Cot Deal Stats

Cot Deal was born on Tuesday, January 23, 1923, in Arapaho, Oklahoma. Deal was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 11, 1947, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Cot Deal baseball stats page.

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"I started coaching early because of my chronic arm problems. I coached in the big leagues for the Reds, the Colt 45's, the Yankees, the Kansas City A's, the Indians, the Tigers, and the Astros." - Cot Deal

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Cot Deal Autograph on a 1994 Topps Archive (#192)

Cot Deal Autograph on a 1994 Topps Archive (#192)

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Birth Name:   Ellis Fergason Deal
Nickname:   Cot or Cotton Top
Born On:   01-23-1923  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Arapaho, Oklahoma
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-21-2013 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Cemetery:   Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
High School:   Central High School (Oklahoma City, OK)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   09-11-1947 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-09-1954
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Cot Deal Pitching Stats

1947 24 Red Sox 5 2 2 0 1 .000 9.24 0 0 0 12.2 63 20 13 13 0 7 1 6 2 0 0 -
1948 25 Red Sox 4 0 4 1 0 1.000 0.00 0 0 0 4.0 18 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 0 0 -
1950 27 Cardinals 3 0 1 0 0 .000 18.00 0 0 0 1.0 9 3 2 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 -
1954 31 Cardinals 33 0 12 2 3 .400 6.28 0 0 1 71.2 338 85 50 56 14 36 6 25 3 4 1 -
4 Years 45 2 19 3 4 .429 6.55 0 0 1 89.1 428 111 65 74 14 48 8 34 8 4 1 -

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Cot Deal Hitting Stats

1947 24 Red Sox 6 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500
1948 25 Red Sox 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1950 27 Cardinals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1954 31 Cardinals 33 20 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 7 0 0 1 0 .100 .182 .300
4 Years 46 24 5 4 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 7 0 0 1 0 .167 .231 .333

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Cot Deal Fielding Stats

1947 Red Sox P 5 2 38 3 0.6 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.13
1948 Red Sox P 4 0 12 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1950 Cardinals P 3 0 3 1 0.3 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1954 Cardinals P 33 0 215 17 0.5 17 5 12 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.13
P Totals 45 2 268 22 0.5 21 6 15 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .955 2.12
4 Years 45 2 268 22 0.5 21 6 15 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .955 2.12

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Cot Deal Miscellaneous Stats

1947 Red Sox 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.86 4.26 4.97
1948 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.67 4.50 6.75
1950 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 9.00 18.00
1954 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 20.0 2.9 6.7 0.69 3.14 4.52
4 Years 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 24.0 3.4 6.0 0.71 3.43 4.84

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Cot Deal Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1947 Boston Red Sox 29 Undetermined - -
1948 Boston Red Sox 28 Undetermined - -
1950 St. Louis Cardinals 38 Undetermined - -
1954 St. Louis Cardinals 22 Undetermined - -

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