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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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1959 Minors 19 58.00 7 / 10 4 / 7 9 / 13 11 / 14 5 / 5 5 / 5 4 / 4 45 / 58
1960 Minors 20 62.00 2 / 9 8 / 12 5 / 13 4 / 9 5 / 7 7 / 7 5 / 5 36 / 62
1961 Minors 21 63.00 2 / 8 4 / 9 3 / 8 6 / 11 9 / 11 6 / 6 10 / 10 40 / 63
1962 Minors 22 40.00 1 / 7 4 / 8 1 / 3 2 / 6 5 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 6 21 / 40
1962 Majors 22 26.66 62 57 0 2 / 3 2 / 6 0 / 5 1 / 6 2 / 2 4 / 4 0 / 0 11 / 26
1962 Pos (1B) 22 3.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 3
1962 Pos (2B) 22 35.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 17 / 35
1963 Majors 23 67.75 162 146 0 6 / 9 1 / 8 2 / 7 3 / 10 8 / 13 9 / 11 8 / 9 37 / 67
1964 Majors 24 68.59 162 147 0 5 / 11 3 / 13 3 / 7 4 / 10 3 / 6 10 / 15 4 / 6 32 / 68
1965 Majors 25 70.98 162 149 0 4 / 12 1 / 7 3 / 8 2 / 10 2 / 9 6 / 14 2 / 10 20 / 70
1966 Majors 26 69.86 162 149 0 2 / 13 3 / 8 1 / 10 1 / 9 2 / 12 2 / 4 5 / 13 16 / 69
1967 Majors 27 65.41 162 149 0 1 / 9 0 / 10 1 / 11 0 / 14 2 / 7 1 / 6 0 / 8 5 / 65
1968 Majors 28 65.75 162 149 0 0 / 11 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 11 3 / 8 3 / 9 4 / 9 10 / 65
1969 Majors 29 55.26 136 126 26 1 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 5 1 / 5 3 / 10 0 / 10 5 / 55
1970 Majors 30 65.33 162 149 0 0 / 5 0 / 12 1 / 7 0 / 9 1 / 10 1 / 9 2 / 13 5 / 65
1971 Majors 31 65.33 162 149 0 0 / 13 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 13 0 / 15 2 / 6 2 / 65
1972 Majors 32 65.61 162 146 0 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 7 2 / 13 2 / 65
1973 Majors 33 65.33 162 146 0 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 11 1 / 16 0 / 6 0 / 5 1 / 65
1974 Majors 34 62.67 162 144 0 -1 / 7 -5 / 16 -2 / 6 -4 / 10 -8 / 4 -1 / 11 -2 / 8 -23 / 62
1975 Majors 35 54.41 140 126 22 -4 / 6 -5 / 9 -4 / 15 -6 / 5 -9 / 7 -3 / 7 -2 / 5 -33 / 54
1976 Majors 36 61.32 162 139 0 -2 / 3 -4 / 8 -3 / 11 0 / 7 -1 / 7 -4 / 18 -1 / 7 -15 / 61
1977 Majors 37 58.88 162 146 0 0 / 5 -1 / 12 -3 / 7 -6 / 5 -5 / 7 -3 / 12 -3 / 10 -21 / 58
1978 Majors 38 45.33 162 72 0 -3 / 4 -1 / 4 -3 / 6 0 / 12 -2 / 7 -3 / 7 -2 / 5 -14 / 45
1979 Majors 39 48.36 132 84 29 -1 / 10 -2 / 5 -3 / 1 -3 / 7 -4 / 8 -1 / 7 -2 / 10 -16 / 48
Total 2738 2373 77 22 / 184 12 / 196 11 / 177 15 / 192 20 / 180 46 / 195 40 / 172 183 / 1334
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.