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Bill Bottenfield Right Field
Retired (1989, Age 42)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .287 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .831 Status Deceased (2020) Option Years 0  
H 3370 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 11-14-1946
HR 505 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1964)
Majors Svc Time 21 years
(55 games)
RBI 1935
SB 187
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR C+
Speed C- Bunt Control   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF A+ (98.9%) Arm A- WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 11
* League requires 75% 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 
1964 Minors 18 72.00 8 / 10 2 / 6 10 / 14 10 / 12 9 / 9 11 / 11 8 / 10 58 / 72
1965 Minors 19 56.00 6 / 10 5 / 10 3 / 7 4 / 7 7 / 7 7 / 8 6 / 7 38 / 56
1966 Minors 20 61.00 2 / 7 2 / 5 7 / 10 4 / 7 13 / 13 4 / 7 10 / 12 42 / 61
1967 Minors 21 60.00 2 / 6 2 / 5 6 / 9 4 / 10 4 / 6 6 / 11 8 / 13 32 / 60
1967 Majors 21 5.09 11 10 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 3 3 / 5
1968 Minors 22 54.00 1 / 7 4 / 8 2 / 8 1 / 6 6 / 10 1 / 8 3 / 7 18 / 54
1968 Majors 22 8.58 18 15 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 3 / 8
1969 Majors 23 75.38 162 135 0 6 / 12 4 / 12 6 / 14 4 / 9 6 / 12 4 / 11 2 / 5 32 / 75
1970 Majors 24 72.10 162 140 0 2 / 10 4 / 8 3 / 7 5 / 13 4 / 8 3 / 13 4 / 13 25 / 72
1971 Majors 25 66.66 162 150 0 4 / 9 2 / 17 2 / 10 1 / 6 1 / 8 1 / 11 0 / 5 11 / 66
1972 Majors 26 73.62 162 149 0 1 / 11 2 / 10 1 / 11 1 / 6 5 / 14 1 / 10 5 / 11 16 / 73
1973 Majors 27 71.17 162 149 0 0 / 7 0 / 9 1 / 12 2 / 12 6 / 15 1 / 9 1 / 7 11 / 71
1974 Majors 28 71.66 162 149 0 0 / 5 1 / 11 1 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 10 1 / 14 2 / 16 6 / 71
1975 Majors 29 64.99 162 149 0 0 / 7 1 / 11 1 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 15 0 / 10 1 / 9 3 / 64
1976 Majors 30 57.01 141 130 18 0 / 11 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 13 0 / 8 0 / 57
1977 Majors 31 56.13 139 128 16 0 / 4 0 / 12 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 56
1978 Majors 32 65.26 162 148 0 0 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 13 0 / 4 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 65
1979 Majors 33 64.51 162 148 0 0 / 8 0 / 8 1 / 10 0 / 15 0 / 7 0 / 8 1 / 8 2 / 64
1980 Majors 34 65.24 162 149 0 -3 / 8 -6 / 6 -3 / 12 -3 / 13 -5 / 7 0 / 8 -3 / 11 -23 / 65
1981 Majors 35 65.77 162 148 0 -3 / 9 -6 / 9 0 / 13 -1 / 12 -5 / 9 -2 / 8 -1 / 5 -18 / 65
1982 Majors 36 65.77 162 148 0 -1 / 11 -3 / 5 -2 / 7 -1 / 12 -2 / 5 0 / 11 -2 / 14 -11 / 65
1983 Majors 37 65.77 162 148 0 -1 / 13 -4 / 6 -2 / 11 -1 / 7 -2 / 10 -2 / 6 -4 / 12 -16 / 65
1984 Majors 38 65.68 162 148 0 -2 / 11 -3 / 15 -3 / 7 -7 / 7 -9 / 9 0 / 12 -3 / 4 -27 / 65
1985 Majors 39 65.33 162 146 0 -2 / 11 -5 / 12 -4 / 3 -2 / 9 -8 / 11 -2 / 7 -2 / 12 -25 / 65
1986 Majors 40 64.98 162 146 0 0 / 12 -6 / 9 -2 / 7 -4 / 7 -8 / 12 -1 / 10 -2 / 7 -23 / 64
1987 Majors 41 66.21 162 130 0 -2 / 9 1 / 12 -4 / 10 -4 / 11 -4 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 7 -12 / 66
1988 Majors 42 65.25 162 144 0 -4 / 13 -3 / 9 -4 / 11 -4 / 10 -8 / 5 -1 / 11 0 / 6 -24 / 65
1989 Majors 43 33.27 162 40 0 -6 / 2 -6 / 5 -3 / 8 -2 / 3 -4 / 5 -4 / 4 -3 / 6 -28 / 33
Total 3387 2947 34 8 / 234 -12 / 235 18 / 242 8 / 228 8 / 247 29 / 245 34 / 237 93 / 1668
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Bill Bottenfield has retired from the Colorado Grizzlies
1988-09-20Bill Bottenfield hit his 500th career home run.
1986-06-11Bill Bottenfield collected his 3000th career hit.
1979-04-14A trade has been completed between the New York Times and the San Francisco Golden Gates. The San Francisco Golden Gates receive Draft Pick 1981 Round 1 NYN (Jim Stein), Draft Pick 1980 Round 1 NYN (John Simons) from the New York Times in exchange for Bill Bottenfield. Protest This Trade.
1978-11-01Bill Bottenfield now holds the league record for career on-base plus slugging percentage.
1978-11-01Bill Bottenfield now holds the league record for career slugging percentage.
1978-09-12The San Francisco Golden Gates have placed Bill Bottenfield on the trade block.
1977-08-03Bill Bottenfield of the San Francisco Golden Gates is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1976-06-03Bill Bottenfield of the San Francisco Golden Gates is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1971-10-05Bill Bottenfield of the San Francisco Golden Gates is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1968-09-12The San Francisco Golden Gates have promoted Bill Bottenfield to the major league team. The San Francisco Golden Gates have sent George Smith to the minors.
1967-05-31The San Francisco Golden Gates have promoted Darrell Tozer to the major league team. The San Francisco Golden Gates have sent Bill Bottenfield to the minors.
1967-05-19The San Francisco Golden Gates have promoted Bobby Jacoby to the major league team. The San Francisco Golden Gates have promoted Bill Bottenfield to the major league team.