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Chuck Cottier
Charles Keith Cottier

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 175 lb.

Debut April 17, 1959
  vs. PIT 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 9, 1969
Born January 8, 1936 in Delta, CO

Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1959 23 MLN NL  10   24    1    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   3   7  .125  .222  .167   10    4   1   0   0   0   0
 1960 24 MLN NL  95  229   29   52   8  0   3   19   1  0  14  21  .227  .273  .301   63   69   5   4   3   2   3
 1961 25 TOT AL 111  344   39   81  14  4   2   35   9  1  31  52  .235  .297  .317   68  109   7   4   1   1   5
         DET AL  10    7    2    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   1  .286  .375  .286   78    2   1   0   0   0   0
         WSA AL 101  337   37   79  14  4   2   34   9  1  30  51  .234  .296  .318   68  107   6   4   1   1   5
 1962 26 WSA AL 136  443   50  107  14  6   6   40  14  8  44  57  .242  .310  .341   76  151  10   4   0   2   6
 1963 27 WSA AL 113  337   30   69  16  4   5   21   2  1  24  63  .205  .257  .320   61  108   4   1   6   0   5
 1964 28 WSA AL  73  137   16   23   6  2   3   10   2  0  19  33  .168  .268  .307   60   42   3   1   1   0   2
 1965 29 WSA AL   7    1    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1968 32 CAL AL  33   67    2   13   4  1   0    1   0  0   2  15  .194  .217  .284   55   19   0   0   0   0   0
 1969 33 CAL AL   2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      580 1584  168  348  63 17  19  127  28 10 137 248  .220  .282  .317   66  502  30  14  11   5  21
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        442   47   97  18  5   5   35   8  3  38  69  .220  .282  .317   66  140   8   4   3   1   6
 Career High    136  443   50  107  16  6   6   40  14  8  44  63  .242  .310  .341   76  151  10   4   6   2   6
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1959 23 MLN NL   28   22    1   1.2    98| .125  .260| .222  .325| .167  .403| .389  .728|  10  .079  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1960 24 MLN NL  254  189   20   2.8    93| .227  .255| .273  .320| .301  .391| .574  .711|  63  .314 -11.1  -1.1 100%
 1961 25 TOT AL  387  280   35   3.3   100| .235  .258| .297  .332| .317  .402| .614  .734|  68  .352 -14.9  -1.4  90%
         DET AL    9    6    1   4.4   106| .286  .267| .375  .343| .286  .416| .661  .759|  78  .480  -0.2   0.0   0%
         WSA AL  378  274   34   3.3   100| .234  .258| .296  .332| .318  .401| .614  .734|  68  .349 -14.7  -1.4  90%
 1962 26 WSA AL  503  364   49   3.6   103| .242  .263| .310  .335| .341  .410| .651  .745|  76  .396 -15.5  -1.5  63%
 1963 27 WSA AL  366  279   28   2.7    95| .205  .255| .257  .322| .320  .394| .577  .716|  61  .310 -18.2  -1.9  66%
 1964 28 WSA AL  160  120   12   2.7    96| .168  .256| .268  .324| .307  .397| .575  .721|  60  .303  -7.5  -0.8 100%
 1965 29 WSA AL    1    1    0   0.0    90| .000  .248| .000  .318| .000  .381| .000  .699|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1968 32 CAL AL   69   54    4   2.0    76| .194  .232| .217  .301| .284  .344| .501  .645|  55  .261  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1969 33 CAL AL    2    2    0   0.0    90| .000  .248| .000  .323| .000  .373| .000  .696|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1770 1311  149   3.1    97| .220  .257| .282  .327| .317  .398| .599  .725|  66  .339 -74.8  -7.5  73%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1959 23 MLN NL 2B 10 18 22 1 2 .976 .976 4.00 4.78 4.76 5.27 9 75.7 1960 24 MLN NL 2B 92 180 214 13 40 .968 .974 4.28 4.48 5.56 5.20 65 637.3 1961 25 TOT AL 2B 102 235 322 10 75 .982 .978 5.46 4.72 5.68 5.24 101 882.3 DET AL SS 8 7 1 1 1 .889 .952 1.00 4.38 4.42 4.86 0 16.3 2B 2 2 6 0 2 1.000 .976 4.00 4.70 6.00 5.25 1 12.0 WSA AL 2B 100 233 316 10 73 .982 .978 5.49 4.72 5.68 5.24 100 870.3 1962 26 WSA AL 2B 134 368 354 14 100 .981 .980 5.39 4.87 5.99 5.25 122 1084.7 1963 27 WSA AL 2B 85 200 221 16 49 .963 .980 4.95 4.68 5.48 5.08 77 692.0 SS 24 33 65 9 16 .916 .965 4.08 4.56 5.26 4.78 18 167.7 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 1964 28 WSA AL 2B 53 109 110 4 31 .982 .980 4.13 4.54 5.40 5.17 42 365.3 3B 3 0 4 1 0 .800 .952 1.33 2.77 2.00 3.05 2 18.0 SS 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 4.55 9.00 4.95 0 2.0 1968 32 CAL AL 3B 27 13 39 2 2 .963 .951 1.93 2.67 2.78 3.05 18 168.3 2B 4 2 6 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 4.35 6.55 5.07 0 11.0 1969 33 CAL AL 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.60 4.50 5.17 0 4.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1959 23 MLN NL 2B 10 18 22 1 2 .976 .976 4.00 4.78 4.76 5.27 9 75.7 1960 24 MLN NL 2B 92 180 214 13 40 .968 .974 4.28 4.48 5.56 5.20 65 637.3 1961 25 TOT AL 2B 102 235 322 10 75 .982 .978 5.46 4.72 5.68 5.24 101 882.3 DET AL 2B 2 2 6 0 2 1.000 .976 4.00 4.70 6.00 5.25 1 12.0 WSA AL 2B 100 233 316 10 73 .982 .978 5.49 4.72 5.68 5.24 100 870.3 1962 26 WSA AL 2B 134 368 354 14 100 .981 .980 5.39 4.87 5.99 5.25 122 1084.7 1963 27 WSA AL 2B 85 200 221 16 49 .963 .980 4.95 4.68 5.48 5.08 77 692.0 1964 28 WSA AL 2B 53 109 110 4 31 .982 .980 4.13 4.54 5.40 5.17 42 365.3 1968 32 CAL AL 2B 4 2 6 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 4.35 6.55 5.07 0 11.0 1969 33 CAL AL 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.60 4.50 5.17 0 4.0 1963 27 WSA AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 1964 28 WSA AL 3B 3 0 4 1 0 .800 .952 1.33 2.77 2.00 3.05 2 18.0 1968 32 CAL AL 3B 27 13 39 2 2 .963 .951 1.93 2.67 2.78 3.05 18 168.3 1961 25 DET AL SS 8 7 1 1 1 .889 .952 1.00 4.38 4.42 4.86 0 16.3 1963 27 WSA AL SS 24 33 65 9 16 .916 .965 4.08 4.56 5.26 4.78 18 167.7 1964 28 WSA AL SS 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 4.55 9.00 4.95 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 2B* 482 1113 1250 58 297 .976 .978 4.90 4.69 5.67 5.20 416 3752.3 SS* 34 41 67 10 17 .915 .963 3.18 4.51 5.23 4.79 18 186.0 3B* 31 13 43 3 2 .949 .951 1.81 2.68 2.68 3.05 20 188.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 547 1167 1360 71 316 .973 .977 4.62 4.56 5.51 5.08 454 4127
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Stolen Bases
1962 AL-14-10

Sac. Hits
1962 AL-10-7

Caught Stealing
1962 AL-8-5

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2083) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1954 Season: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.

Before 1955 Season: Sent from the Baltimore Orioles to the New Iberia (Evangeline) in an unknown transaction.

Before 1956 Season: Sent from the New Iberia (Evangeline) to the Milwaukee Braves in an unknown transaction.

December 7, 1960: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with Dick Brown, Bill Bruton, and Terry Fox to the Detroit Tigers for Frank Bolling and Neil Chrisley.

June 5, 1961: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Washington Senators for Hal Woodeshick.

February 16, 1967: Purchased by the California Angels from the Washington Senators.

April 6, 1970: Released by the California Angels.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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