#42 John Bottarini, Catcher, 34 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Saturday, 10/21/1942 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| John Bottarini
9/14/1908 34 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 2 / 6 (Fair) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 2.5 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 1942 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 152 Days (840 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 152 Days (840 total Days) 5 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Talent | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
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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 | | |
9/10 | @NYY | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/15 | @BOS | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/16 | WAS | L 6-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/17 | WAS | L 4-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/18 | CHA | W 8-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/21 | @SLA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/24 | @DET | L 2-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/26 | CLE | L 6-9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/27 | CLE | L 5-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/30 | @NYY | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 88 | 263 | 69 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 53 | 33 | 35 | 75 | .262 | .363 | .399 | .762 | .736 | .137 |
Projected | 88 | 263 | 69 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 53 | 33 | 35 | 75 | .262 | .363 | .399 | .762 | .736 | .137 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 66 | 306 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 39.7 | 5.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 44 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .314 | .318 | .632 |
vs. RHP | 219 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 27 | 28 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .274 | .373 | .416 | .788 |
Close/Late | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .364 | .263 | .627 |
Scoring Position | 81 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .346 | .438 | .506 | .944 |
Pinch Hitting | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .526 | .400 | .926 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 42 | 114 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 31 | .263 | .391 | .412 | .804 |
Road | 46 | 149 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 16 | 44 | .262 | .339 | .389 | .729 |
March/April | 24 | 81 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 29 | .284 | .370 | .444 | .814 |
May | 25 | 84 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 20 | .190 | .306 | .298 | .604 |
June | 20 | 62 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 14 | .274 | .370 | .403 | .773 |
July | 8 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | .385 | .484 | .615 | 1.099 |
Sept/Oct | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .300 | .417 | .300 | .717 |
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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 |
Total | 450 | 1453 | 386 | 96 | 0 | 48 | 250 | 197 | 169 | 24 | 8 | 408 | 5 | 0 | .266 | .350 | .431 | .781 | |
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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 | 79 | 66 | 362 | 24 | 1 | 389 | 3 | .992 | 614.1 | 5.70 | 4 | 56 | 14 | 25.0 |
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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...
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