Ensign Cottrell

Ensign Stover Cottrell
(Dick)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 9½", Weight 173 lb.
• School Syracuse University
• High School Hoosick Falls High School
• Debut June 21, 1911
• Final Game July 9, 1915
• Born August 29, 1888 in Hoosick Falls, NY USA
• Died February 27, 1947 in Syracuse, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Ensign Cottrell pitched 12 games for five different teams in five consecutive seasons in the majors. The lengthiest of his looks came with the 1915, pitching 7 times (21 1/3 innings) with the New York Yankees, posting his lowest ERA (3.38) in the process. After baseball, he worked as a civil engineer and surveyor.

Notable Achievement

• Won a World Series with the Boston Braves in 1914 (he did not play in the World Series)

Further Reading

• Peter Cottrell: "Ensign Cottrell", in Bill Nowlin, ed.: The Miracle Braves of 1914: Boston's Original Worst-to-First World Series Champions, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2014, pp. 24-28. ISBN 978-1-933599-69-4

Related Sites

• Ensign Cottrell at the SABR Bio Project
• See Cottrell 1914 baseball card.