CF Joe Austin #38
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/02/1963
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CF JOE AUSTIN #38 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 3 2
Gap 3 3 3
Power 2 2 2
Eye 5 5 4
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 3
Errors: - 2 5
Arm: 1 2 3
Turn DP: - 3 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: 1 Center Field: 2
2nd Base: 1 Right Field: 1
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/02/1924
Born in:Montreal, QC
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 1"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 128 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:12 Years, 128 Days
Pro Service:15 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
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 .841 132 136 4.2
1950 Montreal - FABL 25 123 505 118 22 6 6 44 70 52 1 5 63 29 16 .234 .304 .337 .640 78 77 -0.8
1951 Montreal - FABL 26 150 562 145 30 8 9 69 66 82 2 4 61 28 23 .258 .352 .388 .740 103 109 2.1
1952 Montreal - FABL 27 151 602 147 24 6 5 63 67 73 2 4 94 14 9 .244 .326 .329 .655 96 99 2.5
1953 Montreal - FABL 28 151 593 159 30 5 8 53 91 77 2 3 82 12 6 .268 .353 .376 .729 104 107 1.8
1954 Montreal - FABL 29 153 590 141 22 9 6 51 86 101 2 2 73 10 14 .239 .351 .337 .688 90 96 -0.2
1955 Montreal - FABL 30 150 581 157 37 10 9 61 84 75 1 2 76 19 16 .270 .354 .415 .768 110 111 3.5
1956 Montreal - FABL 31 151 561 137 18 9 11 51 91 93 0 4 78 16 12 .244 .350 .367 .717 106 109 2.6
1957 Montreal - FABL 32 151 532 134 24 10 9 67 77 85 1 3 76 15 6 .252 .354 .385 .740 114 118 4.0
1958 Montreal - FABL 33 115 410 105 19 9 5 54 58 58 2 4 57 17 9 .256 .348 .383 .731 103 109 2.8
1959 Montreal - FABL 34 153 526 124 19 8 4 63 65 65 2 6 72 20 7 .236 .319 .325 .644 77 76 1.9
1960 Montreal - FABL 35 150 470 122 10 7 9 64 72 77 1 5 76 17 5 .260 .362 .368 .730 93 96 -0.1
1961 Montreal - FABL 36 145 462 82 12 2 2 38 49 58 0 5 69 16 3 .177 .267 .225 .492 33 37 -3.3
Total FABL 1883 6913 1732 301 102 88 740 985 960 19 51 939 266 142 .251 .341 .362 .703 96 99 21.1
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 47 0.2
1947 Lincoln - A 22 77 293 76 18 11 2 43 46 34 2 6 54 24 8 .259 .334 .416 .751 102 100 2.1
1947 Nashville - AA 22 20 84 28 9 5 1 21 14 8 0 0 7 11 1 .333 .391 .595 .987 158 160 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 95 0.9
1948 Cienfuegos - DL 23 43 170 44 1 0 0 14 36 37 1 1 24 30 14 .259 .392 .265 .657 71 86 0.1
1948 Minneapolis - AAA 23 137 570 174 26 19 10 70 85 66 3 1 73 44 19 .305 .380 .470 .850 121 123 4.7
1958 Syracuse - AAA 33 3 9 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 2 2 .111 .273 .222 .495 44 51 -0.1
Total DIX 20 84 28 9 5 1 21 14 8 0 0 7 11 1 .333 .391 .595 .987 158 160
Total CL 137 570 174 26 19 10 70 85 66 3 1 73 44 19 .305 .380 .470 .850 121 123
Total HL 127 476 119 29 16 4 62 76 58 2 9 88 39 12 .250 .328 .403 .732 98 92
Total UL 3 9 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 2 2 .111 .273 .222 .495 44 51
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 +0.3 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 -2.2 .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 -2.0 .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 -7.1 .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 2 0 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 6.0 15.00 +0.3 1.068
1950 Montreal - MLB 2B 107 107 206 290 74 512 16 .969 892.0 5.00 -8.3 .946
1950 Montreal - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.9 .000
1950 Montreal - MLB LF 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.1 1.93 +0.0 1.000
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 .993
1951 Montreal - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.050
1951 Montreal - MLB 2B 111 109 252 269 63 539 18 .967 913.0 5.14 -11.0 .941
1951 Montreal - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Montreal - MLB LF 19 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 26.1 2.39 +0.1 .986
1951 Montreal - MLB CF 42 35 112 4 1 118 2 .983 311.2 3.35 +2.2 1.009
1951 Montreal - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Montreal - MLB 2B 55 55 158 160 38 328 10 .970 479.0 5.97 +1.2 1.018
1952 Montreal - MLB LF 16 16 27 0 0 27 0 1.000 138.1 1.76 -1.4 .997
1952 Montreal - MLB CF 80 78 217 5 2 225 3 .987 705.2 2.83 -0.8 .985
1953 Montreal - MLB 2B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.2 .957
1953 Montreal - MLB LF 22 22 41 0 0 41 0 1.000 177.0 2.08 +0.9 1.045
1953 Montreal - MLB CF 129 125 286 15 0 303 2 .993 1132.2 2.39 -14.0 .964
1954 Montreal - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Montreal - MLB 2B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.2 .977
1954 Montreal - MLB LF 9 8 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 65.2 2.06 +1.2 1.037
1954 Montreal - MLB CF 143 140 341 10 2 355 4 .989 1233.2 2.56 -17.0 .943
1955 Montreal - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Montreal - MLB LF 138 137 275 4 0 279 0 1.000 1162.1 2.16 +11.2 1.036
1955 Montreal - MLB CF 18 9 36 1 0 37 0 1.000 102.0 3.26 -0.7 .943
1956 Montreal - MLB 1B 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 1.0 27.00 -0.6 .516
1956 Montreal - MLB LF 52 47 78 3 0 81 0 1.000 414.1 1.76 +1.0 1.010
1956 Montreal - MLB CF 109 101 232 9 1 241 0 1.000 886.0 2.45 -4.1 1.002
1957 Montreal - MLB LF 40 40 70 3 1 73 0 1.000 317.2 2.07 +2.3 1.056
1957 Montreal - MLB CF 117 106 290 5 0 299 4 .987 950.2 2.79 +4.1 1.013
1958 Syracuse - AAA SS 3 3 3 7 1 10 0 1.000 26.0 3.46 -0.4 .966
1958 Montreal - MLB CF 114 114 267 10 0 281 4 .986 982.1 2.54 +8.4 1.042
1959 Montreal - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .977
1959 Montreal - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Montreal - MLB CF 152 148 395 10 0 408 3 .993 1276.0 2.86 +11.0 1.025
1960 Montreal - MLB LF 70 69 82 3 0 88 3 .966 545.1 1.40 -0.7 1.024
1960 Montreal - MLB CF 88 74 168 6 1 175 1 .994 653.2 2.40 -10.3 .918
1961 Montreal - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Montreal - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Montreal - MLB LF 132 132 198 3 0 205 4 .980 1054.0 1.72 +1.4 1.030
1961 Montreal - MLB CF 20 6 27 0 0 27 0 1.000 82.2 2.94 -1.6 .896
TOTAL 1B 14 8 77 4 5 81 0 1.000 81.0 9.00 +0.4 1.032
TOTAL 2B 390 375 829 1000 234 1884 55 .971 3193.0 5.16 -23.3 .965
TOTAL SS 19 15 22 37 7 63 4 .937 142.0 3.74 -4.9 .822
TOTAL LF 545 495 861 20 4 888 7 .992 4146.0 1.91 +18.7 1.035
TOTAL CF 1317 1215 3422 100 16 3563 41 .988 10788.0 2.94 -8.3 1.000
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.
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 HP Rank
1948 1 3
Year SH Rank
1961 24 2
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
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