I have 37 cards of Brad Ausmus. This one is from 1994 Studio.
Playing career: Brad Ausmus is tenth all-time in catchers’
fielding percentage, tenth in range factor, seventh in games caught, and third
in catchers’ putouts. He was not much of a hitter, though – in almost 2,000
games he hit .251 with 80 HR and 607 RBI.
Interesting stories: Ausmus was involved in a car accident
in the late 1980s where he hit a woman while speeding (52MPH on a 25MPH road) and
dragged her sixty-eight feet, severely injuring her. He was found responsible
for a sum of $300,000.
Ausmus’s father, Harry Ausmus, was a philosophy professor at
Southern Connecticut. Brad Ausmus has said that his father’s book A Schopenhauerian Critique of Nietzsche's
Thought is his favorite.
Where he is now: Special Assistant, Baseball Operations for
the Padres, working with the organization’s catchers.
My memories: He was a Yankee minor leaguer who was taken in
the expansion draft by the Rockies. He spent most of his career in the NL so I
don’t have any specific memories of him.
Google Autocomplete results: He is seventh when you type
Brad A, between Brad and Emily, a couple from the TV show Bachelor, and Brad
Ascalon, an industrial designer. There do not appear to be any other prominent
Brad Ausmuses.
Coming up next: The next profile will be James Austin.
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