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Bill Cotton

William Jay Cotton

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 20, 1947 in McCook, Nebraska, US
Died: July 7, 2008 in Kearney, Nebraska, US
High School: McCook HS (McCook, NE)
School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in the 4th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from McCook HS (McCook, NE), the New York Mets in the 1st round (11th) of the 1968 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), the New York Mets in the 1st round (13th) of the 1969 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) and the New York Mets in the 1st round (12th) of the 1969 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF
1969	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A	NYM	21	67	53	8	15	1	1	1	7	2	0	10	10	.283	.394	.396	.790	21	1	1	2
1969	21	Pompano Beach	FLOR	A	NYM	19	60	49	7	13	1	1	1	7	2	0	8	8	.265	.356	.388	.744	19	0	1	2
1969	21	Visalia	CALL	A	NYM	2	7	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.500	.714	.500	1.214	2	1	0	0
1970	22	Visalia	CALL	A	NYM	81	293	257	27	65	11	0	11	41	2	0	31	68	.253	.334	.424	.759	109	2	0	3
1971	23	Memphis	DIXA	AA	NYM	61	201	176	9	47	4	2	2	20	0	1	22	32	.267	.353	.347	.700	61	2	0	1
1972	24	Tidewater	IL	AAA	NYM	62	179	155	13	40	5	0	0	14	1	1	17	27	.258	.341	.290	.631	45	3	3	1
1973	25	3 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	NYM,DET	58	174	153	12	32	8	0	1	12	0	0	18	26	.209	.292	.281	.573	43	0	3	0
1973	25	Memphis	TL	AA	NYM	2	6	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	.500	.667	.500	1.167	2	0	0	0
1973	25	Tidewater,Toledo	IL	AAA	DET,NYM	56	168	149	12	30	8	0	1	10	0	0	16	25	.201	.279	.275	.554	41	0	3	0
1973	25	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	17
1973	25	Tidewater	IL	AAA	NYM	39
1974	26	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	51	115	97	12	20	3	0	1	5	0	0	16	22	.206	.319	.268	.587	26	0	2	0
6 Seasons						334	1029	891	81	219	32	3	16	99	5	2	114	185	.246	.334	.342	.677	305	8	9	7
AAA (3 seasons)				AAA		169	462	401	37	90	16	0	2	29	1	1	49	74	.224	.313	.279	.592	112	3	8	1
A (2 seasons)				A		102	360	310	35	80	12	1	12	48	4	0	41	78	.258	.345	.419	.765	130	3	1	5
AA (2 seasons)				AA		63	207	180	9	49	4	2	2	22	0	1	24	33	.272	.362	.350	.712	63	2	0	1

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB
1969	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A	NYM	C	20	135	126	9	0	0	1.000	6.75	2
1969	21	Visalia	CALL	A	NYM	C	2	18	17	1	0	0	1.000	9.00	1
1969	21	Pompano Beach	FLOR	A	NYM	C	18	117	109	8	0	0	1.000	6.50	1
1970	22	Visalia	CALL	A	NYM	C	77	647	574	58	15	5	.977	8.21	19
1971	23	Memphis	DIXA	AA	NYM	C	54	418	375	31	12	5	.971	7.52	7
1972	24	Tidewater	IL	AAA	NYM	C	60	356	324	29	3	7	.992	5.88	8
1973	25	3 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	DET,NYM	C	58	299	272	22	5	5	.983	5.07	12
1973	25	Memphis	TL	AA	NYM	C	2	7	6	1	0	0	1.000	3.50	1
1973	25	Tidewater, Toledo	IL	AAA	DET,NYM	C	56	292	266	21	5	5	.983	5.13	11
1974	26	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	C	50	205	186	13	6	0	.971	3.98	9
6 Seasons							319	2060	1857	162	41	22	.980	6.33	57

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1969	21	Pompano Beach Mets	Florida State League	A	NYM
1969	21	Visalia Mets	California League	A	NYM
1970	22	Visalia Mets	California League	A	NYM
1971	23	Memphis Blues	Dixie Association	AA	NYM
1972	24	Tidewater Tides	International League	AAA	NYM
1973	25	Memphis Blues	Texas League	AA	NYM
1973	25	Toledo Mud Hens	International League	AAA	DET	1
1973	25	Tidewater Tides	International League	AAA	NYM	2
1974	26	Iowa Oaks	American Association	AAA	CHW

Sabr ID: 60af4f12

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