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Name Team Age
Mike Otterson Retired (1978, Age 36) Died (2031, Age 89)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8
(1965)		 RF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Cool Papa Bell League 0 8 years (33 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- D+ C-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A- D 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B+ C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- C+ C+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A  0 5/4/1942
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (---)
B+ (69.7 %) C  (41.9 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1966 LHP 8 16 3 1 0 0 4 2 1 .528 .278 .250 .188
1966 RHP 10 35 9 1 0 0 2 2 4 .575 .289 .286 .257
1967 LHP 39 65 14 1 0 0 1 9 11 .542 .311 .231 .215
1967 RHP 77 182 37 6 0 3 15 19 29 .567 .281 .286 .203
1968 LHP 25 55 17 2 0 3 8 6 8 .886 .377 .509 .309
1968 RHP 32 79 23 4 0 1 4 8 12 .736 .356 .380 .291
1969 AHP 51 90 16 1 1 1 11 12 20 .516 .272 .244 .178
1969 HHP 49 83 19 4 0 1 6 14 9 .653 .340 .313 .229
1969 LHP 62 110 22 3 0 2 10 13 17 .566 .285 .282 .200
1969 RHP 54 63 13 2 1 0 7 13 12 .608 .338 .270 .206
1970 AHP 9 15 4 0 0 0 3 2 1 .656 .389 .267 .267
1970 HHP 12 21 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .234 .091 .143 .095
1970 LHP 12 20 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .390 .190 .200 .150
1970 RHP 11 16 3 0 0 0 4 1 1 .451 .263 .188 .188
1972 AHP 65 237 59 11 0 8 28 25 35 .714 .317 .397 .249
1972 HHP 61 220 76 14 0 11 39 27 36 .973 .414 .559 .345
1972 LHP 68 138 43 12 0 6 21 12 21 .896 .367 .529 .312
1972 RHP 110 319 92 13 0 13 46 40 50 .814 .363 .451 .288
1973 AHP 60 161 53 6 1 7 34 29 29 .941 .432 .509 .329
1973 HHP 64 183 46 8 0 4 27 20 38 .684 .324 .361 .251
1973 LHP 74 155 49 10 1 7 39 27 22 .943 .414 .529 .316
1973 RHP 90 189 50 4 0 4 22 22 45 .690 .341 .349 .265
1974 AHP 60 105 29 4 0 5 18 13 15 .818 .361 .457 .276
1974 HHP 56 105 25 6 0 2 9 14 15 .677 .325 .352 .238
1974 LHP 51 79 19 1 0 3 10 9 7 .693 .326 .367 .241
1974 RHP 80 131 35 9 0 4 17 18 23 .781 .353 .427 .267
1975 AHP 77 294 79 13 0 6 45 28 55 .710 .335 .374 .269
1975 HHP 79 266 72 14 1 9 52 22 33 .760 .328 .432 .271
1975 LHP 69 133 35 7 0 6 17 10 17 .764 .312 .451 .263
1975 RHP 136 427 116 20 1 9 80 40 71 .724 .338 .386 .272
1976 AHP 79 306 80 16 2 10 44 28 54 .750 .325 .425 .261
1976 HHP 81 294 79 15 0 9 38 29 35 .743 .331 .412 .269
1976 LHP 69 153 41 9 2 5 29 16 17 .788 .337 .451 .268
1976 RHP 142 447 118 22 0 14 53 41 72 .732 .325 .407 .264
1977 AHP 77 268 69 14 2 4 32 38 45 .721 .352 .369 .257
1977 HHP 74 274 59 7 0 5 37 25 50 .578 .282 .296 .215
1977 LHP 69 174 44 6 0 5 19 21 28 .707 .333 .374 .253
1977 RHP 130 368 84 15 2 4 50 42 67 .622 .309 .312 .228
1978 AHP 23 40 10 0 0 0 3 5 6 .583 .333 .250 .250
1978 HHP 29 61 14 4 0 0 6 3 13 .561 .266 .295 .230
1978 LHP 17 24 5 1 0 0 1 2 4 .519 .269 .250 .208
1978 RHP 40 77 19 3 0 0 8 6 15 .587 .301 .286 .247
Total AHP 501 1516 399 65 6 41 218 180 260 .738 .343 .395 .263
Total HHP 505 1507 392 73 1 41 215 154 232 .719 .327 .392 .260
Total LHP 563 1122 295 54 3 37 159 128 156 .754 .338 .415 .263
Total RHP 912 2333 599 99 4 52 308 252 401 .699 .329 .369 .257
Total 1161 3455 894 153 7 89 467 380 557 .717 .332 .384 .259
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Mike Otterson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1978-06-25The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have waived Mike Otterson.
1978-06-18The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have promoted Shad Dye to the major league team. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have promoted Tucker Chiles to the major league team. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have promoted John Yates to the major league team. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have sent Ferris Long to the minors. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have designated John Atkinson for assignment. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have designated Mike Otterson for assignment.
1978-04-23The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have promoted Mike Otterson to the major league team. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have sent Stu Leitner to the minors.
1978-04-22The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have acquired Mike Otterson from the waiver wire.
1978-04-18The Cincinnati Bengals have acquired Angel Ferson from the waiver wire. The Cincinnati Bengals have waived Mike Otterson.
1978-04-11The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Gale Bratcher to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Mike Otterson for assignment.
1974-04-20Mike Otterson of the Cincinnati Bengals is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1972-05-16The Cincinnati Bengals have re-claimed Mike Otterson from the waiver wire.
1972-05-15The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Felix Mantilla to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Jim Trammell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Leo LaPoint for assignment. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Mike Otterson for assignment.
1972-05-08The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Mike Otterson to the major league team.
1970-06-13The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Mike Otterson to the minors.
1970-05-14The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Mike Otterson to the major league team.
1970-03-03The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Mike Otterson to the minors.
1969-09-03The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Mike Otterson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Erv Rhodes to the major league team.
1969-08-02The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Matt Sexson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Jim Judge to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Fred Huppert for assignment. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Mike Otterson to the minors.
1968-09-10The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Mike Otterson to the major league team.
1968-08-29The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Mike Otterson to the minors.
1968-08-15The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Mike Otterson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Richie Hebner for assignment.
1968-08-03The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Mike Otterson to the minors.
1968-07-25The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Mike Otterson to the major league team.
1968-07-24A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Cincinnati Bengals receive Mike Otterson from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Oscar Sanford, Draft Pick 1970 Round 2 CIN (Win Everitt).
1968-04-18The Kansas City Athletics have sent Mike Otterson down to the minors.
1967-05-08A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Philadelphia Wannabes. The Philadelphia Wannabes receive Harry Hernandez from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Mike Otterson.
1966-05-25The Philadelphia Wannabes have promoted Uggie Howard to the major league team. The Philadelphia Wannabes have sent Mike Otterson to the minors.
1966-05-08The Philadelphia Wannabes have promoted Mike Otterson to the major league team.