1983
Born May 10, 1983
Scarborough, ON, CAN
George Kottaras Notable
b. May 10, 1983 · Boston Red Sox 2008–2009, Milwaukee Brewers 2010–2012, Oakland Athletics 2012, Kansas City Royals 2013, Cleveland Indians 2014, St. Louis Cardinals 2014, Toronto Blue Jays 2014
George Kottaras played for seven clubs across seven seasons as a catcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 2008 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2014.
Across 313 games he batted .215, with 155 hits and 92 runs. He finished with 32 home runs, 40 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He played 246 games behind the plate, with 1,423 putouts and 13 errors. He turned 6 double plays.
He hit for the cycle in 2011.
He was born in Scarborough, ON, CAN on May 10, 1983. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | BOS | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 2009 | BOS | 45 | 93 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 0 | .237 |
| 2010 | MIL | 67 | 212 | 24 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 44 | 2 | .203 |
| 2011 | MIL | 49 | 111 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 26 | 0 | .252 |
| 2012 | MIL/OAK | 85 | 171 | 20 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 48 | 0 | .211 |
| 2013 | KCR | 46 | 100 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 1 | .180 |
| 2014 | CLE/STL/TOR | 18 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 0 | .233 |
| Career | — | 313 | 722 | 92 | 155 | 40 | 3 | 32 | 101 | 121 | 203 | 3 | .215 |
On this day & linked events
2011
George Kottaras Hits for the Cycle, 2011
George Kottaras hit for the cycle for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Houston Astros on September 3, 2011.