10/02/1924 | Son of Alex Austin. |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/27/1946 | Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 12, 124th overall pick) by the Chicago Cougars, out of college Chesapeake State |
08/07/1946 | Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization with a signing bonus of $1,500. |
08/22/1946 | Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/28/1947 | Was traded by the Chicago Cougars to the Montreal Saints, along with RF Zeke Johnson, in exchange for 1B Red Bond. |
10/01/1947 | Wins the DIX Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/13/1948 | Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
11/23/1948 | Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Cienfuegos Crocodiles. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
02/08/1949 | Wins the 1948 Cuban Winter Championship with the Cienfuegos Crocodiles. |
09/01/1949 | Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award. |
09/01/1949 | Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/05/1949 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
09/05/1949 | Injured (dead arm),out for one week. |
10/23/1949 | Wins the 1949 FABL CA Kellogg Award. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/12/1950 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
07/30/1950 | Injured (dead arm),out for 5 days. |
08/20/1950 | Injured (fractured thumb),out for 5 weeks. |
03/10/1951 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Montreal Saints development complex. |
07/13/1951 | Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/30/1951 | Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award. |
09/15/1951 | Goes 5-6 against the Cincinnati Cannons, with 2 2B, 4 RBI and 1 R. |
07/06/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/19/1958 | Injured (shoulder tendinitis),out for 6 weeks. |
05/23/1959 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/09/1960 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
06/28/1961 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
10/20/1961 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1948 | 43 | 1 | 1952 | 149 | 7 | 1953 | 147 | 9 | 1954 | 148 | 7 | 1956 | 148 | 10 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1948 | 209 | 1 | 1951 | 650 | 9 | 1952 | 681 | 2 | 1953 | 675 | 3 | 1954 | 695 | 1 | 1955 | 659 | 6 | 1956 | 658 | 7 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1948 | 170 | 3 | 1952 | 602 | 4 | 1953 | 593 | 5 | 1954 | 590 | 6 | 1955 | 581 | 6 | | Year | H | Rank | 1952 | 147 | 7 | 1955 | 157 | 7 | | Year | K | Rank | 1949 | 62 | 8 | 1952 | 94 | 8 | 1953 | 82 | 9 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1949 | 34 | 4 | 1955 | 37 | 3 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1949 | 13 | 5 | 1952 | 6 | 10 | 1954 | 9 | 9 | 1955 | 10 | 4 | 1956 | 9 | 9 | 1957 | 10 | 6 | 1958 | 9 | 10 | 1959 | 8 | 9 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1948 | 30 | 1 | 1949 | 53 | 1 | 1950 | 29 | 1 | 1951 | 28 | 4 | 1952 | 14 | 7 | 1953 | 12 | 5 | 1955 | 19 | 2 | 1956 | 16 | 5 | 1957 | 15 | 5 | 1958 | 17 | 5 | 1959 | 20 | 5 | 1960 | 17 | 9 | 1961 | 16 | 9 | | Year | R | Rank | 1948 | 36 | 4 | 1949 | 109 | 2 | 1953 | 91 | 8 | 1956 | 91 | 6 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1948 | 37 | 3 | 1951 | 82 | 8 | 1953 | 77 | 6 | 1954 | 101 | 5 | 1956 | 93 | 2 | 1957 | 85 | 5 | |
| | Year | SF | Rank | 1959 | 6 | 6 | 1961 | 5 | 10 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1949 | 52 | 5 | 1955 | 56 | 8 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1949 | .310 | 8 | |
Year | OBP | Rank | 1949 | .386 | 10 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1949 | 99.26 | 5 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1949 | 6.94 | 6 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1949 | .386 | 8 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1949 | .841 | 8 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1949 | 4.3 | 10 | | | | | |