Chuck Cottier, a very good minor-league second baseman, was given two chances with the Braves to replace Red Schoendienst or Felix Mantilla at second. But the Braves gave up on Cottier when they began breaking up the team in the early sixties. He was traded to Detroit for sometime all-star Frank Bolling. After beginning the season with the Tigers, hitting a respectable .286, he was traded to the Senators where he showed much potential ans was considered "untouchable" by the organization. In '62, he showed for the first time he could be an "average" hitter by hitting .242. Good enough for a great fielding second baseman who could shore up the middle of the infield. But the following year, his fielding could not compensate for a .205 batting average. It was his last chance and probably the last time anybody used the word potential with Cottier's name. He was up and down from majors to minors until he retired in 1969.
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