Jim Austin (baseball)
Jim Austin | |
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![]() Austin in 1988 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Farmville, Virginia, U.S. | December 7, 1963|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 4, 1991, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 21, 1993, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 6–4 |
Earned run average | 3.06 |
Strikeouts | 48 |
Teams | |
James Parker Austin (born December 7, 1963) is a former baseball pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers from 1991 to 1993.
Career
[edit]Austin made his major league debut for the Milwaukee Brewers on July 4, 1991, after spending 6 seasons in the minors with the San Diego Padres and Brewers organizations. Austin had an excellent 1992 season with Milwaukee, posting a record of 5–2 with a 1.85 ERA. Shortly afterwards an arm injury derailed his major league career. After his injury, Austin played for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons in the Cleveland Indians organization in 1995, the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox of the Boston Red Sox organization in 1996, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the Wei Chuan Dragons in 1997 before his career ended.[1]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Wichita Pilots players
- Riverside Red Wave players
- Stockton Ports players
- El Paso Diablos players
- Charleston Rainbows players
- Spokane Indians players
- Pawtucket Red Sox players
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- VCU Rams baseball players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Prince Edward County, Virginia
- People from Farmville, Virginia
- American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- American expatriate baseball players in Taiwan
- Denver Zephyrs players
- Rieleros de Aguascalientes players
- Sultanes de Monterrey players
- Wei Chuan Dragons players
- American baseball pitcher, 1960s births stubs