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Vida Blue League
3-25-2028
Cotton Hill Second Base
Retired (1979, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .283 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .833 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 2684 Age at Death 85 Date of Birth 08-09-1940
HR 425 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1959)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(65 games)
RBI 1573
SB 250
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS B+ (74.5%) Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF F  (1.5%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 4
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 11
3B F  (0.4%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 10
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1962 LHP 27 68 20 1 0 4 14 10 15 .873 .388 .485 .191 .294
1962 RHP 53 158 38 9 0 2 12 21 32 .663 .328 .335 .095 .241
1963 LHP 74 178 49 7 1 5 20 9 35 .719 .309 .410 .135 .275
1963 RHP 122 419 100 14 4 12 54 19 75 .648 .271 .377 .138 .239
1964 LHP 72 156 34 9 1 5 23 25 30 .704 .319 .385 .167 .218
1964 RHP 133 416 132 24 7 15 61 40 80 .895 .378 .517 .200 .317
1965 LHP 81 171 65 11 2 9 38 21 28 1.074 .448 .626 .246 .380
1965 RHP 134 412 103 21 1 14 70 40 78 .725 .317 .408 .158 .250
1966 LHP 84 171 53 11 0 14 44 22 23 1.013 .393 .620 .310 .310
1966 RHP 132 427 109 21 2 15 60 38 86 .738 .319 .419 .164 .255
1967 LHP 88 196 61 11 3 9 36 15 29 .903 .367 .536 .224 .311
1967 RHP 133 404 101 19 4 19 62 35 61 .769 .311 .458 .208 .250
1968 LHP 75 163 48 4 1 9 26 20 27 .865 .368 .497 .202 .294
1968 RHP 139 408 100 12 3 18 72 61 76 .768 .347 .422 .176 .245
1969 LHP 59 126 37 7 1 5 25 7 22 .820 .336 .484 .190 .294
1969 RHP 114 375 104 23 3 16 50 47 74 .841 .358 .483 .205 .277
1970 LHP 92 194 61 11 2 13 39 22 35 .978 .385 .593 .278 .314
1970 RHP 133 412 133 22 6 18 66 43 67 .929 .392 .536 .214 .323
1971 LHP 69 154 40 4 1 9 29 22 38 .826 .352 .474 .214 .260
1971 RHP 135 427 123 21 4 19 63 51 69 .854 .365 .489 .201 .288
1972 LHP 95 229 66 14 2 8 33 16 45 .804 .332 .472 .183 .288
1972 RHP 133 359 99 18 5 18 79 44 67 .855 .350 .504 .228 .276
1973 LHP 92 222 70 10 3 11 46 21 43 .913 .377 .536 .221 .315
1973 RHP 129 368 117 21 8 21 71 35 65 .966 .377 .590 .272 .318
1974 LHP 75 161 54 12 1 10 38 17 31 1.005 .397 .609 .273 .335
1974 RHP 131 424 134 33 4 20 88 45 71 .934 .380 .554 .238 .316
1975 LHP 54 106 34 7 2 5 18 15 22 .977 .411 .566 .245 .321
1975 RHP 119 381 108 16 3 15 67 35 59 .799 .340 .459 .176 .283
1976 LHP 92 253 69 7 2 11 40 22 48 .782 .336 .447 .174 .273
1976 RHP 111 326 92 16 4 16 48 33 66 .855 .352 .503 .221 .282
1977 LHP 77 206 52 8 1 11 31 18 37 .776 .314 .461 .209 .252
1977 RHP 116 371 104 14 3 14 45 35 73 .792 .345 .447 .167 .280
1978 LHP 49 109 34 6 0 9 22 9 21 .981 .367 .615 .303 .312
1978 RHP 106 208 57 5 1 12 34 20 42 .818 .338 .481 .207 .274
1979 LHP 43 100 21 6 0 5 21 13 21 .719 .299 .420 .210 .210
1979 RHP 69 237 62 12 0 9 28 16 52 .734 .308 .426 .165 .262
Total LHP 1298 2963 868 146 23 152 543 304 550 .871 .360 .512 .219 .293
Total RHP 2142 6532 1816 321 62 273 1030 658 1193 .816 .345 .472 .194 .278
Total 2466 9495 2684 467 85 425 1573 962 1743 .833 .349 .484 .201 .283
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01Cotton Hill has retired from the Brooklyn Robins
1979-08-24Cotton Hill of the Brooklyn Robins is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1979-05-22A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Robins and the Minnesota Maulers. The Minnesota Maulers receive Randy Errickson, Draft Pick 1980 Round 4 BRO (Watty Clarkson) from the Brooklyn Robins in exchange for Cotton Hill. Protest This Trade.
1978-06-18The Minnesota Maulers have removed Cotton Hill from the trade block.
1978-05-22The Minnesota Maulers have placed Cotton Hill on the trade block.
1978-05-22A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Robins and the Minnesota Maulers. The Minnesota Maulers receive Cotton Hill, Jake Karp from the Brooklyn Robins in exchange for Ed Roser.
1976-04-03A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Seals and the Brooklyn Robins. The Brooklyn Robins receive Cotton Hill from the San Francisco Seals in exchange for Draft Pick 1977 Round 2 BRO (Dick Smith).
1976-04-01A trade has been completed between the Boston Bulldogs and the San Francisco Seals. The San Francisco Seals receive Joe Linares, Cotton Hill, Tom Viola, Hi Moreno, Craig Carreno, Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 BOS (Punch Judith) from the Boston Bulldogs in exchange for Randy Errickson, Art Gaston, Brian Werley, Chet Cusick.
1975-08-30Cotton Hill of the Boston Bulldogs is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1974-05-03A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Robins and the Boston Bulldogs. The Boston Bulldogs receive Cotton Hill from the Brooklyn Robins in exchange for Draft Pick 1975 Round 1 CHA (Dick Gerhart).
1974-04-30The Brooklyn Robins have placed Cotton Hill on the trade block.
1974-04-08The Brooklyn Robins have removed Cotton Hill from the trade block.
1974-04-04The Brooklyn Robins have placed Cotton Hill on the trade block.
1972-05-19A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cardinals and the Brooklyn Robins. The Brooklyn Robins receive Orber Pitts, Izzy Lyons, Cotton Hill, Joe Nealon, Monte Anderson, Nate Daley from the Chicago Cardinals in exchange for John Cochran, Jack Coombs, Tom Siemer, Jim Foster, Larry Schwamb.
1969-07-15Cotton Hill of the Chicago Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1967-04-27A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Robins and the Chicago Cardinals. The Chicago Cardinals receive Cotton Hill from the Brooklyn Robins in exchange for John LaRoche, Draft Pick 1968 Round 1 CHA (Doc Elster).
1962-07-24The Brooklyn Robins have promoted Cotton Hill to the major league team. The Brooklyn Robins have designated Bob Penny for assignment.
1962-04-20The Brooklyn Robins have renamed Tom Todt to Cotton Hill.