Cotton Nash
Charles Francis Nash
Born: July 24, 1942
Jersey City, NJ US
Deceased: May 23, 2023
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: OF, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 220
Career: 1964-1972
Major League Statistics
Cotton Nash compiled a career batting average of .270 with 170 home runs and 540 RBI in his 903-game career with the San Jose Bees, Hawaii Islanders, El Paso Sun Kings, Seattle Angels, San Diego Padres, Evansville White Sox, Indianapolis Indians, Columbus Jets, Denver Bears, Evansville Triplets and Portland Beavers. He began playing during the 1964 season and last took the field during the 1972 campaign.
 San Jose Bees |
 Hawaii Islanders |
 El Paso Sun Kings |
 San Diego Padres |
 Seattle Angels |
 Denver Bears |
 Columbus Jets |
 Evansville Triplets |
 Portland Beavers |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 84 | 338 | 295 | 44 | 86 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 65 | .292 | .373 | .447 | .820 | 132 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1965 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | 138 | 581 | 510 | 87 | 150 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 77 | 15 | 6 | 61 | 84 | .294 | .368 | .471 | .839 | 240 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | (+) Seattle Angels | 95 | 327 | 297 | 31 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 61 | .209 | .275 | .387 | .662 | 115 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | (+) San Diego Padres | 95 | 327 | 297 | 31 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 61 | .209 | .275 | .387 | .662 | 115 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1967 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | 8 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .214 | .214 | .357 | .571 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 100 | 384 | 336 | 6 | 92 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 79 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 57 | .274 | .352 | .568 | .921 | 191 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Evansville White Sox | 17 | 68 | 58 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | .310 | .412 | .448 | .860 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 42 | 154 | 140 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 40 | .179 | .234 | .286 | .519 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Evansville White Sox | 75 | 292 | 264 | 35 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 68 | .220 | .291 | .348 | .640 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 69 | 280 | 244 | 40 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 54 | .254 | .336 | .471 | .807 | 115 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 53 | 232 | 192 | 30 | 60 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 38 | .312 | .427 | .516 | .942 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 120 | 446 | 383 | 60 | 97 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 83 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 90 | .253 | .348 | .543 | .891 | 208 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 131 | 540 | 487 | 88 | 141 | 28 | 4 | 37 | 102 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 106 | .290 | .352 | .591 | .943 | 288 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 64 | 208 | 182 | 21 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 42 | .258 | .346 | .401 | .747 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 903 | 3553 | 3121 | 429 | 842 | 136 | 13 | 170 | 540 | 35 | 14 | 380 | 657 | .270 | .349 | .485 | .834 | 1514 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 1B | 84 | 658 | 31 | 14 | 44 | .980 | 8.202 |
| 1965 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | OF | 98 | 159 | 9 | 4 | 4 | .977 | 1.714 |
| 1965 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | 1B | 40 | 336 | 29 | 5 | 38 | .986 | 9.125 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | OF | 89 | 130 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .950 | 1.506 |
| 1967 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | OF | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Evansville White Sox | 1B | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.500 |
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Evansville White Sox | OF | 15 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .913 | 1.400 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 1B | 10 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .990 | 9.600 |
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Evansville White Sox | OF | 51 | 87 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .980 | 1.882 |
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | OF | 23 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.261 |
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Evansville White Sox | 1B | 22 | 227 | 17 | 4 | 15 | .984 | 11.091 |
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 1B | 16 | 136 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .993 | 8.812 |
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | OF | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.000 |
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 1B | 42 | 338 | 18 | 5 | 37 | .986 | 8.476 |
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | OF | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.750 |
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 1B | 2 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .864 | 9.500 |
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | OF | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.000 |
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 1B | 108 | 818 | 68 | 7 | 98 | .992 | 8.204 |
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 1B | 126 | 1050 | 80 | 19 | 117 | .983 | 8.968 |
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 1B | 38 | 272 | 25 | 3 | 44 | .990 | 7.816 |
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | OF | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .867 |
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 811 | 4425 | 303 | 80 | 423 | .983 | 5.830 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | A | California League | San Jose Bees | LAA | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | LAA | ||
| 1965 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Sun Kings | CAL | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Angels | CAL | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | PHI | ||
| 1967 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Sun Kings | CAL | ||
| 1967 | AA | Southern League | Evansville White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1968 | AA | Southern League | Evansville White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | CHA | ||
| 1969 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1969 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | MIN | ||
| 1970 | AAA | American Association 2 | Evansville Triplets | MIN | ||
| 1971 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | MIN | ||
| 1972 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | TEX |
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