Chuck Cottier

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Charles Keith Cottier (January 8, 1936 – February 1, 2021) was an American second baseman, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball (MLB). Born in Delta, Colorado, Cottier graduated from Grand Junction High School, where he lettered in four sports – baseball, basketball, football and wrestling. He batted and threw right-handed, standing 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) and weighing 178 pounds (81 kg). Cottier was a good-fielding, light-hitting infielder during his nine-year big league playing career. He appeared in 580 games and compiled a lifetime batting average of .220 with 348 hits, 63 doubles, 17 triples and 19 home runs with the Milwaukee Braves (1959–60), Detroit Tigers (1961), Washington Senators (1961–65) and California Angels (1968–69). He finished his career with an overall .973 fielding percentage. His playing career ended in May 1969 when he sustained an Achilles tendon injury as a member of the Angels and began his minor league managing career in 1971. Cottier was in his third season as the Seattle Mariners' third base coach in 1984 when manager Del Crandall was fired with 27 games left and Cottier was appointed interim manager on September 1. He led the team through 19

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