Cottier was signed by the Orioles in 1954, and played 5 seasons as a 2nd baseman in the minors before making his big-league debut with the Milwaukee Braves in April 1959. He played most of the season at triple-A Louisville, and split the 1960 season between Louisville and Milwaukee. With the Braves in '60, he shared the 2nd base job with veteran Red Schoendienst.
After the 1960 season, he was traded to the Tigers, but after playing in only 10 games for Detroit in 1961, he was flipped to the Senators in June for pitcher Hal Woodeshick.
Chuck was Washington's regular 2nd baseman from June 9, 1961 to June 25, 1963, losing his starting job when the Sens acquired veteran Don Blasingame from the Reds. Cottier hung on with the Senators in 1964 as the backup 2nd baseman, then spent the 1965 to 1967 seasons in the minors, switching to the Angels' organization at the start of the '67 season.
In 1968 he spent most of the season in triple-A, then was recalled by the Angels in early August, playing 33 games for the remainder of the season. 1969 was the end of the line for Cottier. He had 2 at-bats that season (4/30 and 5/9) before calling it a career.
Chuck later managed the Seattle Mariners from late 1984 through early 1986.
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3 comments:
I'm wondering when that photo was taken, especially since his uniform letters are obscured and he hadn't appeared in a Topps set for so long.
I had this card when I was a kid. I didn't think he looked like a player at all.
Just noticed on the back, it had Cottier scoring zero runs in 1961...with 2 home runs.
Eric,
Yes, even without the 2 home runs, it's hard to believe someone can't score a run in 344 at-bats! (Cottier had 39 runs scored that season.)
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