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Carl Yastrzemski League
10-26-2069
Kent Bottenfield Relief Pitcher
Retired (1970, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.03 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/L
W-L 149-204 Status Deceased (2017) Option Years 0  
SV 12 Age at Death 85 Date of Birth 03-23-1932
K 2243 Drafted Round 10, Pick 154
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 19 years
(131 games)
IP 2996.0
WHIP 1.54
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L F  Endurance C    Ldrship B+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity A-   Mentor Val A+
Speed C  Bunt A+ Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 KC
1
 24
32
31
1
0
0
 0
142.0
 205 168 156 6 93
90
2.10
9.89
1951 KC
4
 6
37
1
0
0
1
 0
44.0
 56 45 45 0 24
25
1.82
9.20
1952 KC-PHI-CIN-STL-CIN
1
 1
5
3
0
0
0
 0
21.0
 24 15 15 1 15
10
1.86
6.43
1953 CIN
6
 17
32
32
2
0
0
 0
176.0
 242 144 136 4 104
147
1.97
6.95
1954 CIN
7
 14
33
32
1
0
0
 0
183.0
 247 156 150 7 111
129
1.96
7.38
1955 CIN
5
 9
25
25
1
0
0
 0
162.0
 180 99 91 5 76
122
1.58
5.06
1956 CIN-WAS
8
 16
32
32
3
0
0
 0
218.2
 270 165 149 8 107
158
1.72
6.13
1957 WAS
13
 16
34
34
7
3
0
 0
241.1
 238 136 130 6 117
168
1.47
4.85
1958 CLE
13
 11
34
34
2
1
0
 0
221.1
 226 114 110 5 103
183
1.49
4.47
1959 CLE
5
 13
28
28
3
0
0
 0
180.2
 183 93 88 2 89
117
1.51
4.38
1960 CLE
12
 10
34
34
4
4
0
 0
205.2
 176 75 73 5 62
170
1.16
3.19
1961 CLE
12
 14
36
36
6
3
0
 0
251.0
 225 106 98 4 99
192
1.29
3.51
1962 CLE
12
 18
36
36
2
0
0
 0
246.1
 224 113 106 4 101
194
1.32
3.87
1963 CLE-NYN
10
 8
35
23
4
0
2
 0
180.0
 158 77 69 3 69
144
1.26
3.45
1964 NYN
4
 3
57
4
0
0
1
 3
84.2
 95 52 50 1 39
61
1.58
5.31
1965 NYN
2
 3
37
0
0
0
2
 2
32.1
 41 18 16 0 12
28
1.64
4.45
1966 NYN
8
 4
57
0
0
0
2
 6
61.2
 59 28 23 1 21
50
1.30
3.36
1967 NYN-BAL
5
 2
60
1
0
0
1
 3
77.0
 87 41 39 1 28
59
1.49
4.56
1968 BAL
6
 7
62
3
0
0
0
 4
79.0
 88 43 39 1 33
60
1.53
4.44
1969 BAL
9
 3
77
0
0
0
2
 3
103.2
 105 54 51 1 43
72
1.43
4.43
1970 BAL-KC
6
 5
79
0
0
0
1
 0
85.1
 101 43 40 0 37
64
1.62
4.22
2070
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
149
 204
862
389
36
11
12
 21
2996.0
 3230 1785 1674 65 1383
2243
1.54
5.03
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Kent Bottenfield has retired from the Kansas City Knock-Knees
1970-04-09The Kansas City Knock-Knees have acquired Kent Bottenfield from the waiver wire.
1970-04-09The Kansas City Knock-Knees have demoted Richie Ens to the minor leagues.
1970-04-05The Baltimore Blunts have promoted Doug Waters to the major league team. The Baltimore Blunts have designated Kent Bottenfield for assignment.
1967-08-13A trade has been completed between the New York Metropolitans and the Baltimore Blunts. The Baltimore Blunts receive Eddie Carrasquel, Kent Bottenfield from the New York Metropolitans in exchange for Albert Costas, Yunez Dabolo.
1963-07-24A trade has been completed between the New York Metropolitans and the Cleveland Stallions. The Cleveland Stallions receive John Patek, Simonas Lingis, Draft Pick - 1964 Round 1 (NYN) from the New York Metropolitans in exchange for Kent Bottenfield.
1956-09-14The Washington Monuments have promoted Kent Bottenfield to the major league team. The Washington Monuments have sent Alfonse Jabberwok to the minors.
1956-09-13The Washington Monuments have promoted Alfonse Jabberwok to the major league team. The Washington Monuments have sent Kent Bottenfield to the minors.
1956-04-13The Washington Monuments have promoted Kent Bottenfield to the major league team. The Washington Monuments have sent Alfonse Jabberwok to the minors.
1956-04-02A trade has been completed between the Washington Monuments and the Cincinnati Big Red Machine. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine receive Jerry Gleason, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (WAS) from the Washington Monuments in exchange for Kent Bottenfield, Scott Bonner.
1955-09-07The Cincinnati Big Red Machine have promoted Kent Bottenfield to the major league team.
1955-07-24The Cincinnati Big Red Machine have sent Kent Bottenfield down to the minors.
1952-10-03A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Gashouse Gang and the Cincinnati Big Red Machine. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine receive Kent Bottenfield from the St. Louis Gashouse Gang in exchange for Draft Pick - 1953 Round 3 (STL), Draft Pick - 1953 Round 4 (STL), Draft Pick - 1953 Round 5 (STL).
1952-07-03A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Big Red Machine and the St. Louis Gashouse Gang. The St. Louis Gashouse Gang receive Kent Bottenfield, Draft Pick - 1953 Round 3 (NYN) from the Cincinnati Big Red Machine in exchange for Draft Pick - 1953 Round 3 (STL), Draft Pick - 1953 Round 4 (STL), Draft Pick - 1953 Round 5 (STL).
1952-06-21The Cincinnati Big Red Machine have promoted Kent Bottenfield to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine have sent Bill West to the minors.
1952-05-15The Cincinnati Big Red Machine have demoted Kent Bottenfield to the minor leagues.
1952-05-14A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Big Red Machine and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies receive Ed Graham, Tony DiPietro, Jimmy Crawford from the Cincinnati Big Red Machine in exchange for Frank McClanahan, Kent Bottenfield.
1952-05-06The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Percy Littlejohn to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Kent Bottenfield to the minors.
1952-05-06The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Kent Bottenfield to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Peaches Abrams to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Fred Hovlik to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have designated Billy Jacobson for assignment. The Philadelphia Phillies have designated Goose Gossage for assignment. The Philadelphia Phillies have designated Earl Rhyne for assignment.
1952-04-25A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Orphans and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies receive Willard Mains, Kent Bottenfield from the Kansas City Orphans in exchange for Draft Pick - 1954 Round 1 (PHI).
1952-04-11The Kansas City Orphans have promoted Bob McClure to the major league team. The Kansas City Orphans have promoted Frank Chiles to the major league team. The Kansas City Orphans have sent Kyle Farnsworth to the minors. The Kansas City Orphans have sent Kent Bottenfield to the minors.
1951-04-01The Kansas City Orphans have renamed Dan Slapnicka to Kent Bottenfield.