LF Wally Austin #25
Houston Comets FABL
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/01/1975
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
85 196 49 15 1 2 30 30 36 .250 .352 .367 3 0.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/29/1975 @ WAS Loss, 3-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/1975 ATL Win, 9-4 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 1
08/26/1975 ATL Loss, 1-6 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/25/1975 ATL Loss, 0-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/24/1975 BOS Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/22/1975 BOS Win, 5-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1975 BOS Win, 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
08/20/1975 BAL Loss, 6-7 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/16/1975 WAS Win, 7-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/15/1975 WAS Loss, 3-5 2 1 1 1 1 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:1975 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 80 Days
Service This Yr:147 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 80 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 85 196 49 15 1 2 30 23 30 36 .250 .352 .367 .720 .334 .117 110
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 47 227 1 2 0 3 0 0 72 18 3 7 30.0 25.0 4.30 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   132 37 12 0 2 23 15 16 26 0 0 1 .280 .362 .417 .779
Versus Right   64 12 3 1 0 7 8 14 10 0 0 0 .188 .333 .266 .599
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   9 4 0 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .444 .545 .667 1.212
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
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   2136 514 122 28 52 312 266 295 453 14 6 8 .241 .333 .397 .730
Home   91 22 6 1 1 15 13 15 15 0 0 0 .242 .349 .363 .712
Road   105 27 9 0 1 15 10 15 21 0 0 1 .257 .355 .371 .727
Grass   180 45 15 1 2 26 21 28 34 0 0 1 .250 .354 .378 .732
Turf   16 4 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Day   50 16 5 0 0 13 4 4 7 0 0 0 .320 .370 .420 .790
Night   146 33 10 1 2 17 19 26 29 0 0 1 .226 .347 .349 .696
As Starter   166 41 14 1 0 21 18 22 31 0 0 1 .247 .339 .343 .682
As Reliever / Substitution   30 8 1 0 2 9 5 8 5 0 0 0 .267 .421 .500 .921
Pinch Hitting   23 7 1 0 1 6 4 6 4 0 0 0 .304 .448 .478 .927
Close/Late   48 13 2 0 2 10 5 7 10 0 0 0 .271 .364 .438 .801
Inning 1-3   55 15 7 0 0 6 5 6 10 0 0 0 .273 .344 .400 .744
Inning 4-6   61 12 3 1 0 7 10 14 8 0 0 0 .197 .347 .279 .625
Inning 7-9   72 22 5 0 2 17 8 8 15 0 0 1 .306 .383 .458 .841
Extra Innings   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
0 Outs   73 14 3 0 0 6 11 9 18 0 0 0 .192 .280 .233 .513
1 Outs   60 20 4 1 2 10 8 12 8 0 0 1 .333 .452 .533 .985
2 Outs   63 15 8 0 0 14 4 9 10 0 0 0 .238 .333 .365 .698
Scoring Position   53 14 3 1 1 26 10 12 10 0 0 1 .264 .409 .415 .824
Bases Empty   102 24 6 0 1 1 9 16 16 0 0 0 .235 .339 .324 .663
Runner on 1st   41 11 6 0 0 3 4 2 10 0 0 0 .268 .302 .415 .717
Runner on 2nd   12 2 1 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 .167 .412 .250 .662
Runner on 3rd   5 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 1 .133 .188 .133 .321
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 3 0 1 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .500 .714 1.214
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 0 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .429 .556 .857 1.413
Bases Loaded   7 3 1 0 0 11 2 3 1 0 0 0 .429 .600 .571 1.171
Two Strikes   110 22 7 1 1 20 14 13 36 0 0 1 .200 .290 .309 .599
First Pitch   21 6 4 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .318 .476 .794
Count 0-1   13 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Count 0-2   22 3 0 0 1 4 3 0 11 0 0 0 .136 .136 .273 .409
Count 1-0   13 8 3 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .615 .615 1.077 1.692
Count 1-1   17 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .294 .529
Count 1-2   26 5 3 0 0 4 3 0 14 0 0 1 .192 .222 .308 .530
Count 2-0   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Count 2-1   12 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   29 8 3 1 0 6 4 0 4 0 0 0 .276 .276 .448 .724
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0 0 0 .333 .750 .333 1.083
Full Count   33 6 1 0 0 6 4 13 7 0 0 0 .182 .413 .212 .625
Behind in Count   61 11 3 0 1 8 8 0 25 0 0 1 .180 .194 .279 .472
Ahead in Count   35 14 3 0 1 6 6 16 0 0 0 0 .400 .588 .571 1.160
Batting Leadoff   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 1.000 1.400
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 3 4 0 0 1 .190 .320 .333 .653
Batting 5th   122 35 10 1 0 19 15 14 24 0 0 0 .287 .360 .385 .746
Batting 6th   9 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 .111 .273 .111 .384
Batting 7th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 8th   8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .222 .250 .472
Batting 9th   18 5 1 0 1 7 3 7 1 0 0 0 .278 .480 .500 .980
Low Leverage   80 21 7 0 1 7 5 7 13 0 0 1 .263 .330 .388 .717
Medium Leverage   68 15 4 1 1 12 12 15 14 0 0 0 .221 .361 .353 .714
High Leverage   47 12 4 0 0 11 6 8 9 0 0 0 .255 .364 .340 .704
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 85 196 49 15 1 2 30 23 30 1 0 36 3 7 .250 .352 .367 .720 98 110 0.7
Total FABL 897 2136 514 122 28 52 312 266 295 8 14 453 19 19 .241 .333 .397 .730 109 111 8.2
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 +0.1 1.050
1975 Houston - MLB LF 51 46 72 0 0 72 0 1.000 406.2 1.59 +2.5 1.045
1975 Houston - MLB CF 6 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 19.1 2.33 -0.9 .847
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 598 467 784 18 2 817 15 .982 4285.0 1.68 +9.1 1.017
TOTAL CF 432 351 954 25 3 994 15 .985 3260.2 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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