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Billy Hamilton League
7-15-2078
Doug "Boots" Botting Second Base
Retired (1966, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .296 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .821 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 2289 Age at Death 91 Date of Birth 05-12-1930
HR 194 Drafted Round 17, Pick 258
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 11 years
(9 games)
RBI 899
SB 198
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L A- Endurance D+   Ldrship
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity B+   Mentor vR
Speed B+ Bunt B- Control   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS C- (35.7%) Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1951 KC-CLE
102
393
62
96
8
2
4
17
43
47 0 0
6
1 19
.624
.319
.305
.061
.244
1952 CLE
141
498
84
139
20
5
12
60
78
67 2 2
4
1 30
.789
.378
.412
.133
.279
1953 CLE
136
396
64
127
21
2
7
65
46
46 2 7
4
2 13
.825
.388
.437
.116
.321
1954 CLE
156
582
83
157
27
12
14
83
72
79 5 1
20
1 15
.784
.355
.430
.160
.270
1955 CLE
142
493
77
134
20
2
3
55
57
60 1 5
14
1 9
.684
.345
.339
.067
.272
1956 CLE
124
492
98
135
24
6
14
53
72
62 6 3
19
4 3
.805
.372
.433
.159
.274
1957 CLE
156
652
102
201
31
11
14
84
78
100 2 4
15
4 8
.836
.382
.454
.146
.308
1958 CLE
156
648
124
209
53
8
25
82
71
91 5 3
13
2 10
.937
.392
.545
.222
.323
1959 CLE
151
588
108
177
41
6
16
58
87
72 1 3
14
4 10
.863
.390
.473
.172
.301
1960 CLE
161
559
119
176
34
6
20
73
74
73 3 4
10
5 3
.900
.395
.504
.190
.315
1961 CLE
149
525
86
147
38
2
12
51
67
76 1 4
10
4 8
.789
.360
.429
.149
.280
1962 CLE
153
559
96
166
32
3
12
50
59
64 5 0
18
6 5
.799
.369
.429
.132
.297
1963 CLE
154
554
93
158
26
7
17
56
64
79 4 3
23
2 4
.811
.362
.449
.164
.285
1964 DET
155
467
93
146
24
5
13
56
68
60 1 1
14
3 8
.869
.400
.469
.156
.313
1965 DET-NYN
132
247
45
95
17
2
9
41
19
33 1 4
12
1 0
1.003
.424
.579
.194
.385
1966 NYN
76
77
6
26
3
0
2
15
8
8 0 0
2
1 1
.855
.400
.455
.117
.338
Total
2244
7730
1340
2289
419
79
194
899
963
1017 39 44
198
42 146
.821
.375
.446
.150
.296
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Doug "Boots" Botting has retired from the New York Possum Nation
1966-03-05The New York Possum Nation have renamed Doug Botting to Doug "Boots" Botting.
1965-07-12A trade has been completed between the New York Possum Nation and the Detroit Tigres. The Detroit Tigres receive Al "Chicken Hawk" Conn, Draft Pick - 1966 Round 3 (CLE) from the New York Possum Nation in exchange for Doug Botting.
1951-06-04A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Spiders and the Kansas City Yellow Canaries. The Kansas City Yellow Canaries receive Andy Kearney, Bill Baumgartner, Mark Henry from the Cleveland Spiders in exchange for Doug Botting.
1951-06-01The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have promoted Bill Loynd to the major league team. The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have sent Doug Botting to the minors.
1951-05-22The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have promoted Doug Botting to the major league team. The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have sent Jesus Piazza to the minors.