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Jesse Orosco League 7-18-2215 |
| Billy Austin |  Center FieldRetired (1980, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .237 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .652 | Status | Deceased (2025) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 258 | Age at Death | 81 | Date of Birth | 12-07-1944 | |
| HR | 22 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 21 (1967) |
Majors Svc Time | 6 years (64 games) |
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| RBI | 115 | |||||
| SB | 18 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (98.9%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1967 | Minors | 23 | 33.00 | 4 / 5 | 3 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 3 | 1 / 6 | 5 / 6 | 5 / 7 | 22 / 33 | |||
| 1968 | Minors | 24 | 45.00 | 2 / 3 | 3 / 7 | 1 / 4 | 6 / 10 | 0 / 6 | 4 / 5 | 6 / 10 | 22 / 45 | |||
| 1969 | Majors | 25 | 14.00 | 0 / 2 | 3 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 5 / 14 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 26 | 13.00 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 3 / 4 | 7 / 13 | |||
| 1971 | Minors | 27 | 13.00 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 5 / 13 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 27 | 19.41 | 52 | 36 | 0 | 3 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 4 | 3 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 9 / 19 |
| 1972 | Minors | 28 | 23.00 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 4 / 23 | |||
| 1973 | Minors | 29 | 14.00 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 14 | |||
| 1973 | Majors | 29 | 9.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 9 | |||
| 1974 | Minors | 30 | 4.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 4 | |||
| 1974 | Majors | 30 | 2.71 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 |
| 1975 | Majors | 31 | 22.66 | 153 | 17 | 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 22 |
| 1976 | Majors | 32 | 28.58 | 162 | 22 | 0 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 28 |
| 1977 | Majors | 33 | 24.65 | 148 | 22 | 14 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 24 |
| 1978 | Majors | 34 | 35.00 | 162 | 46 | 0 | -5 / 7 | -2 / 4 | -4 / 6 | -5 / 7 | -4 / 2 | -4 / 6 | -2 / 3 | -26 / 35 |
| 1979 | Majors | 35 | 50.76 | 162 | 83 | 0 | 1 / 7 | -3 / 9 | -1 / 7 | -7 / 7 | -6 / 8 | -2 / 10 | -1 / 2 | -19 / 50 |
| 1980 | Majors | 36 | 37.76 | 162 | 46 | 0 | -5 / 2 | -5 / 5 | -2 / 5 | -3 / 8 | 0 / 6 | -2 / 5 | -2 / 6 | -19 / 37 |
| Total | 1022 | 272 | 14 | 4 / 47 | 6 / 58 | -2 / 49 | 1 / 71 | -8 / 53 | 6 / 61 | 12 / 46 | 19 / 385 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1980-11-01 | Billy Austin has retired from the Tampa Bay Hi Tide |
| 1977-08-21 | Billy Austin of the Tampa Bay Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 16 days. |
| 1975-04-11 | The Tampa Bay Thunder have promoted Billy Austin to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Thunder have sent Harry Mason to the minors. |
| 1975-04-11 | The Tampa Bay Thunder have acquired Billy Austin from the waiver wire. |
| 1975-04-01 | The San Diego Dragons have waived Billy Austin. |
| 1974-07-20 | The San Diego Dragons have promoted John Mulleavy to the major league team. The San Diego Dragons have designated Billy Austin for assignment. |
| 1974-06-25 | The San Diego Dragons have promoted Billy Austin to the major league team. |
| 1974-06-25 | The San Diego Dragons have acquired Billy Austin from the waiver wire. |
| 1973-07-05 | The Kansas City Plainsmen have waived Billy Austin. |
| 1972-03-25 | The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Aaron Nielsen to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Ad Murphy to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Charlie Simmons to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have designated Vive Quick for assignment. The Kansas City Plainsmen have designated Elmer Frailing for assignment. The Kansas City Plainsmen have designated Tom Shaw for assignment. The Kansas City Plainsmen have sent Billy Austin to the minors. |
| 1971-09-22 | The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Billy Austin to the major league team. |
| 1971-06-01 | The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Chet Crim to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have sent Billy Austin to the minors. |
| 1971-05-10 | The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Billy Austin to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have designated Mike Swander for assignment. |
| 1971-04-28 | The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Gary Glanville to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Mike Swander to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Tom Shaw to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have sent Ray Kearns to the minors. The Kansas City Plainsmen have sent Billy Austin to the minors. |
| 1971-04-01 | The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Billy Austin to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have designated Chet Reitz for assignment. |
| 1971-03-25 | The Kansas City Plainsmen have acquired Billy Austin from the waiver wire. |
| 1969-04-01 | The Kansas City Plainsmen have waived Billy Austin. |