Editing Jimmy Austin (section)

==Professional baseball==
Austin remained in Dayton until {{Baseball year|1907}}, when he was sold to [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]] in the [[Western League (1900–1958)|Western League]]. He [[Stolen base|stole]] 97 bases for Omaha in {{Baseball year|1908}}, and at the end of the season was sold to the [[New York Highlanders]] of the [[American League]]. He made his [[Major League Baseball|major league]] debut in {{Baseball year|1909}} at the relatively advanced age (for baseball) of 29. That year, Austin became immortalized in the [[Charles M. Conlon]] photo as the third baseman trying to avoid [[Ty Cobb]]'s spikes on a [[stolen base]]. Of the play, Austin said, "That's Cobb sliding into third and the other guy is me."

[[Image:Cobbstealing3rd.jpg|left|thumb|In this famous 1909 photograph, Austin fails to tag [[Ty Cobb]] out on a stolen base attempt.]]
He played two seasons in New York, but was traded to the [[St. Louis Browns]] in {{Baseball year|1911}} by new Highlanders manager [[Hal Chase]], thus beginning a thirty-year career with the Browns as player and coach.

In {{Baseball year|1913}}, when the Browns' player-manager [[George Stovall]] was suspended by the American League for spitting at an [[umpire (baseball)|umpire]], Austin was made manager on a temporary basis, until he was replaced by the legendary [[Branch Rickey]]. It was Rickey's first managerial job. Austin continued as Rickey's "Sunday Manager" – Rickey had promised his mother that he would not enter a [[ballpark]] on the Christian Sabbath, and therefore Austin managed the Browns on those days.

Austin played regularly for the Browns until {{Baseball year|1921}}, and served as a coach for another 20 years. Unfortunately, the Browns during this period were rarely ever in the [[First division (baseball)|first division]], so his team won no pennants during his playing career. The Browns did however finish the [[1922 in baseball|1922 season]] in second place, one game behind the New York Yankees. Austin did also have the great fortune of either playing for or coaching baseball greats [[Branch Rickey]], [[George Sisler]], and [[Rogers Hornsby]]. In {{Baseball year|1929}}, at the age of 49, Austin became one of the oldest major leaguers in history when he was inserted into a blowout. He cleanly handled two chances at third base, and [[strikeout|struck out]] in his only [[at bat]].