| 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 | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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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]
Austin started the first game of the 1930 Negro National League season for the Nashville Elite Giants. He was relieved by Bailey 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]