1B Cotton Thomas #8
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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1B COTTON THOMAS #8 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/03/1945
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 63 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 17th Pick in Round 10
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1963 Marshalltown - R 17 39 138 48 7 1 6 31 28 18 1 3 20 1 0 .348 .419 .543 .962 123 122 0.8
1963 Tampa - A 17 31 98 25 3 0 0 8 6 4 0 2 23 0 1 .255 .279 .286 .565 45 20 -0.9
1964 Marshalltown - R 18 48 183 55 10 1 5 27 41 33 2 0 27 2 2 .301 .413 .448 .861 102 99 0.5
1964 Tampa - A 18 33 120 36 4 1 2 17 18 23 1 1 17 1 1 .300 .414 .400 .814 108 107 0.7
1965 Marshalltown - R 19 13 10 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .385 .300 .685 61 71 -0.0
1965 Tampa - A 19 53 108 31 8 1 1 13 12 13 0 0 17 4 0 .287 .364 .407 .771 92 94 0.1
1965 Springfield - A 19 6 7 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .250 .571 .821 116 104 0.0
1966 Marshalltown - R 20 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 93 122 -0.0
1966 Tampa - A 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -149 -0.0
1966 Springfield - A 20 45 44 8 2 0 0 4 3 3 0 1 11 0 0 .182 .229 .227 .456 33 25 -0.2
1966 Galveston - AA 20 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 175 187 0.0
1967 Marshalltown - R 21 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 163 157 0.1
1967 Tampa - A 21 10 12 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .167 .286 .167 .452 36 43 -0.0
1967 Springfield - A 21 49 52 9 3 1 2 4 8 3 0 0 15 2 0 .173 .218 .385 .603 79 77 0.1
1967 Galveston - AA 21 11 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 .083 .214 .083 .298 -19 -11 -0.1
1968 Quincy - R 22 4 21 11 1 1 0 3 5 0 1 0 4 0 0 .524 .545 .667 1.212 225 247 0.5
1968 Marshalltown - R 22 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750 96 248 0.1
1968 Total - R 22 11 22 11 1 1 0 3 6 3 1 0 5 0 0 .500 .577 .636 1.213 205 247 0.5
1968 Charleston - A 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -139 -0.0
1968 Tampa - A 22 6 7 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .444 .429 .873 161 177 0.2
1968 Total - A 22 7 8 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .400 .375 .775 135 145 0.2
1968 Springfield - A 22 18 17 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 .118 .118 .118 .235 -27 -43 -0.3
1969 Camden - A 23 36 15 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 .133 .235 .200 .435 32 39 0.1
1969 Erie - AA 23 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -122 -0.1
1970 Charleston - A 24 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -138 -0.2
1970 Camden - A 24 18 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .083 .083 .167 .250 -26 -52 -0.3
1970 Erie - AA 24 18 15 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 .133 .278 .200 .478 21 32 -0.1
1971 Pueblo - A 25 8 14 6 1 0 0 6 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 .429 .438 .500 .938 141 141 0.2
Total EA 23 19 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 .105 .227 .158 .385 -1 4
Total HL 118 120 20 5 1 3 11 13 7 0 1 32 2 0 .167 .211 .300 .511 50 43
Total MAL 54 27 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 0 0 .111 .172 .185 .358 7 -1
Total SEL 138 351 96 16 2 3 42 39 44 1 3 62 5 3 .274 .353 .356 .710 81 75
Total LSA 13 14 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393 6 14
Total WBL 8 14 6 1 0 0 6 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 .429 .438 .500 .938 141 141
Total UMVA 116 359 118 20 3 11 62 77 58 4 3 53 3 3 .329 .425 .493 .918 115 117
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Tampa - A 1B 13 11 93 2 10 96 1 .990 98.0 8.72 +0.0 1.047
1963 Marshalltown - R 1B 35 35 275 22 22 298 1 .997 294.0 9.09 +1.7 1.014
1963 Tampa - A 2B 3 3 8 9 2 18 1 .944 28.0 5.46 -1.0 .775
1963 Marshalltown - R 2B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 .952
1963 Tampa - A 3B 4 4 1 9 2 10 0 1.000 30.0 3.00 +0.3 1.032
1963 Marshalltown - R 3B 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 15.1 0.59 -0.5 1.014
1963 Tampa - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Tampa - A LF 12 12 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 96.0 1.97 -0.3 .951
1963 Marshalltown - R LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Tampa - A 1B 19 19 135 13 11 148 0 1.000 160.0 8.32 +2.2 1.160
1964 Marshalltown - R 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.040
1964 Tampa - A 2B 1 1 4 2 0 7 1 .857 9.0 6.00 -0.4 .868
1964 Marshalltown - R 2B 4 4 14 7 0 21 0 1.000 33.0 5.73 -0.4 .838
1964 Tampa - A 3B 12 12 5 21 2 27 1 .963 105.0 2.23 +1.0 1.036
1964 Marshalltown - R 3B 43 41 30 66 7 100 4 .960 343.2 2.51 -0.1 1.000
1964 Tampa - A SS 1 1 1 5 1 7 1 .857 11.2 4.63 -1.1 .733
1964 Marshalltown - R SS 2 2 6 3 1 10 1 .900 16.0 5.06 -0.7 .544
1965 Springfield - A 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
1965 Tampa - A 1B 21 6 52 7 6 60 1 .983 68.2 7.73 +0.2 .994
1965 Marshalltown - R 1B 3 0 6 1 1 7 0 1.000 7.0 9.00 +0.0 1.058
1965 Springfield - A 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.045
1965 Tampa - A 2B 13 13 32 25 4 63 6 .905 119.0 4.31 -2.8 .825
1965 Marshalltown - R 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 1.052
1965 Springfield - A 3B 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.1 1.063
1965 Tampa - A 3B 9 2 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 28.2 0.94 -0.6 .702
1965 Tampa - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Tampa - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Marshalltown - R LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Galveston - AA 1B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.2 1.034
1966 Springfield - A 1B 12 1 26 2 5 28 0 1.000 33.1 7.56 +0.3 1.054
1966 Marshalltown - R 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 0.0 .000
1966 Galveston - AA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Springfield - A 2B 3 0 5 1 1 6 0 1.000 10.0 5.40 +0.1 1.036
1966 Galveston - AA 3B 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.055
1966 Springfield - A 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
1966 Marshalltown - R 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .000
1966 Springfield - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Galveston - AA 1B 7 0 20 2 3 22 0 1.000 16.2 11.88 +0.3 1.042
1967 Springfield - A 1B 23 0 33 3 1 36 0 1.000 38.1 8.45 +0.0 1.058
1967 Marshalltown - R 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1967 Springfield - A 2B 5 1 4 8 2 12 0 1.000 13.2 7.90 +0.2 1.049
1967 Tampa - A 2B 1 1 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.3 1.045
1967 Galveston - AA 3B 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 5.2 3.18 +0.1 1.045
1967 Springfield - A 3B 19 6 10 15 2 26 1 .962 87.0 2.59 -0.4 .947
1967 Tampa - A 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Marshalltown - R 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Galveston - AA SS 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.0 1.063
1967 Springfield - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Tampa - A SS 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.3 1.077
1967 Springfield - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Tampa - A LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.081
1967 Marshalltown - R LF 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 4.2 3.86 +0.4 1.060
1968 Springfield - A 1B 6 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 +0.1 1.041
1968 Charleston - A 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1968 Marshalltown - R 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.0 .000
1968 Springfield - A 2B 3 0 0 3 1 4 1 .750 6.0 4.50 -0.6 .779
1968 Tampa - A 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Marshalltown - R 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1968 Springfield - A 3B 8 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 25.1 1.07 -0.0 1.072
1968 Tampa - A 3B 4 2 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 19.0 3.79 +0.5 1.085
1968 Quincy - R 3B 4 4 1 11 0 12 0 1.000 35.0 3.09 +0.3 1.082
1968 Springfield - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Tampa - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Marshalltown - R SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Camden - A 1B 16 0 23 3 3 26 0 1.000 21.2 10.80 +0.9 1.221
1969 Erie - AA 2B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.031
1969 Camden - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Erie - AA 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1969 Camden - A 3B 13 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 31.0 0.58 +0.3 1.101
1969 Erie - AA SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 1.086
1969 Camden - A SS 1 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 6.0 9.00 +0.6 1.121
1969 Erie - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Camden - A LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Erie - AA 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1970 Camden - A 1B 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.0 1.064
1970 Charleston - A 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1970 Erie - AA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Camden - A 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.0 1.060
1970 Charleston - A 2B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -1.2 .537
1970 Erie - AA 3B 11 0 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 29.0 2.17 -0.0 1.063
1970 Camden - A 3B 10 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 23.0 0.39 -0.6 .539
1970 Charleston - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Erie - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Camden - A SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 1.055
1970 Charleston - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Erie - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Camden - A LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.9 .512
1971 Pueblo - A 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1971 Pueblo - A 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.2 1.064
1971 Pueblo - A 3B 4 2 2 6 2 8 0 1.000 22.1 3.22 +0.4 1.073
TOTAL 1B 173 72 686 56 63 745 3 .996 769.2 8.68 +5.9 1.060
TOTAL 2B 47 23 73 64 10 146 9 .938 256.2 4.80 -5.9 .860
TOTAL 3B 156 78 62 148 18 217 7 .968 824.0 2.29 +0.8 1.007
TOTAL SS 9 4 10 17 2 29 2 .931 47.2 5.10 -0.9 .887
TOTAL LF 23 12 26 0 0 27 1 .963 121.2 1.92 -0.6 .931
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 17, 197th overall pick) by the Kansas City Kings, out of high school La Porte (La Porte; La Porte, IN).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
03/24/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Kansas City Kings development complex.
09/13/1965 Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/11/1968 Released by the Seattle organization.
09/05/1968 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Quincy Cannoneers organization.
09/09/1968 Wins the 1968 Championship with the Quincy Cannoneers!
09/29/1970 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
03/21/1971 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pueblo Chiefs organization.
04/20/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Pueblo Chiefs development complex.
09/25/1972 Retired from professional baseball.
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