#42 John Bottarini, Catcher, 36 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Thursday, 10/26/1944 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| John Bottarini
9/14/1908 36 USA,CA,CROCKETT 6"0 190
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average Some ability 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,757,143 1944 6 Year(s), 152 Days (1184 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 152 Days (1184 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Talent | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 2 2 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 5 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 5 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/20 | DET | L 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/23 | CHA | W 2-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | #7 | | |
9/24 | CHA | L 5-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
9/26 | SLA | W 3-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/27 | SLA | L 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/28 | @WAS | L 3-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/29 | @NYY | L 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | #7 | | |
9/30 | @BOS | L 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/1 | DET | L 1-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
10/4 | @NYY | W 4-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 134 | 412 | 98 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 41 | 58 | 100 | .238 | .341 | .379 | .720 | .690 | .141 |
Projected | 134 | 412 | 98 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 41 | 58 | 100 | .238 | .341 | .379 | .720 | .690 | .141 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 116 | 481 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 156 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 57.0 | 4.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 78 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .333 | .397 | .731 |
vs. RHP | 334 | 80 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 32 | 48 | 84 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .240 | .343 | .374 | .717 |
Close/Late | 53 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .226 | .300 | .377 | .677 |
Scoring Position | 111 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .270 | .387 | .486 | .873 |
Pinch Hitting | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .222 | .412 | .634 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 65 | 201 | 49 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 30 | 39 | .244 | .350 | .383 | .734 |
Road | 69 | 211 | 49 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 61 | .232 | .328 | .374 | .702 |
March/April | 24 | 83 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 24 | .229 | .360 | .337 | .697 |
May | 23 | 76 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | .250 | .345 | .408 | .753 |
June | 21 | 59 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | .186 | .342 | .322 | .664 |
July | 23 | 73 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 13 | .301 | .369 | .479 | .848 |
August | 18 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 15 | .239 | .302 | .435 | .737 |
Sept/Oct | 25 | 75 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 23 | .213 | .298 | .307 | .604 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1938 | 70 | 202 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 2 | 0 | .257 | .350 | .361 | .712 | PHA |
1939 | 115 | 376 | 99 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 57 | 50 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 99 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .331 | .441 | .772 | PHA |
1940 | 48 | 171 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .326 | .468 | .794 | PHA |
1941 | 129 | 441 | 123 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 78 | 65 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 132 | 1 | 0 | .279 | .367 | .458 | .825 | PHA |
1942 | 88 | 263 | 69 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 53 | 33 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 0 | .262 | .363 | .399 | .762 | PHA |
1943 | 162 | 574 | 108 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 58 | 55 | 91 | 9 | 3 | 161 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .307 | .279 | .586 | PHA |
1944 | 134 | 412 | 98 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 41 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 1 | .238 | .341 | .379 | .720 | PHA |
Total | 746 | 2439 | 592 | 155 | 0 | 65 | 364 | 293 | 318 | 40 | 12 | 669 | 7 | 2 | .243 | .338 | .386 | .724 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1937, AAA | 122 | 400 | 102 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 72 | 53 | 33 | 134 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .305 | .475 | .780 |
1938, AAA | 26 | 88 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .367 | .614 | .981 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1938 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .625 | 1.125 |
1939 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
Total | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .455 | .545 | 1.000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 128 | 116 | 587 | 58 | 1 | 652 | 7 | .989 | 1048.1 | 5.60 | 4 | 106 | 34 | 32.1 |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 34th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1937... Had first career hit (double) on 5/3/1938, off Tiny Chaplin (CLE)... Hit first career homerun on 6/23/1938, off Stuart Jones (CLE)... Injured on 8/23/1939 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 6/4/1940 with a Pulled Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5 weeks... 1/31/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,757,143 through salary arbitration... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 4/6/1942... Injured on 7/14/1942 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 4 weeks... 1/31/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,757,143 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,757,143 through salary arbitration... Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1944...
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