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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

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

ERA

4.63

136.0

106

WHIP

1.610

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	CLE	@	DET	L,2-8	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 10	CLE		BOS	W,11-10		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	6 (2)	Apr 15	CLE		BAL	L,4-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	8 (1)	Apr 18 (1)	CLE		WSA	L,0-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
5	12 (3)	Apr 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-9		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	14 (1)	Apr 24	CLE	@	KCR	L,0-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	16 (1)	Apr 26	CLE	@	CAL	L,0-8		11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	19 (2)	Apr 29	CLE	@	CAL	L,4-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	22 (2)	May 2 (1)	CLE	@	OAK	L,5-8		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	30 (7)	May 12	CLE		OAK	L,1-8	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	35 (4)	May 19	CLE		DET	L,1-12		14	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	37 (1)	May 21	CLE		NYY	W,8-7		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	39 (1)	May 23 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,3-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	46 (6)	May 31	CLE	@	MIL	L,5-6		3	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	47	Jun 1	CLE	@	MIL	L,3-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	48	Jun 2	CLE	@	MIL	W,4-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	51 (2)	Jun 6	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-4		11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	59 (7)	Jun 15	CLE		MIN	L,3-5		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	60	Jun 16	CLE		MIN	L,2-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	64 (3)	Jun 20 (1)	CLE		DET	W,7-6		3	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	110 (45)	Aug 3	CLE		NYY	L,1-8		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	112 (1)	Aug 5	CLE	@	WSA	W,7-1		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	113	Aug 6	CLE	@	WSA	L,3-7		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							23gm		23.0	1	5	0	6	1