Frankie Austin | |
Position: | Shortstop |
Birth Date: | May 22, 1917 Panama Canal Zone |
Death Date: | Panama City, Panama |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1944 |
Debutteam: | Philadelphia Stars |
Finalleague: | Negro league baseball |
Finalyear: | 1948 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Stars |
Statleague: | Negro National League |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .343 |
Stat2label: | Hits |
Stat2value: | 346 |
Stat3label: | Home runs |
Stat3value: | 3 |
Stat4label: | Runs batted in |
Stat4value: | 139 |
Stat5label: | Stolen bases |
Stat5value: | 23 |
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Frank Samuel "Pee Wee" Austin (May 22, 1917 – January 15, 1960) was a Panamanian professional baseball player.
He was a shortstop in the Negro leagues and minor leagues. He played professionally from 1944 to 1956, playing with the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro National League from 1944 to 1948. He played in the 1945 East-West All-Star Game. Austin played in the International League in 1949, and the Pacific Coast League from 1949 to 1956.[1] Although he never played in the Major Leagues, Austin was one of the first two black players to play for the New York Yankees organization in 1949 along with Luis Marquez.[2]
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