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Fred Lynn League
4-14-2074
David Austin Shortstop
Retired (1967, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .276 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/L
OPS .772 Status Deceased (2010) Option Years 0  
H 2701 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 10-27-1930
HR 275 Drafted Round 2, Pick 25
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(0 games)
RBI 1244
SB 335
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B    Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B D  (14.3%) CF ---   Health A  LCS Appearances 0
3B A  (89.8%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1951 MIL-KC
150
567
58
123
12
6
5
35
62
 112 2 2
9
 3 18
.581
.295
.286
.069
.217
1952 KC-DET
16
68
5
13
7
1
0
3
6
 14 1 1
1
 0 1
.587
.263
.324
.132
.191
1953 DET-BOS
160
680
75
163
28
4
6
47
61
 101 3 0
3
 0 13
.624
.305
.319
.079
.240
1954 BOS
161
624
66
150
17
9
12
62
38
 90 2 3
2
 0 4
.639
.285
.354
.114
.240
1955 BOS
161
630
99
171
29
6
22
94
75
 110 3 3
4
 0 6
.791
.350
.441
.170
.271
1956 BOS
161
686
116
194
24
8
23
85
60
 89 2 2
19
 4 9
.783
.341
.442
.159
.283
1957 BOS
161
654
111
193
28
8
18
81
57
 100 2 8
21
 6 4
.794
.350
.445
.150
.295
1958 BOS
161
685
128
207
30
14
22
92
79
 96 4 4
28
 13 7
.859
.376
.483
.181
.302
1959 BOS
161
651
134
199
41
9
24
90
90
 94 7 1
25
 4 1
.902
.395
.507
.201
.306
1960 BOS
161
663
110
184
30
6
17
85
77
 116 3 4
38
 6 2
.771
.353
.418
.140
.278
1961 STL
162
605
95
170
29
8
21
108
66
 80 4 3
24
 0 2
.813
.354
.460
.179
.281
1962 STL
161
656
101
183
38
9
17
76
56
 98 3 6
23
 11 1
.778
.336
.442
.163
.279
1963 STL
161
657
128
173
26
5
26
85
79
 101 1 2
38
 7 5
.779
.342
.437
.174
.263
1964 STL
161
653
103
187
37
7
24
91
68
 109 0 4
41
 10 6
.826
.352
.475
.188
.286
1965 STL
160
627
92
186
31
10
15
95
80
 83 0 9
35
 15 3
.821
.372
.450
.153
.297
1966 STL
133
560
87
172
31
3
20
100
45
 78 0 1
21
 4 2
.838
.358
.480
.173
.307
1967 STL
40
130
12
33
4
0
3
15
13
 16 1 0
3
 3 1
.680
.326
.354
.100
.254
Total
2431
9796
1520
2701
442
113
275
1244
1012
 1487 38 53
335
 86 85
.772
.344
.428
.152
.276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01David Austin has retired from the St. Louis Kardinals
1953-04-01A trade has been completed between the Boston Trawlers and the Detroit Spiders. The Detroit Spiders receive Bill Riley, Steve Matuzak (Optioned) from the Boston Trawlers in exchange for David Austin.
1952-04-25A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Coroners and the Detroit Spiders. The Detroit Spiders receive David Austin, Russ Ayala, Art Cress from the Kansas City Coroners in exchange for Mike Mahoney, Elvis Presley.
1952-04-24The Kansas City Coroners have promoted Max Bradley to the major league team. The Kansas City Coroners have sent David Austin to the minors.
1952-04-23The Kansas City Coroners have promoted David Austin to the major league team. The Kansas City Coroners have sent Max Bradley to the minors.
1952-04-18The Kansas City Coroners have promoted Mike Cullop to the major league team. The Kansas City Coroners have sent David Austin to the minors.
1951-04-15A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Coroners and the Milwaukee Monkey Testicles. The Milwaukee Monkey Testicles receive John Covington, Slim Tutwiler, Milt Lindeman from the Kansas City Coroners in exchange for Ernie Wallace, David Austin.
1951-04-09The Milwaukee Monkey Testicles have promoted David Austin to the major league team. The Milwaukee Monkey Testicles have sent Alan Trammell to the minors.