Dutch Dotterer

Dutch Dotterer
Catcher
Born: November 11, 1931(1931-11-11) Syracuse, New York
Died: October 9, 1999(1999-10-09) (aged 67) Syracuse, New York
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 25, 1957 for the Cincinnati Redlegs
Last MLB appearance
April 30, 1961 for the Washington Senators
Career statistics
Batting average	.247
Hits	74
At bats	299
Teams
Cincinnati Redlegs/Reds (1957–1960) Washington Senators (1961)

Henry John "Dutch" Dotterer, Jr. (November 11, 1931 — October 9, 1999) was an American professional baseball catcher. The native of Syracuse, New York, attended Syracuse University. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 209 pounds (95 kg).

Dotterer played only one full season in Major League Baseball with the 1959 Cincinnati Reds, but appeared in parts of four others for Cincinnati (1957–58; 1960) and the Washington Senators as a member of the expansion Senators' 1961 debut season in the American League. He batted .247 in 107 career games, with five home runs and 33 runs batted in. In 1959, he backed up regular Cincinnati catcher Ed Bailey, hitting .267 with two homers and 17 RBI in 161 at bats.^[1] At the close of the 1960 season, he was traded to the Kansas City Athletics, who then left him unprotected in the 1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft. Dotterer was acquired by Washington with the 12th pick in the player lottery.

Dotterer made the 1961 Senators' opening day roster and logged 19 at-bats with them, but on April 30 of that season he played his final MLB game. He then spent the rest of his pro career with his hometown Syracuse Chiefs of the Triple-A International League in 1961–62. He died in Syracuse at age 67.

His father, Dutch Dotterer, Sr., was a longtime scout with Cincinnati and the Cleveland Indians, and a brother, Tom, an infielder, played minor league baseball in the Cincinnati organization. Also, his son Mike is a member of the Stanford (University) Athletic Hall of Fame after playing Football and Baseball at Stanford. Mike was also drafted in the 8th round by the Los Angeles Raiders in 1983.

See also

• 1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft

References

1. ^ Baseball Reference

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Name	Dotterer, Dutch
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	November 11, 1931
Place of birth	Syracuse, New York
Date of death	October 9, 1999
Place of death	Syracuse, New York