
Road   151 45 3 5 4 24 19 20 28 0 0 1 .298 .384 .464 .847
Grass   286 78 11 5 6 47 36 41 52 2 2 3 .273 .367 .409 .777
Day   106 27 2 2 3 22 10 16 20 2 0 0 .255 .347 .396 .743
Night   180 51 9 3 3 25 26 25 32 0 2 3 .283 .380 .417 .796
As Starter   234 65 10 4 5 38 29 28 43 1 1 3 .278 .361 .419 .780
As Reliever / Substitution   52 13 1 1 1 9 7 13 9 1 1 0 .250 .394 .365 .759
Pinch Hitting   40 8 0 1 0 5 4 10 9 1 0 0 .200 .353 .250 .603
Close/Late   82 19 3 1 2 13 9 15 20 1 1 0 .232 .347 .366 .713
Inning 1-3   68 20 3 1 0 11 11 8 17 1 1 0 .294 .364 .368 .731
Inning 4-6   97 29 4 1 4 18 12 11 12 0 0 2 .299 .382 .485 .866
Inning 7-9   114 27 3 3 2 18 11 21 23 1 0 1 .237 .358 .368 .726
Extra Innings   7 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
0 Outs   91 22 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 0 1 0 .242 .361 .429 .790
1 Outs   112 29 5 1 0 16 14 9 17 2 1 1 .259 .315 .321 .636
2 Outs   83 27 3 3 2 16 6 15 17 0 0 2 .325 .440 .506 .946
Scoring Position   80 25 3 1 2 38 10 14 17 2 2 1 .312 .412 .450 .862
Bases Empty   144 38 6 4 1 1 20 21 20 0 0 1 .264 .361 .382 .743
Runner on 1st   62 15 2 0 3 8 6 6 15 0 0 1 .242 .319 .419 .738
Runner on 2nd   21 6 0 1 1 6 3 4 5 0 2 0 .286 .400 .524 .924
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 7 1 0 0 5 1 2 7 0 0 0 .280 .333 .320 .653
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 4 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 1 .571 .600 .714 1.314
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 .222 .462 .222 .684
Bases Loaded   11 4 1 0 1 11 3 2 1 0 0 0 .364 .462 .727 1.189
Two Strikes   162 34 5 2 4 17 14 14 52 1 0 3 .210 .283 .340 .623
First Pitch   36 20 1 2 1 16 7 4 0 1 1 0 .556 .585 .778 1.363
Count 0-1   18 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .389 .611
Count 0-2   20 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 .150 .150 .150 .300
Count 1-0   16 5 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .312 .375 .688
Count 1-1   26 11 3 0 1 8 4 2 0 0 1 0 .423 .464 .654 1.118
Count 1-2   39 8 1 1 0 1 3 0 18 0 0 3 .205 .262 .282 .544
Count 2-0   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-1   16 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 .062 .062 .125
Count 2-2   57 13 2 0 4 10 7 0 16 0 0 0 .228 .228 .474 .702
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 0 0 0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 .333 .750 .333 1.083
Full Count   46 10 2 1 0 5 4 14 8 1 0 0 .217 .393 .304 .698
Behind in Count   77 15 2 2 0 2 5 0 28 0 0 3 .195 .225 .273 .498
Ahead in Count   44 9 1 0 0 6 9 21 0 0 0 0 .205 .462 .227 .689
Batting Leadoff   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 2nd   7 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Batting 4th   4 3 0 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 1.500 2.300
Batting 5th   40 10 0 0 0 1 6 9 7 0 0 0 .250 .388 .250 .638
Batting 6th   39 11 2 0 2 7 5 3 5 0 0 0 .282 .333 .487 .821
Batting 7th   107 31 7 4 2 23 13 10 22 1 1 3 .290 .364 .486 .850
Batting 8th   53 11 1 0 0 2 3 5 10 0 0 0 .208 .276 .226 .502
Batting 9th   36 10 1 1 1 7 7 12 7 1 1 0 .278 .449 .444 .893
Low Leverage   129 38 6 5 2 13 18 16 20 0 0 2 .295 .381 .465 .846
Medium Leverage   93 24 2 0 1 15 7 8 20 0 1 1 .258 .324 .312 .635
High Leverage   63 16 3 0 3 19 10 15 12 2 1 0 .254 .388 .444 .832
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 .777 120 123 1.8
Total FABL 812 1940 465 107 27 50 282 243 265 7 14 417 16 12 .240 .331 .400 .731 110 112 7.6
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 CF 26 11 48 1 0 49 0 1.000 130.1 3.38 -2.2 .981
1974 Washington - MLB LF 41 36 61 3 0 64 0 1.000 304.2 1.89 -0.3 1.030
1974 Washington - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 301 277 2135 157 205 2319 27 .988 2306.2 8.94 -8.0 .965
TOTAL 3B 11 11 4 15 0 23 4 .826 88.0 1.94 -1.7 .895
TOTAL LF 547 421 712 18 2 745 15 .980 3878.1 1.69 +6.7 1.014
TOTAL CF 426 350 949 25 3 989 15 .985 3241.1 2.70 -35.4 .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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