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Fred Lynn League
10-13-2074
Ernie Cotter Catcher
Retired (1958, Age 30)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .242 Total Rating C    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .616 Status Deceased (1993) Option Years 0  
H 157 Age at Death 65 Date of Birth 10-12-1928
HR 6 Drafted Round 5, Pick 77
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(86 games)
RBI 53
SB 1
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L B- Velocity D    Mentor vR F 
Speed D  Bunt C+ Control D+   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1953 CHA
53
166
14
38
4
0
1
7
13
 24 1 0
0
 0 3
.560
.289
.271
.042
.229
1954 CHA
56
133
19
40
9
0
2
16
16
 17 0 1
0
 0 3
.787
.373
.414
.113
.301
1955 CHA
14
35
1
5
2
0
0
1
2
 9 0 1
0
 0 0
.384
.184
.200
.057
.143
1956 CHA-DET
8
19
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
 5 0 0
0
 0 1
.153
.100
.053
.000
.053
1957 BRO
63
155
19
39
6
0
2
17
14
 26 0 1
1
 1 4
.641
.312
.329
.077
.252
1958 BRO
52
140
12
34
5
1
1
12
11
 27 0 2
0
 3 9
.608
.294
.314
.071
.243
Total
246
648
65
157
26
1
6
53
57
 108 1 5
1
 4 20
.616
.302
.313
.071
.242
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1959-11-01Ernie Cotter has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1959-04-19The Brooklyn Superbas have waived Ernie Cotter.
1959-04-01The Brooklyn Superbas have designated Ernie Cotter for assignment.
1957-04-23The Brooklyn Superbas have promoted Ernie Cotter to the major league team. The Brooklyn Superbas have sent Ryne Lee to the minors.
1957-03-01The Brooklyn Superbas have acquired Ernie Cotter from the waiver wire.
1956-08-13The Detroit Spiders have waived Ernie Cotter.
1956-06-24The Detroit Spiders have acquired Ernie Cotter from the waiver wire.
1956-06-20The Chicago Thugs have waived Ernie Cotter.
1956-05-27The Chicago Thugs have promoted Tom Kavanagh to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Ernie Cotter to the minors.
1956-04-29The Chicago Thugs have promoted Ernie Cotter to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Tom Kavanagh to the minors.
1956-04-01The Chicago Thugs have promoted Tom Kavanagh to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Ernie Cotter to the minors.
1955-09-23The Chicago Thugs have promoted Ernie Cotter to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Tom Kavanagh to the minors.
1955-09-17The Chicago Thugs have promoted Tom Kavanagh to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Ernie Cotter to the minors.
1955-09-01The Chicago Thugs have promoted Ernie Cotter to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Tom Kavanagh to the minors.
1955-04-15The Chicago Thugs have promoted Tom Kavanagh to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Ernie Cotter to the minors.
1954-07-11The Chicago Thugs have promoted Ernie Cotter to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have designated Pop Weigel for assignment.
1954-06-27The Chicago Thugs have sent Ernie Cotter to the minors.
1954-05-20The Chicago Thugs have promoted Ernie Cotter to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Art Hawkins to the minors.
1954-05-13The Chicago Thugs have promoted Art Hawkins to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Ernie Cotter to the minors.
1954-05-09The Chicago Thugs have promoted Ernie Cotter to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Tom Kavanagh to the minors.
1954-04-18The Chicago Thugs have promoted Tom Kavanagh to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Ernie Cotter to the minors.
1953-07-04The Chicago Thugs have promoted Ernie Cotter to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have designated Guy Valera for assignment.