Rick Gerald Austin
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 190 lb.
Born: October 27, 1946 in Seattle, Washington, US
High Schools: Lakes HS (Tacoma, WA), Lakes HS (Lakewood, WA)
School: Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 22nd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lakes HS (Tacoma, WA), the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the 1967 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Washington State University (Pullman, WA), the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1968 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Washington State University (Pullman, WA) and the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (6th) of the 1968 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Washington State University (Pullman, WA).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 21 | Waterbury | EL | AA | CLE | 1 | 8 | .111 | 2.73 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 56.0 | 62 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.429 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 2.44 | |||
| 1969 | 22 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | AAA-WRk-AA | CLE | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.92 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 154.0 | 177 | 76 | 67 | 12 | 44 | 5 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.435 | 10.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 2.18 | ||
| 1969 | 22 | Indians | FLIS | WRk | CLE | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.27 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 44.0 | 37 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.205 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 1.69 | |||
| 1969 | 22 | Waterbury | EL | AA | CLE | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.71 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.643 | 13.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 8.4 | 6.50 | ||
| 1969 | 22 | Portland | PCL | AAA | CLE | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.66 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 96.0 | 119 | 45 | 39 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.510 | 11.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 2.15 | ||
| 1970 | 23 | Wichita | AA | AAA | CLE | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.44 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48.0 | 43 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.271 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 2.00 | ||
| 1971 | 24 | Wichita | AA | AAA | CLE | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.28 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 80.0 | 95 | 44 | 38 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.738 | 10.7 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 1.50 | ||
| 1972 | 25 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | CHW,CLE | 3 | 5 | .375 | 7.23 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 86 | 69 | 57 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2.141 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 0.79 | ||
| 1972 | 25 | Tucson, Portland | PCL | AAA | CLE,CHW | 3 | 5 | .375 | 7.23 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 86 | 69 | 57 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2.141 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 0.79 | ||
| 1972 | 25 | Portland | PCL | AAA | CLE | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | 25 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | CHW | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | 26 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | MIL,CLE | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.61 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 125.0 | 116 | 75 | 64 | 13 | 83 | 4 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.592 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 1.06 | ||
| 1973 | 26 | San Antonio | TL | AA | CLE | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.200 | 11.2 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 0.79 | ||
| 1973 | 26 | Evansville | AA | AAA | MIL | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.11 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 105.0 | 91 | 57 | 48 | 13 | 64 | 2 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.476 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 1.14 | ||
| 1975 | 28 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | MIL | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.69 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 61.0 | 54 | 31 | 25 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.541 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 1.33 | ||
| 1976 | 29 | Spokane | PCL | AAA | MIL | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.89 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 74.0 | 74 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.662 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 1.16 | ||
| 8 Seasons | 29 | 39 | .426 | 4.21 | 192 | 80 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 669.0 | 707 | 382 | 313 | 58 | 362 | 16 | 492 | 14 | 2 | 25 | 1.598 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 1.36 | |||||||
| AAA (7 seasons) | AAA | 25 | 28 | .472 | 4.24 | 159 | 57 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 535.0 | 562 | 297 | 252 | 53 | 307 | 12 | 393 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 1.624 | 9.5 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 1.28 | ||||||
| AA (3 seasons) | AA | 2 | 10 | .167 | 4.50 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90.0 | 108 | 67 | 45 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.633 | 10.8 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 1.85 | ||||||
| WRk (1 season) | WRk | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.27 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 44.0 | 37 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.205 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 1.69 | |||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 21 | Waterbury | EL | AA | CLE | 13 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .125 | .176 | .125 | .301 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | 22 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | AAA-WRk-AA | CLE | 27 | 47 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .150 | .244 | .175 | .419 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | 22 | Indians | FLIS | WRk | CLE | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .167 | .444 | .167 | .611 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | 22 | Waterbury | EL | AA | CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1969 | 22 | Portland | PCL | AAA | CLE | 16 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .147 | .194 | .176 | .371 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | 23 | Wichita | AA | AAA | CLE | 6 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .176 | .250 | .176 | .426 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1971 | 24 | Wichita | AA | AAA | CLE | 14 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | .115 | .303 | .154 | .457 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | 25 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | CHW,CLE | 26 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .176 | .263 | .353 | .616 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | 25 | Tucson,Portland | PCL | AAA | CLE,CHW | 26 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .176 | .263 | .353 | .616 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | 25 | Portland | PCL | AAA | CLE | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | 25 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | CHW | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | 26 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CLE,MIL | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1973 | 26 | San Antonio | TL | AA | CLE | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1973 | 26 | Evansville | AA | AAA | MIL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1974 | 27 | Hankyu | JPPL | Fgn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | 28 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | MIL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1976 | 29 | Spokane | PCL | AAA | MIL | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 Seasons | 193 | 137 | 116 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 46 | .147 | .254 | .190 | .443 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| AAA (7 seasons) | AAA | 159 | 109 | 94 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 44 | .149 | .250 | .202 | .452 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| AA (3 seasons) | AA | 26 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .125 | .176 | .125 | .301 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Fgn (1 season) | Fgn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WRk (1 season) | WRk | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .167 | .444 | .167 | .611 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 21 | Waterbury | EL | AA | CLE | P | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 0.67 | |||
| 1969 | 22 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | AAA-WRk-AA | CLE | P | 27 | 48 | 12 | 34 | 2 | 2 | .958 | 1.70 | |||
| 1969 | 22 | Indians | FLIS | WRk | CLE | P | 8 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .941 | 2.00 | |||
| 1969 | 22 | Waterbury | EL | AA | CLE | P | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.67 | |||
| 1969 | 22 | Portland | PCL | AAA | CLE | P | 16 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .957 | 1.38 | |||
| 1970 | 23 | Wichita | AA | AAA | CLE | P | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1.67 | |||
| 1971 | 24 | Wichita | AA | AAA | CLE | P | 14 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.43 | |||
| 1972 | 25 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | CHW,CLE | P | 26 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 0.54 | |||
| 1972 | 25 | Tucson, Portland | PCL | AAA | CLE,CHW | P | 26 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 0.54 | |||
| 1972 | 25 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | CHW | P | 14 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 1972 | 25 | Portland | PCL | AAA | CLE | P | 12 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 1973 | 26 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | MIL,CLE | P | 36 | 34 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 3 | .882 | 0.83 | |||
| 1973 | 26 | San Antonio | TL | AA | CLE | P | 10 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 0.70 | |||
| 1973 | 26 | Evansville | AA | AAA | MIL | P | 26 | 26 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 3 | .885 | 0.88 | |||
| 1975 | 28 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | MIL | P | 29 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.34 | |||
| 1976 | 29 | Spokane | PCL | AAA | MIL | P | 42 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .833 | 0.36 | |||
| 8 Seasons | 192 | 165 | 44 | 109 | 12 | 9 | .927 | 0.80 | |||||||||
Sabr ID: 63395522
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