Chuck Cottier

Charles Keith Cottier

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Weight 5' 10½", Weight 175 lb.
• High School Grand Junction High School
• Debut April 17, 1959
• Final Game May 9, 1969
• Born January 8, 1936 in Delta, CO USA

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Biographical Information

Chuck Cottier was primarily a second baseman in nine seasons in the majors. He later managed the Seattle Mariners for parts of three seasons.

He was signed by the Baltimore Orioles in 1954 and sent to the Georgia-Florida League, followed by New Iberia in the Evangeline League in 1955. In 1956, he was peddled to the Milwaukee Braves. He came up in 1959 for 10 games, going 3-for-24 (.125) with a double and an RBI. The next year, he became the regular second baseman when Red Schoendienst struggled with tuberculosis. Cottier hit .227 with 11 extra base hits in 95 games. In the offseason, he was traded to the Detroit Tigers, and then traded again in June 1961 to the Washington Senators. He appeared in only 10 games with Detroit; in Washington he played 101 times, hitting .235 combined. In 1962, he had his strongest season, hitting .242 with 6 triples, 6 home runs, 14 steals, 50 runs scored and 44 walks, all career highs. In 1963, he dropped to .205, and became a backup in 1964, hitting .168. He briefly appeared in 1965, getting one at-bat, then did brief work in 1968 and 1969 with the California Angels.

After his playing days, Cottier was a minor league manager and a New York Mets coach from 1979 to 1981. He joined the Seattle Mariners staff in 1982 and, in 1984, replaced Del Crandall as the team's skipper. After posting a 98-119 mark in about two years at the helm, he was fired and became a Chicago Cubs coach from 1988 to 1994. He spent the next season, 1995, on the Orioles staff and then was a Philadelphia Phillies coach from 1997 to 2000.

Preceded by Del Crandall

Seattle Mariners Manager 1984-1986

Succeeded by Dick Williams

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1971	Niagara Falls Pirates	New York-Penn League	8-3	--	Pittsburgh Pirates		replaced by Dick Cole
1972	Niagara Falls Pirates	New York-Penn League	48-22	1st	Pittsburgh Pirates	none League Champs
1973	Charleston Pirates	Western Carolinas League	72-52	1st	Pittsburgh Pirates
1977	Quad Cities Angels	Midwest League	75-64	3rd	California Angels
1978	Salinas Angels	California League	84-56	3rd	California Angels
1984	Seattle Mariners	American League	15-12	5th	Seattle Mariners		replaced Del Crandall (59-76) on September 1
1985	Seattle Mariners	American League	74-88	6th	Seattle Mariners
1986	Seattle Mariners	American League	9-19	--	Seattle Mariners		replaced by Marty Martinez on May 8

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