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Mordecai Brown League
10-13-2263
Don Botting Catcher
Retired (1967, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .252 Total Rating 42   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .661 Status Deceased (1995) Option Years 0  
H 233 Age at Death 64 Date of Birth 05-12-1931
HR 11 Drafted Round 2, Pick 32
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(68 games)
RBI 98
SB 4
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 60 Contact vs. L 55 Endurance 55   Ldrship 96
Power vs. R 38 Power vs. L 23 Velocity 32   Mentor vR 70
Speed 28 Bunt 30 Control 4   Mentor vL 0
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * 100 (100%) SS --- Range 43 WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm 56 WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health 8 LCS Appearances 3
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
1954 BRO
24
44
4
10
3
0
1
6
4
 6 2 0
2
 0 0
.684
.320
.364
.136
.227
1955 BRO
31
101
15
28
5
0
4
15
13
 17 0 0
0
 1 3
.805
.360
.446
.168
.277
1956 BRO
45
79
8
20
3
0
1
7
5
 10 0 1
0
 0 1
.623
.294
.329
.076
.253
1957 BRO
29
66
6
18
4
0
0
5
6
 16 0 1
1
 0 0
.662
.329
.333
.061
.273
1958 BRO
78
172
22
37
5
1
2
21
22
 26 0 2
0
 0 0
.592
.301
.291
.076
.215
1959 BRO
30
54
7
13
3
0
0
2
7
 5 0 0
0
 0 2
.624
.328
.296
.056
.241
1960 BRO
7
15
0
4
2
0
0
3
3
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.789
.389
.400
.133
.267
1961 BRO
6
15
1
5
1
0
0
3
1
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.775
.375
.400
.067
.333
1962 BRO
5
3
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
1.417
.750
.667
.000
.667
1963 CLE
42
104
10
26
4
0
2
9
7
 22 0 1
1
 1 1
.641
.295
.346
.096
.250
1964 CLE
33
89
4
19
2
1
0
9
15
 18 1 1
0
 0 2
.589
.330
.258
.045
.213
1965 CLE
33
93
7
29
1
2
0
3
8
 11 0 0
0
 1 4
.732
.366
.366
.054
.312
1966 CLE
31
89
7
22
5
0
1
14
5
 15 0 1
0
 0 3
.621
.284
.337
.090
.247
Total
394
924
91
233
38
4
11
98
97
 150 3 7
4
 3 16
.661
.323
.338
.085
.252
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Don Botting has retired from the Cleveland Next Years
1967-04-10The Cleveland Next Years have designated Don Botting for assignment.
1963-04-15The Cleveland Next Years have acquired Don Botting from the waiver wire.
1963-04-04The Brooklyn SkyHawks have promoted Jose Law to the major league team. The Brooklyn SkyHawks have designated Don Botting for assignment.
1962-04-08The Brooklyn SkyHawks have re-claimed Don Botting from the waiver wire.
1962-03-31The Brooklyn SkyHawks have promoted Harry Steengrafe to the major league team. The Brooklyn SkyHawks have designated Don Botting for assignment.
1961-09-05The Brooklyn SkyHawks have re-claimed Don Botting from the waiver wire.
1961-09-02The Brooklyn SkyHawks have designated Don Botting for assignment.
1961-08-05The Brooklyn SkyHawks have promoted Sibby Morrison to the major league team. The Brooklyn SkyHawks have promoted Don Botting to the major league team.
1961-07-08The Brooklyn SkyHawks have designated Don Botting for assignment.
1955-09-17The Brooklyn SkyHawks have promoted Don Botting to the major league team.
1955-08-10The Brooklyn SkyHawks have promoted Gil McDougald to the major league team. The Brooklyn SkyHawks have sent Don Botting to the minors.
1955-07-13The Brooklyn SkyHawks have promoted Don Botting to the major league team.
1955-06-28The Brooklyn SkyHawks have sent Don Botting to the minors.
1955-06-10The Brooklyn SkyHawks have promoted Don Botting to the major league team.
1955-04-25The Brooklyn SkyHawks have promoted Jeff McClain to the major league team. The Brooklyn SkyHawks have sent Don Botting to the minors.
1955-04-25The Brooklyn SkyHawks have promoted Don Botting to the major league team.
1954-07-23The Brooklyn SkyHawks have sent Don Botting to the minors.
1954-07-01The Brooklyn SkyHawks have promoted Don Botting to the major league team.
1954-05-25The Brooklyn SkyHawks have sent Don Botting to the minors.
1954-04-08The Brooklyn SkyHawks have promoted Don Botting to the major league team.