Raymond "Tank" Austin was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.[1] He played with the Nashville Elite Giants and Birmingham Black Barons in 1930 and the Atlanta Black Crackers in 1932.[2]
| Raymond Austin | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1930, for the Nashville Elite Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1932, for the Atlanta Black Crackers | |
| Teams | |
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Career
editAustin started the first game of the 1930 Negro National League season for the Nashville Elite Giants. He was relieved by Rosey McCauley in a losing effort against the St. Louis Stars.[3]
His final recorded game came with the Atlanta Black Crackers in 1932, when he faced the Montgomery Grey Sox on June 19, 1932.[4] He pitched either four or five innings, depending on the source, in a losing effort.[5]
References
edit- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ "Raymond Austin Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "Elite Giants Lose Open From St. Louis". The Tennessean. 1930-04-27. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-05-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grey Sox Beat Atlanta Twice". Montgomery Advertiser. 1932-06-20. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-05-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1932 Atlanta Black Crackers pitching statistics". seamheads.com. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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