Bill Cotton

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 195lb (178cm, 88kg)

Born: October 20, 1947 in McCook, NE us

Died: July 7, 2008 in Kearney, NE

Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, McCook, NE

Draft: 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).

High School: McCook HS (McCook, NE)

School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Full Name: William Jay Cotton

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Register Batting
Year	Age	AgeDif	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	-0.4	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	-0.7	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	0.4	Visalia	CALL	A	NYM	81	293	257	27	65	11	0	11	41	2	0	31	68	.253	.335	.424	.759	109	2	0	3
1971	23	0.0	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	-1.3	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	AAA-AA	DET-NYM	58	174	153	12	32	8	0	1	12	0	0	18	26					43	0	3	0
1973	25	0.1	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	17
1973	25	0.1	Tidewater	IL	AAA	NYM	39
1973	25	2.3	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
1974	26	1.0	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
All Levels (6 Seasons)							334	861	742	69	189	24	3	15	89	5	2	98	160					264	8	6	7

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		169	294	252	25	60	8	0	1	19	1	1	33	49					71	3	5	1
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		63	207	180	9	49	4	2	2	22	0	1	24	33	.272	.362	.350	.712	63	2	0	1
A (2 seasons)					Minors		102	360	310	35	80	12	1	12	48	4	0	41	78	.258	.345	.419	.765	130	3	1	5