Henry Dotterer

Henry John Dotterer, Sr. (Dutch)

• School New York University

• Born March 15, 1904 in Liverpool, NY USA
• Died July 16, 1990 in Syracuse, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Father of Dutch Dotterer, MLB catcher (1957-1961) and Tom Dotterer, minor leaguer (1954-1963). Grandfather of Mike Dotterer (Drafted by New York Yankees in 1979, '83 and Oakland Athletics in 1982. Dotterer was a minor league player from 1929 to 1933.

Dotterer became a scout after an injury during spring training in 1933. He worked for the Syracuse Chiefs (1947), Cincinnati Reds (1949-1961), Cleveland Indians (1962-1974) and New York Yankees (1977-1985).