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Name Team Age
Fred Kotsay Retired (1968, Age 35) Died (2001, Age 69)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 63
(1950)		 RP R/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Mookie Wilson League 0 14 years (67 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C- A+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D- D- C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D  C- B-
Endurance Velocity Control
C+ A  C+
Leadership   Mentor Value  
D  C-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 12/2/1932
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Type   Chances    Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1950 Minors 54.00 1 / 3 6 / 21 4 / 30 11 / 54
1951 Minors 17.00 1 / 1 1 / 5 3 / 11 5 / 17
1952 Minors 22.00 0 / 0 1 / 12 2 / 10 3 / 22
1952 Majors 8.10 0 / 0 0 / 5 1 / 3 1 / 8
1953 Minors 43.00 0 / 5 3 / 20 6 / 18 9 / 43
1953 Majors 2.44 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2
1954 Minors 43.00 0 / 3 0 / 23 1 / 17 1 / 43
1954 Majors 8.81 0 / 0 1 / 6 1 / 2 2 / 8
1955 Majors 46.21 2 / 11 4 / 20 3 / 15 9 / 46
1956 Majors 48.75 2 / 10 4 / 19 5 / 19 11 / 48
1957 Majors 43.52 0 / 7 2 / 24 1 / 12 3 / 43
1958 Majors 41.07 0 / 4 0 / 22 0 / 15 0 / 41
1959 Majors 50.55 0 / 14 0 / 17 2 / 19 2 / 50
1960 Majors 51.35 3 / 13 0 / 21 0 / 17 3 / 51
1961 Majors 52.37 0 / 12 0 / 23 0 / 17 0 / 52
1962 Majors 52.78 0 / 9 0 / 23 1 / 20 1 / 52
1963 Majors 51.73 0 / 10 0 / 20 0 / 21 0 / 51
1964 Majors 53.77 0 / 13 0 / 19 0 / 21 0 / 53
1965 Majors 52.61 0 / 7 0 / 24 0 / 21 0 / 52
1966 Majors 41.70 0 / 11 0 / 18 0 / 12 0 / 41
1967 Majors 47.41 0 / 11 0 / 26 0 / 10 0 / 47
1968 Majors 48.13 1 / 5 0 / 27 0 / 16 1 / 48
Total 10 / 149 22 / 395 30 / 328 62 / 872
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Fred Kotsay has retired from the Chicago Hop Heads
1955-04-22The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Fred Kotsay to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Jim Acker to the minors.
1955-04-13The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Jim Acker to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Fred Kotsay to the minors.
1954-10-19The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Fred Kotsay to the major league team.
1954-10-15The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Steve Pregenzer to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Alexis Dygert to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Fred Kotsay to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Jim Acker to the minors.
1954-09-01The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Fred Kotsay to the major league team.
1953-06-12The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Perry Nelson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Fred Kotsay to the minors.
1953-06-04The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Fred Kotsay to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Tike Johnson to the minors.
1952-10-06The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Jesus Montoya to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Perry Nelson to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Mark Griggs to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Fred Kotsay to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Everett Scott to the minors.
1952-08-25The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Perry Nelson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Ivey Bailey to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Mark Griggs to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Fred Kotsay to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Tony Gilliam to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Jimmy Hopkins to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Rusty Shackelford to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Art VanDalay to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Juan Nieves to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Jesus Montoya to the minors.
1952-05-20A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Peapods and the Washington Bullets. The Washington Bullets receive Mike Howell, Draft Pick - 1955 Round 2 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Peapods in exchange for Fred Kotsay.
1950-04-01The Washington Bullets have promoted Bill Landrum to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have promoted Tom VanRobays to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have promoted Buck Lawton to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have promoted Harvey Hedgpeth to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have sent Mike Nagy to the minors. The Washington Bullets have sent Guy Hall to the minors. The Washington Bullets have sent Jonah Arias to the minors. The Washington Bullets have sent Fred Kotsay to the minors.