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Bob Gibson League
4-1-2095
Richie Kotzen Third Base
Retired (1980, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .271 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .782 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
H 1810 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 08-11-1942
HR 279 Drafted Round 2, Pick 31
(1961)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(30 games)
RBI 1042
SB 163
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B  Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed C  Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B D+ (27.1%) LF A+ (97.9%) Arm B  WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 6
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 0% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1961 Minors 19 60.00 8 / 9 5 / 6 6 / 6 6 / 7 10 / 10 14 / 14 8 / 8 57 / 60
1962 Minors 20 18.00 3 / 4 1 / 1 3 / 3 1 / 2 3 / 4 3 / 3 1 / 1 15 / 18
1963 Minors 21 52.00 5 / 7 2 / 3 11 / 13 10 / 14 4 / 4 3 / 4 5 / 7 40 / 52
1964 Minors 22 26.00 3 / 5 2 / 3 2 / 4 1 / 4 6 / 7 2 / 3 0 / 0 16 / 26
1964 Majors 22 6.25 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 2 4 / 6
1965 Majors 23 37.96 1 / 4 2 / 8 2 / 5 3 / 5 2 / 4 5 / 5 4 / 6 19 / 37
1966 Majors 24 48.23 1 / 6 0 / 4 6 / 8 4 / 7 7 / 9 6 / 8 4 / 6 28 / 48
1967 Majors 25 54.02 3 / 10 2 / 2 4 / 8 0 / 5 2 / 4 2 / 11 11 / 14 24 / 54
1968 Majors 26 55.24 4 / 9 3 / 10 2 / 8 1 / 6 0 / 7 3 / 8 3 / 7 16 / 55
1969 Majors 27 55.85 2 / 5 3 / 9 3 / 7 1 / 6 1 / 8 3 / 9 4 / 11 17 / 55
1970 Majors 28 55.77 2 / 9 1 / 6 1 / 9 1 / 6 2 / 6 4 / 10 0 / 9 11 / 55
1971 Majors 29 47.29 0 / 10 1 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 3 1 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 3 3 / 47
1972 Majors 30 55.49 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 2 1 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 10 3 / 10 4 / 55
1973 Majors 31 61.39 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 61
1974 Majors 32 25.80 0 / 5 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 5 0 / 5 1 / 2 2 / 25
1975 Majors 33 55.39 0 / 2 1 / 11 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 12 1 / 55
1976 Majors 34 40.50 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 40
1977 Majors 35 49.69 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 49
1978 Majors 36 32.60 0 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 2 0 / 32
1979 Majors 37 40.90 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 40
1980 Majors 38 11.70 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 11
Total 0 0 0 32 / 120 24 / 105 41 / 125 30 / 132 39 / 133 45 / 140 46 / 126 257 / 881
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Richie Kotzen has retired from the Brooklyn Dodgers
1965-05-13A trade has been completed between the New York Metropolitans and the Philadelphia Nazz. The Philadelphia Nazz receive Joe Evans, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (CLE) from the New York Metropolitans in exchange for Richie Kotzen, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 1 (PHI).
1964-08-25The Philadelphia Nazz have promoted Richie Kotzen to the major league team. The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Dane Drusstype to the minors.
1964-08-24The Philadelphia Nazz have promoted Dolph Straub to the major league team. The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Richie Kotzen to the minors.
1964-08-02The Philadelphia Nazz have promoted Richie Kotzen to the major league team.
1964-03-25The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Joe Thomson to the minors. The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Steve Stevens to the minors. The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Gary Hoey to the minors. The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Mu Ving Ensteryo to the minors. The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Jess Wotinyded to the minors. The Philadelphia Nazz have designated Greg Hawkes for assignment. The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Mybys Frenzgurl to the minors. The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Vivian Campbell to the minors. The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Richie Kotzen to the minors. The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Khan Dio to the minors.
1963-10-03The Philadelphia Nazz have promoted Richie Kotzen to the major league team.
1961-04-02The Philadelphia Nazz have renamed Matt Knisely to Richie Kotzen.