2B Joe Austin #17
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
08/14/1950
2B JOE AUSTIN #17 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
108 444 102 20 5 6 40 45 52 .230 .300 .338 25 -1.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/13/1950 @ NYS Loss, 3-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/1950 @ NYS Loss, 4-5 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
08/11/1950 @ NYS Loss, 5-6 6 1 2 2 0 1 1 0
08/10/1950 @ NYS Win, 7-6 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/09/1950 @ BRK Win, 5-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1950 PHS Win, 10-2 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1
08/05/1950 PHS Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/04/1950 PHS Loss, 2-3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1950 TOR Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1950 TOR Win, 14-10 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/02/1924
Born in:Montreal, QC
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$24,000
Signed Through:1950 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 114 Days
Service This Yr:118 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 114 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1946, 12th Pick in Round 8
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1950 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 108 444 102 20 5 6 40 64 45 52 .230 .300 .338 .637 .297 .108 78
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 106 495 1 2 0 8 1 4 150 31 25 14 64.1 45.1 3.30 -1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   134 31 8 0 2 10 20 25 17 0 1 1 .231 .356 .336 .692
Versus Right   310 71 12 5 4 30 44 20 35 4 0 0 .229 .272 .339 .611
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 6 0 1 1 3 4 2 3 0 0 0 .240 .296 .440 .736
April   52 15 3 1 2 4 8 6 7 0 1 1 .288 .373 .500 .873
May   122 28 7 1 1 10 17 10 15 1 0 0 .230 .286 .328 .614
June   121 34 7 1 2 13 23 15 12 1 0 0 .281 .358 .405 .763
July   112 18 3 1 0 10 9 11 14 2 0 0 .161 .232 .205 .437
August   37 7 0 1 1 3 7 3 4 0 0 0 .189 .250 .324 .574
Spring Training   68 15 5 2 0 3 9 3 14 0 2 0 .221 .254 .353 .606
Last Year   519 161 34 13 5 62 109 64 62 4 3 3 .310 .386 .455 .841
Career   963 263 54 18 11 102 173 109 114 8 4 4 .273 .347 .401 .748
Home   201 53 12 2 2 16 32 25 29 0 0 1 .264 .348 .373 .721
Road   243 49 8 3 4 24 32 20 23 4 1 0 .202 .258 .309 .567
Grass   444 102 20 5 6 40 64 45 52 4 1 1 .230 .300 .338 .637
Day   321 75 13 5 6 33 49 36 37 3 1 1 .234 .310 .361 .672
Night   123 27 7 0 0 7 15 9 15 1 0 0 .220 .271 .276 .547
As Starter   441 100 19 5 6 40 64 45 52 4 1 1 .227 .297 .333 .631
As Reliever / Substitution   3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Pinch Hitting   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Close/Late   105 23 4 1 1 11 13 14 8 1 0 1 .219 .314 .305 .619
Inning 1-3   187 41 9 2 3 16 29 16 30 3 0 0 .219 .277 .337 .614
Inning 4-6   123 31 6 0 2 13 16 15 13 0 1 0 .252 .333 .350 .683
Inning 7-9   125 26 5 3 1 9 18 13 8 1 0 1 .208 .286 .320 .606
Extra Innings   9 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .444 .500 .444 .944
0 Outs   201 47 12 4 2 2 41 21 25 0 1 0 .234 .306 .363 .669
1 Outs   114 23 2 1 2 11 15 11 12 4 0 0 .202 .264 .289 .553
2 Outs   129 32 6 0 2 27 8 13 15 0 0 1 .248 .322 .341 .663
Scoring Position   105 24 3 0 0 32 5 9 14 4 1 1 .229 .286 .257 .543
Bases Empty   278 65 12 5 5 5 48 30 33 0 0 0 .234 .308 .367 .675
Runner on 1st   61 13 5 0 1 3 11 6 5 0 0 0 .213 .284 .344 .628
Runner on 2nd   40 8 1 0 0 4 0 4 5 0 1 0 .200 .273 .225 .498
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 6 1 0 0 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .333 .429 .389 .817
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   18 5 1 0 0 14 3 1 2 3 0 0 .278 .273 .333 .606
Bases Loaded   14 4 0 0 0 9 1 1 2 1 0 0 .286 .312 .286 .598
Two Strikes   167 35 8 1 2 10 21 20 52 0 0 0 .210 .294 .305 .600
First Pitch   80 17 4 1 0 2 9 2 0 1 1 0 .212 .229 .287 .516
Count 0-1   52 9 1 0 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 .173 .189 .308 .496
Count 0-2   23 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 .174 .174 .174 .348
Count 1-0   48 18 4 0 1 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .521 .896
Count 1-1   37 6 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 2 0 0 .162 .154 .243 .397
Count 1-2   54 12 3 1 0 3 7 0 15 0 0 0 .222 .222 .315 .537
Count 2-0   15 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .133 .267 .400
Count 2-1   25 8 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .320 .400 .720
Count 2-2   53 13 4 0 1 4 5 0 20 0 0 0 .245 .245 .377 .623
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   20 7 1 2 0 3 12 14 0 1 0 0 .350 .600 .600 1.200
Full Count   37 6 1 0 1 3 8 20 9 0 0 0 .162 .456 .270 .726
Behind in Count   129 25 4 1 2 9 13 0 23 0 0 1 .194 .200 .287 .487
Ahead in Count   108 35 7 3 1 19 25 23 0 1 0 0 .324 .439 .472 .912
Batting Leadoff   441 100 19 5 6 40 64 45 52 4 1 1 .227 .297 .333 .631
Batting 4th   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 7th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   133 28 5 3 3 6 22 12 13 0 0 0 .211 .276 .361 .637
Medium Leverage   243 58 12 2 2 12 33 20 32 2 0 0 .239 .294 .329 .624
High Leverage   67 16 3 0 1 22 9 13 7 2 1 1 .239 .361 .328 .690
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
1949 Montreal - FABL 24 140 519 161 34 13 5 62 109 64 3 4 62 53 16 .310 .386 .455 .841 132 139 4.5
1950 Montreal - FABL 25 108 444 102 20 5 6 40 64 45 1 4 52 25 14 .230 .300 .338 .637 70 78 -1.0
Total FABL 248 963 263 54 18 11 102 173 109 4 8 114 78 30 .273 .347 .401 .748 104 111 3.5
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
1945 Total - 20 49 221 61 11 7 3 37 40 21 2 2 19 34 4 .276 .341 .430 .771 100 100 0.5
1946 Total - 21 47 214 61 12 7 2 29 51 19 2 2 17 38 5 .285 .346 .435 .781 100 100 0.5
1946 Lincoln - A 21 18 62 12 3 1 1 9 8 7 0 2 18 5 1 .194 .268 .323 .590 71 49 0.3
1947 Lincoln - A 22 77 293 76 18 11 2 43 46 34 2 6 54 24 8 .259 .334 .416 .751 102 100 2.2
1947 Nashville - AA 22 20 84 28 9 5 1 21 14 8 0 0 7 11 1 .333 .391 .595 .987 158 163 1.6
1947 Evansville - A 22 32 121 31 8 4 1 10 22 17 0 1 16 10 3 .256 .345 .413 .759 104 98 1.0
1948 Cienfuegos - DL 23 43 170 44 1 0 0 14 36 37 1 1 24 30 14 .259 .392 .265 .657 71 90 0.2
1948 Minneapolis - AAA 23 137 570 174 26 19 10 70 85 66 3 1 73 44 19 .305 .380 .470 .850 121 125 4.9
Total DIX 20 84 28 9 5 1 21 14 8 0 0 7 11 1 .333 .391 .595 .987 158 163
Total CL 137 570 174 26 19 10 70 85 66 3 1 73 44 19 .305 .380 .470 .850 121 125
Total HL 127 476 119 29 16 4 62 76 58 2 9 88 39 12 .250 .328 .403 .732 98 93
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1946 Lincoln - A 1B 2 2 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 15.0 6.00 +0.2 1.037
1946 Lincoln - A 2B 1 1 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 7.0 9.00 +0.4 1.089
1946 Lincoln - A SS 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 .750 9.0 3.00 -0.7 .549
1946 Lincoln - A LF 2 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 +0.8 1.172
1946 Lincoln - A CF 13 11 38 0 0 39 1 .974 92.0 3.72 +0.0 1.032
1946 Lincoln - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.1 1.016
1947 Lincoln - A 2B 12 9 17 29 5 46 0 1.000 78.2 5.26 +0.1 .978
1947 Evansville - A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 Lincoln - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 Lincoln - A LF 25 21 51 3 2 54 0 1.000 193.0 2.52 +1.9 1.077
1947 Nashville - AA CF 20 20 90 1 1 92 1 .989 176.1 4.64 +6.2 1.093
1947 Lincoln - A CF 23 16 67 2 1 70 1 .986 148.0 4.20 +2.2 1.074
1947 Evansville - A CF 31 30 129 2 0 132 1 .992 267.0 4.42 +3.1 1.033
1947 Lincoln - A RF 29 29 61 2 0 63 0 1.000 238.1 2.38 +4.1 1.097
1948 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 6 6 52 2 4 54 0 1.000 53.0 9.17 +0.4 1.122
1948 Minneapolis - AAA 2B 14 14 30 27 4 58 1 .983 115.1 4.45 +1.0 1.076
1948 Minneapolis - AAA SS 12 11 17 28 5 46 1 .978 99.1 4.08 -2.1 .889
1948 Minneapolis - AAA LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 -0.1 1.010
1948 Minneapolis - AAA CF 106 104 359 7 2 375 9 .976 910.1 3.62 +5.3 1.030
1948 Cienfuegos - DL CF 43 43 152 4 1 159 3 .981 380.2 3.69 -1.1 .977
1949 Montreal - MLB 1B 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 0.0 .000
1949 Montreal - MLB 2B 84 80 162 217 50 389 10 .974 699.0 4.88 -6.8 .964
1949 Montreal - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 2.1 3.86 -0.7 .360
1949 Montreal - MLB LF 11 1 7 1 1 8 0 1.000 21.0 3.43 +0.1 1.010
1949 Montreal - MLB CF 46 41 164 8 3 173 1 .994 349.2 4.43 +0.7 1.017
1949 Montreal - MLB RF 7 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 29.1 2.15 +0.3 1.012
1950 Montreal - MLB 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 2.0 18.00 +0.1 1.058
1950 Montreal - MLB 2B 92 92 172 247 64 433 14 .968 765.0 4.93 -9.9 .925
1950 Montreal - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.9 .000
1950 Montreal - MLB LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.1 2.84 +0.0 1.002
1950 Montreal - MLB CF 23 14 52 1 1 54 1 .981 147.0 3.24 -1.1 1.008
1950 Montreal - MLB RF 8 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.2 2.79 +0.0 .991
TOTAL 1B 11 8 67 3 5 70 0 1.000 75.0 8.40 +0.7 1.106
TOTAL 2B 204 196 384 524 123 933 25 .973 1666.0 4.91 -15.2 .954
TOTAL SS 16 12 19 30 6 53 4 .925 116.0 3.80 -4.3 .791
TOTAL LF 45 24 68 4 3 72 0 1.000 242.0 2.68 +2.8 1.075
TOTAL CF 305 279 1051 25 9 1094 18 .984 2471.0 3.92 +15.2 1.027
TOTAL RF 45 32 73 2 0 75 0 1.000 284.1 2.37 +4.5 1.081
PLAYER HISTORY
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1948 43 1
Year PA Rank
1948 209 1
Year AB Rank
1948 170 3
Year K Rank
1949 62 8
Year 2B Rank
1949 34 4
Year 3B Rank
1949 13 5
Year SB Rank
1948 30 1
1949 53 1
Year R Rank
1948 36 4
1949 109 2
Year BB Rank
1948 37 3
Year HP Rank
1948 1 3
Year EBH Rank
1949 52 5
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
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