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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   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 Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS B+ (74.5%) Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF (1.5%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 4
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 11
3B (0.4%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 10
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1969 Away 59 234 0 66 17 1 15 40 29 45 0 0 0 .917 .361 .556 .274 .282
1969 Home 67 267 0 75 13 3 6 35 25 51 0 0 0 .765 .346 .419 .139 .281
1970 Away 67 321 0 98 19 2 15 56 33 50 0 0 0 .893 .376 .517 .212 .305
1970 Home 66 285 0 96 14 6 16 49 32 52 0 0 0 1.002 .406 .596 .260 .337
1971 Away 53 305 0 93 13 3 17 55 37 49 0 0 0 .918 .383 .534 .230 .305
1971 Home 46 276 0 70 12 2 11 37 36 58 0 0 0 .769 .338 .431 .178 .254
1972 Away 80 311 59 84 19 3 14 59 29 60 7 4 7 .815 .329 .486 .215 .270
1972 Home 76 277 46 81 13 4 12 53 31 52 10 4 3 .857 .359 .498 .206 .292
1973 Away 76 304 50 105 22 6 18 59 28 51 8 2 9 1.035 .400 .635 .289 .345
1973 Home 79 286 51 82 9 5 14 58 28 57 3 2 14 .852 .352 .500 .213 .287
1974 Away 81 341 65 110 27 2 20 75 30 54 11 3 8 .966 .376 .589 .267 .323
1974 Home 70 244 42 78 18 3 10 51 32 48 6 2 7 .936 .395 .541 .221 .320
1975 Away 63 246 33 68 15 2 10 35 24 39 8 1 4 .818 .342 .476 .199 .276
1975 Home 66 241 40 74 8 3 10 50 26 42 7 2 4 .860 .370 .490 .183 .307
1976 Away 73 293 38 75 12 3 11 44 30 62 8 3 0 .757 .327 .430 .174 .256
1976 Home 72 286 54 86 11 3 16 44 25 52 9 2 7 .891 .363 .528 .227 .301
1977 Away 74 287 32 67 12 2 6 32 33 62 8 7 15 .670 .318 .352 .118 .233
1977 Home 72 290 56 89 10 2 19 44 20 48 4 2 12 .902 .350 .552 .245 .307
1978 Away 64 173 30 46 6 1 7 25 14 40 2 3 5 .760 .326 .434 .168 .266
1978 Home 57 144 31 45 5 0 14 31 15 23 1 1 4 1.012 .373 .639 .326 .312
1979 Away 46 172 24 48 10 0 10 28 13 36 3 1 3 .840 .328 .512 .233 .279
1979 Home 44 165 20 35 8 0 4 21 16 37 0 0 2 .616 .283 .333 .121 .212
Total Away 736 2987 331 860 172 25 143 508 300 548 55 24 51 .860 .354 .506 .218 .288
Total Home 715 2761 340 811 121 31 132 473 286 520 40 15 53 .863 .360 .503 .210 .294
Total 2466 9495 1547 2684 467 85 425 1573 962 1743 250 101 230 .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.