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Willie Mays League
9-7-2085
Cotton Strange Relief Pitcher
Retired (1963, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.07 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
W-L 21-30 Status Deceased (2005) Option Years 0  
SV 149 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 04-13-1929
K 271 Drafted Round 1, Pick 6
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(89 games)
IP 414.0
WHIP 1.57
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D  Contact vs. L C- Endurance D-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R D  Power vs. L D  Velocity A    Mentor Val A+
Speed C- Bunt D+ Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1952 BAL
2
 5
48
0
0
0
2
 0
34.0
 48 31 30 3 18
21
1.94
7.94
1953 BAL
2
 4
39
0
0
0
0
 0
31.0
 37 23 23 2 20
22
1.84
6.68
1954 BAL
2
 4
60
0
0
0
39
 0
60.2
 70 37 36 7 24
44
1.55
5.34
1955 BAL
3
 6
60
0
0
0
33
 0
57.0
 56 29 25 1 26
41
1.44
3.95
1956 BAL
2
 4
51
0
0
0
28
 0
47.0
 49 29 29 4 28
30
1.64
5.55
1957 BAL-PHI-CHA
1
 2
26
0
0
0
2
 0
25.2
 32 17 12 1 19
12
1.99
4.21
1958 CHA
2
 2
36
0
0
0
3
 0
39.1
 36 17 15 1 22
23
1.47
3.43
1959 CHA
1
 0
21
0
0
0
0
 0
21.1
 26 19 19 0 11
13
1.73
8.02
1960 NYN-PIT
1
 0
25
0
0
0
7
 0
21.1
 15 5 5 1 5
15
0.94
2.11
1961 PIT
1
 0
20
0
0
0
0
 0
15.1
 15 5 5 0 4
8
1.24
2.93
1962 PIT
1
 2
42
0
0
0
28
 0
37.2
 39 19 19 1 9
30
1.27
4.54
1963 PIT-PHI-NYA
3
 1
24
0
0
0
7
 0
24.0
 28 17 15 1 15
12
1.79
5.63
2085
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
21
 30
452
0
0
0
149
 0
414.0
 451 248 233 22 201
271
1.57
5.07
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Cotton Strange has retired from the New York PG-13s
1963-08-10The New York PG-13s have designated Cotton Strange for assignment.
1963-07-26The New York PG-13s have acquired Cotton Strange from the waiver wire.
1963-07-22The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have designated Cotton Strange for assignment.
1963-07-22The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have acquired Cotton Strange from the waiver wire.
1963-07-18The Pittsburgh Crawfords have designated Cotton Strange for assignment.
1963-06-27The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Cotton Strange to the major league team.
1963-06-07The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Joaquin White to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have designated Cotton Strange for assignment.
1963-04-01The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Chad Dashiell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Dusty Nekola to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Hank Lazor to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Cotton Strange to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Sidd Herring to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have sent Chick Mizell to the minors. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have designated Kevin Smith for assignment. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have designated Jack Gonzalez for assignment. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have sent John Leftwich to the minors. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have sent Joaquin White to the minors.
1962-10-13The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Bill Martinez to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted John Leftwich to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Joaquin White to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Paul Donnelly to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Chick Mizell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Kevin Smith to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Jack Gonzalez to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have sent Kurt Innis to the minors. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have sent Dixie Striker to the minors. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have sent Cotton Strange to the minors. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have sent Billy Crane to the minors. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have sent Sidd Herring to the minors. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have sent Dusty Nekola to the minors. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have sent Dave Marshall to the minors.
1960-05-13The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Cotton Strange to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have sent Chris LaRoche to the minors.
1960-04-29The Pittsburgh Crawfords have acquired Cotton Strange from the waiver wire. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have waived Tom Brewer.
1960-04-29The New York Giants have waived Cotton Strange.
1960-04-24The New York Giants have promoted Joe Long to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Cotton Strange to the minors.
1959-08-08The Chicago Dire Wolves have sent Cotton Strange down to the minors.
1959-07-11The Chicago Dire Wolves have promoted Cotton Strange to the major league team. The Chicago Dire Wolves have sent Kip Berry to the minors.
1959-05-13The Chicago Dire Wolves have promoted Kip Berry to the major league team. The Chicago Dire Wolves have sent Cotton Strange to the minors.
1958-10-03The Chicago Dire Wolves have promoted Cotton Strange to the major league team. The Chicago Dire Wolves have sent Schoolboy Luzinski to the minors.
1958-09-27The Chicago Dire Wolves have promoted Jack Browne to the major league team. The Chicago Dire Wolves have sent Cotton Strange to the minors.
1958-05-20The Chicago Dire Wolves have promoted Cotton Strange to the major league team. The Chicago Dire Wolves have sent Paul Williams to the minors.
1958-05-13The Chicago Dire Wolves have promoted Eddie Erautt to the major league team. The Chicago Dire Wolves have sent Cotton Strange to the minors.
1957-10-03The Chicago Dire Wolves have promoted Cotton Strange to the major league team. The Chicago Dire Wolves have sent Jack Browne to the minors.
1957-09-29The Chicago Dire Wolves have promoted Brian Weimer to the major league team. The Chicago Dire Wolves have sent Cotton Strange to the minors.
1957-08-12The Chicago Dire Wolves have promoted Cotton Strange to the major league team. The Chicago Dire Wolves have sent Kip Berry to the minors.
1957-08-12A trade has been completed between the Chicago Dire Wolves and the Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes receive Dick Schenz from the Chicago Dire Wolves in exchange for Paul Williams, Cotton Strange.
1957-07-08A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Black Tigers and the Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes receive Joe Fisk, Cotton Strange, Paul Williams from the Baltimore Black Tigers in exchange for Bart Pound, Doug McKenzie.
1957-06-06The Baltimore Black Tigers have promoted Billy Peterson to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Tigers have sent Cotton Strange to the minors.
1957-06-01The Baltimore Black Tigers have promoted Cotton Strange to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Tigers have sent Nino Tyrone to the minors.
1957-05-27The Baltimore Black Tigers have promoted Ted Rhodes to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Tigers have sent Cotton Strange to the minors.
1957-03-01The Baltimore Black Tigers have renamed Cody Bricks to Cotton Strange.
1954-09-05The Baltimore Freedom have promoted Cody Bricks to the major league team. The Baltimore Freedom have sent Bill Hankins to the minors.
1954-08-23The Baltimore Freedom have promoted Lance Evers to the major league team. The Baltimore Freedom have sent Cody Bricks to the minors.
1953-07-25The Baltimore Freedom have promoted Cody Bricks to the major league team. The Baltimore Freedom have sent Bill Hankins to the minors.
1953-07-01The Baltimore Freedom have promoted Bill Hankins to the major league team. The Baltimore Freedom have sent Cody Bricks to the minors.
1952-04-15The Baltimore Fury have promoted Cody Bricks to the major league team.
1952-04-15The Baltimore Fury have sent Cody Bricks to the minors.
1952-04-15The Baltimore Fury have promoted Cody Bricks to the major league team. The Baltimore Fury have sent Ted Rhodes to the minors.
1952-04-01The Baltimore Fury have renamed Cotton Strange to Cody Bricks.