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Hank Aaron League 4-1-2201 |
Cotton Brandenburg | ![]() Retired (1978, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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AVG | .239 | Total Rating | ![]() |
Bats/Throws | B/L | |
OPS | .638 | Status | Deceased (2015) | Option Years | 0
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H | 537 | Age at Death | 73 | Date of Birth | 04-11-1942 | |
HR | 38 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 31 (1960) |
Majors Svc Time | 9 years (142 games) |
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RBI | 209 | |||||
SB | 101 |
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | MIL-BAL | 25 |
93 |
7 |
21
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 2 | .534 |
.265 |
.269 |
.043 |
.226 |
|
1964 | BAL | 102 |
242 |
22 |
50
|
6 |
2 |
6 |
24 |
17 |
58 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | 5 | .580 |
.258 |
.322 |
.116 |
.207 |
|
1965 | BAL | 12 |
39 |
3 |
9
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
0 | 0 | .584 |
.225 |
.359 |
.128 |
.231 |
|
1966 | BAL | 4 |
4 |
0 |
1
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 0 | .650 |
.400 |
.250 |
.000 |
.250 |
|
1967 | BAL | 25 |
55 |
7 |
13
|
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
10 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
0 | 2 | .622 |
.295 |
.327 |
.091 |
.236 |
|
1968 | BAL | 15 |
56 |
4 |
11
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
6 |
14 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
1 | 3 | .589 |
.286 |
.304 |
.107 |
.196 |
|
1969 | BAL-MIL | 6 |
10 |
3 |
2
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .685 |
.385 |
.300 |
.100 |
.200 |
|
1970 | MIL | 24 |
27 |
2 |
8
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1 | 0 | .715 |
.345 |
.370 |
.074 |
.296 |
|
1971 | MIL | 27 |
50 |
8 |
14
|
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | 4 | .859 |
.379 |
.480 |
.200 |
.280 |
|
1972 | MIL | 19 |
17 |
5 |
6
|
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
0 | 0 | 1.186 |
.421 |
.765 |
.412 |
.353 |
|
1973 | MIL | 35 |
33 |
2 |
8
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
0 | 1 | .598 |
.265 |
.333 |
.091 |
.242 |
|
1974 | MIL-BOS | 20 |
64 |
8 |
17
|
4 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
9 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
0 | 0 | .755 |
.333 |
.422 |
.156 |
.266 |
|
1975 | BOS | 124 |
460 |
60 |
118
|
25 |
6 |
8 |
52 |
39 |
100 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
9 | 3 | .707 |
.318 |
.389 |
.133 |
.257 |
|
1976 | BOS | 104 |
427 |
60 |
105
|
12 |
7 |
8 |
36 |
28 |
77 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
4 | 7 | .661 |
.298 |
.363 |
.117 |
.246 |
|
1977 | BOS | 129 |
531 |
53 |
123
|
15 |
4 |
6 |
34 |
27 |
97 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
7 | 5 | .578 |
.270 |
.309 |
.077 |
.232 |
|
1978 | BOS | 35 |
143 |
11 |
31
|
7 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
23 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | 0 | .559 |
.258 |
.301 |
.084 |
.217 |
|
Total | 706 |
2251 |
255 |
537
|
79 |
26 |
38 |
209 |
158 |
441 | 11 | 9 | 101 |
30 | 32 | .638 |
.291 |
.347 |
.109 |
.239 |
Date | Transaction |
1978-11-01 | Cotton Brandenburg has retired from the Boston Red Glory |
1974-08-12 | The Boston Red Sox have promoted Cotton Brandenburg to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Shawon French to the minors. |
1974-08-12 | The Boston Red Sox have acquired Cotton Brandenburg from the waiver wire. |
1974-04-10 | The Milwaukee Potawatomis have waived Cotton Brandenburg. |
1974-03-30 | The Milwaukee Potawatomis have promoted Charles Coulomb to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potawatomis have promoted Clay Tracy to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potawatomis have promoted Mark Adams to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potawatomis have promoted Milt Dean to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potawatomis have designated Roy Lancaster for assignment. The Milwaukee Potawatomis have designated Cotton Brandenburg for assignment. The Milwaukee Potawatomis have designated Dean Acheson for assignment. The Milwaukee Potawatomis have designated Larry Segrist for assignment. |
1973-03-31 | The Milwaukee Potawatomis have promoted Cotton Brandenburg to the major league team. |
1972-08-29 | The Milwaukee Potawatomis have promoted Jeremy Siegel to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potawatomis have designated Cotton Brandenburg for assignment. |
1972-05-07 | The Milwaukee Potawatomis have promoted Cotton Brandenburg to the major league team. |
1972-04-11 | The Milwaukee Potawatomis have designated Cotton Brandenburg for assignment. |
1969-09-26 | The Milwaukee Potawatomis have acquired Cotton Brandenburg from the waiver wire. |
1969-09-16 | The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have designated Cotton Brandenburg for assignment. |
1969-09-16 | The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have re-claimed Cotton Brandenburg from the waiver wire. |
1969-09-16 | The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have promoted Larry Judy to the major league team. The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have designated Cotton Brandenburg for assignment. |
1964-03-30 | The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have promoted Cotton Brandenburg to the major league team. |
1963-06-13 | The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have promoted Nick "Knack" Mack to the major league team. The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have sent Cotton Brandenburg to the minors. |
1963-05-30 | The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have promoted Cotton Brandenburg to the major league team. The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have sent Hank Clymer to the minors. |
1963-05-27 | The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have promoted Cody Hack to the major league team. The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have sent Cotton Brandenburg to the minors. |
1963-05-08 | The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have promoted Cotton Brandenburg to the major league team. The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have sent Cody Hack to the minors. |
1963-04-01 | A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Rank Amateurs and the Milwaukee Potawatomis. The Milwaukee Potawatomis receive Lyn "Mac" McChesney, Ray Friedrichs from the Baltimore Rank Amateurs in exchange for Taylor Hornung, Cotton Brandenburg. |
1960-04-22 | The Milwaukee Potawatomis have renamed Dick Martin to Cotton Brandenburg. |