Rick Austin

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-4, 190lb (193cm, 86kg)

Born: October 27, 1946 in Seattle, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 22nd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lakes HS (Lakewood, 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).

High School: Lakes HS (Lakewood, WA)

School: Washington State University (Pullman, WA)

Debut: June 21, 1970 (Age 23-237d, 13,008th in major league history)
vs. DET 2.1 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER

Last Game: June 27, 1976 (Age 29-244d)
vs. NYY 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Rick Gerald Austin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

ERA

4.63

136.0

106

WHIP

1.610

Summary of 17 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 3 tying, 5 go ahead

2 Tms
CLE	13
MIL	4

Platoon
vs RHB	13
vs LHB	4

Home/Road
Home	12
Away	5

Outs
1	7
0	5
2	5

8 Opps
DET	4
KCR	3
MIN	2
WSA	2
CAL	2
NYY	2
BOS	1
BAL	1

15 Batters
Amos Otis	2
Al Kaline	2
Cookie Rojas	1
Jim Northrup	1
Tom Grieve	1
John Kennedy	1
Tommy Davis	1
Bobby Murcer	1
Paul Casanova	1
Mike Miley	1
Phil Roof	1
Gates Brown	1
Brant Alyea	1
Elrod Hendricks	1
Sandy Alomar	1

6 Parks
ClevelandStd (CLE)	11
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	10
9	4

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	10
2·HR gms	2
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	11
1--	5
123	1

25 Runs
RISP	1
0 on	11
1 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	6

Inning
1	1
2	1
3	3
4	1
5	1
6	4
8	3
9	1
Extra	2

1-3	5
4-6	6
7-end	6

RelScore
+4..	1
+2	2
+1	4
Tied	5
-1	2
-2	1
-3	1
-4..	1

Ahead	7
Tied	5
Behind	5

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
PH	3
CF	3
C	3
2B	2
RF	2
1B	1
LF	1
DH	1
SS	1

OrderPos
3rd	4
9th	4
2nd	3
7th	1
1st	1
5th	1
4th	1
8th	1
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	7

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1970	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1970-06-21 (2)	Al Kaline	DET	@	CLE	behind 1-6	t 3	1	1--	2	3	3	9%	18%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Gutiérrez Scores
2	2	2	2	1970-06-21 (2)	Jim Northrup	DET	@	CLE	behind 3-6	t 3	1	1--	2	5	9	16%	36%		Home Run; W. Horton Scores
3	3	3	1	1970-07-05	John Kennedy	BOS		CLE	behind 2-3	b 5	0	---	1	9	PH	15%	57%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF
4	4	4	1	1970-07-09	Paul Casanova	WSA	@	CLE	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	6	2	11%	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	5	2	1970-07-09	Tom Grieve	WSA	@	CLE	ahead 1-0	t 3	0	---	1	2	7	10%	72%		Home Run (Deep RF)
6	6	6	1	1970-07-25	Amos Otis	KCR	@	CLE	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	1	3	8	10%	57%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	7	2	1970-07-25	Cookie Rojas	KCR	@	CLE	behind 1-3	t 6	1	1--	2	2	4	25%	47%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Kelly Scores
8	8	8	3	1970-07-25	Amos Otis	KCR	@	CLE	tied 3-3	t 6	1	---	1	3	8	18%	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	9	1	1970-08-30	Sandy Alomar	CAL	@	CLE	tied 4-4	t 4	1	1--	2	1	4	22%	72%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Tatum Scores
10	10	10	1	1970-09-05	Bobby Murcer	NYY		CLE	ahead 2-0	b 8	2	---	1	4	8	4%	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1971	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1971-05-19	Al Kaline	DET	@	CLE	ahead 6-0	t 6	1	---	1	2	9	1%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
12	12	2	1	1971-06-15	Brant Alyea	MIN	@	CLE	ahead 3-1	t 8	0	---	1	8	PH	6%	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	3	1	1971-06-20 (1)	Gates Brown	DET	@	CLE	behind 5-6	t 9	2	---	1	9	PH	37%	40%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1975-07-27 (2)	Tommy Davis	BAL	@	MIL	ahead 7-6	t 10	2	123	4	3	DH	14%	99%		Home Run; D. DeCinces Scores; K. Singleton Scores; D. Baylor Scores
15	15	2	1	1975-08-13	Phil Roof	MIN		MIL	ahead 3-2	b 8	2	1--	2	9	2	11%	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Thompson Scores
16	16	3	1	1975-08-19	Mike Miley	CAL		MIL	tied 4-4	b 15	0	---	1	9	6	37%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1976-06-26	Elrod Hendricks	NYY		MIL	ahead 4-3	b 6	1	---	1	7	2	12%	85%		Home Run (Deep RF)