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Name	Team	Age
Joe Austin	Retired (2008, Age 34)	35
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 16 (1994)	LF	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Vance Bostock Jr League	0	1 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B+	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A-	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	D+	D+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	1/6/1974
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	1
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1999	KC	39	54	3	9	1	0	2	7	3	15	0	0	0	.520	.224	.296	.167
2009		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total		39	54	3	9	1	0	2	7	3	15	0	0	0	.520	.224	.296	.167

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2008-11-01	Joe Austin has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2000-04-21	The Kansas City Royals have waived Joe Austin.
2000-04-01	The Kansas City Royals have promoted Bill Langsford to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Paul Wakefield to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Shigeru Seki to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Gene Smith to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Arthur Girardi to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Joe Austin for assignment. The Kansas City Royals have designated Willie Ross for assignment.
1999-04-01	The Kansas City Royals have promoted Joe Austin to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Mendy Smith to the major league team.
1993-08-29	Trade #1540107 has been completed between the Minnesota Loons and the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals receive Draft Pick 1994 Round 1 MIN (Joe Austin) from the Minnesota Loons in exchange for Phil Mole.