James Parker Austin (born December 7, 1963) is a former baseball pitcher who played for the

Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division. The Brewers are named for t ...

from 1991 to 1993.

Career

Austin made his major league debut for the

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.

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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 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 {{US-baseball-pitcher-1960s-stub