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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 B    Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity F    Mentor vR C+
Speed C- Bunt D  Control F    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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1967 LHP 7 15 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 .579 .312 .267 .000 .267
1967 RHP 8 24 5 2 0 0 1 5 6 .636 .345 .292 .083 .208
1968 LHP 11 22 9 2 1 1 7 6 4 1.263 .536 .727 .318 .409
1968 RHP 11 34 9 2 1 0 5 3 13 .707 .324 .382 .118 .265
1969 LHP 87 205 47 7 1 5 29 17 39 .644 .298 .346 .117 .229
1969 RHP 114 292 70 9 2 10 31 28 75 .694 .307 .387 .147 .240
1970 LHP 82 209 58 14 0 8 34 19 39 .796 .336 .459 .182 .278
1970 RHP 118 348 92 13 2 12 67 38 61 .751 .334 .417 .152 .264
1971 LHP 96 210 58 12 1 9 28 27 46 .833 .361 .471 .195 .276
1971 RHP 129 372 90 17 3 11 41 36 71 .701 .308 .392 .151 .242
1972 LHP 91 195 62 13 2 9 34 25 38 .942 .398 .544 .226 .318
1972 RHP 133 411 148 24 0 26 93 43 76 1.029 .421 .608 .248 .360
1973 LHP 77 130 47 10 3 10 42 17 29 1.152 .437 .715 .354 .362
1973 RHP 147 482 146 17 5 30 101 45 75 .909 .363 .546 .243 .303
1974 LHP 59 131 40 5 1 6 25 17 25 .881 .385 .496 .191 .305
1974 RHP 139 483 158 21 4 30 121 48 91 .958 .385 .573 .246 .327
1975 LHP 57 119 39 7 1 7 31 12 20 .969 .389 .580 .252 .328
1975 RHP 142 473 149 19 7 37 127 55 76 1.005 .385 .619 .304 .315
1976 LHP 51 109 30 6 1 3 16 12 27 .784 .352 .431 .156 .275
1976 RHP 122 412 130 23 4 22 84 45 88 .932 .381 .551 .235 .316
1977 LHP 44 87 28 4 3 5 18 4 12 .961 .352 .609 .287 .322
1977 RHP 118 435 160 26 5 29 122 55 71 1.093 .443 .651 .283 .368
1978 LHP 48 111 32 5 3 11 28 10 23 1.029 .344 .685 .396 .288
1978 RHP 139 467 154 24 4 32 108 65 94 1.014 .410 .604 .274 .330
1979 LHP 45 114 31 7 3 3 12 10 25 .801 .336 .465 .193 .272
1979 RHP 137 486 154 29 5 29 84 44 82 .948 .372 .576 .259 .317
1980 LHP 42 84 21 7 0 3 13 15 20 .800 .360 .440 .190 .250
1980 RHP 140 516 163 24 5 25 63 60 105 .917 .390 .527 .211 .316
1981 LHP 54 98 33 4 0 5 19 9 14 .923 .393 .531 .194 .337
1981 RHP 140 531 159 27 2 24 69 48 98 .850 .356 .493 .194 .299
1982 LHP 51 90 25 7 0 0 14 14 18 .737 .381 .356 .078 .278
1982 RHP 144 527 149 28 4 16 57 43 105 .782 .340 .442 .159 .283
1983 LHP 64 136 38 4 0 6 22 11 25 .772 .331 .441 .162 .279
1983 RHP 137 482 108 23 1 5 30 40 109 .591 .284 .307 .083 .224
1984 LHP 79 184 48 4 3 4 20 9 42 .678 .297 .380 .120 .261
1984 RHP 124 405 102 15 3 13 50 38 86 .716 .316 .400 .148 .252
1985 LHP 78 188 63 9 0 6 33 13 34 .853 .374 .479 .144 .335
1985 RHP 123 408 102 17 2 9 47 50 78 .701 .333 .368 .118 .250
1986 LHP 70 180 37 5 2 3 21 20 36 .594 .289 .306 .100 .206
1986 RHP 122 412 95 19 2 13 50 38 74 .675 .294 .381 .150 .231
1987 LHP 56 116 32 7 2 2 17 12 30 .776 .354 .422 .147 .276
1987 RHP 119 355 103 12 0 10 44 22 73 .744 .335 .408 .118 .290
1988 LHP 59 137 36 5 1 3 21 8 20 .688 .308 .380 .117 .263
1988 RHP 127 368 75 4 1 9 33 45 84 .585 .292 .293 .090 .204
1989 LHP 16 36 6 1 0 0 4 1 9 .384 .189 .194 .028 .167
1989 RHP 40 128 25 6 0 4 17 16 29 .626 .291 .336 .141 .195
Total LHP 1324 2906 824 145 28 109 490 289 576 .816 .350 .465 .182 .284
Total RHP 2673 8851 2546 401 62 396 1445 910 1720 .836 .354 .481 .194 .288
Total 2968 11757 3370 546 90 505 1935 1199 2296 .831 .353 .477 .191 .287
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.