Nottle signed his first professional contract in 1959 with a team in Pensacola, Florida. Following a stellar season at Pensacola, Nottle began a 10-year run with the Chicago White Sox organization. In 1963, he was assigned to the White Sox major league roster, but never played due to an arm injury, making him a "phantom ballplayer". His final appearance as a player was in 1980, when he made a single two-inning appearance for the Double-AWest Haven Whitecaps. In 18 minor league seasons, he appeared in 543 games, compiling an 89–75 record with a 3.09 ERA.
Post-playing careerEdit
In 1972, Nottle received his first coaching job and became a manager in 1978 when the Athletics hired him to manage a Northwest League team.[1] In 1981 while managing the Athletics' Triple-A team in Tacoma, his team reached the Pacific Coast League finals and Nottle was named Minor League Manager-of-the-Year by Baseball America. During the 1983 season, he served as a coach on the Oakland A's major league staff. Within the same year Nottle showcased his singing talent by recording the album To Baseball with Love on his private label Nott's Landing Records.
In 1985, Nottle moved on to the Boston Red Sox organization and managed their Double A affiliate, the New Britain Red Sox, for one season and their Triple-A team, the Pawtucket Red Sox, for 4+1⁄2 years. Nottle led New Britain to the playoffs once and twice took Pawtucket to the postseason. He was named International League Manager of the Year in 1987 and managed the American League affiliates in the inaugural Triple-A All-Star Classic in Buffalo in 1988.
Nottle managed the inaugural season with the Sioux City Explorers of the Northern League in 1993 and stayed with them through the 2000 season. In his eight seasons, he amassed a regular-season record of 343 wins and 318 losses and made the playoffs in 1994 and 1999. Nottle managed the Duluth–Superior Dukes for one season before moving on to the Brockton Rox of the then-Northern League East in 2002. With the Rox, he compiled a 187–175 record and won a championship in 2003. For the 2006 season, Nottle returned to his old post as the Explorer's manager in their inaugural year in the American Association.
Nottle returned to the former Northeast (now Can-Am League) in 2008 as he became the first manager of the expansion Ottawa Rapidz, but after a very poor start to the season, followed by a hot streak that came when Nottle left the team briefly to visit his sick wife, the team's management fired him on July 31, 2008.
In 2010, in Nottle's 50th year in professional baseball, he served as pitching and third base coach on Chris Carminucci's staff with the Brockton Rox of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball. Nottle helped guide the Rox to the second-best overall record in the league, and another playoff appearance.
Personal lifeEdit
Nicknamed "Singin Ed",[2] Nottle is famous for his charitable work both in the U.S. and Canada. He has raised over several million dollars for various charities (mainly focused on children).[citation needed]
There has been talk of a movie of Nottle's life, called The 26th Man.[3] It was supposed to be in production in late 2007, but the financial capital never materialized to finance the project; the screenplay is ready to go, awaiting a new production company.[citation needed]
NotesEdit
^"Nottle excited about opener". The Bulletin. 14 June 1978. p. 12. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
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singer is a former Minor League Baseball relief pitcher and manager Ed NottleRelief pitcher CoachBorn 1939 10 22 October 22 1939 age 83 Philadelphia PennsylvaniaBats RightThrows RightTeamsAs coach Oakland Athletics 1983 He has led teams in the Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox organizations and managed the independent Brockton Rox His final season as manager was 2008 with the independent Ottawa Rapidz of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball Contents 1 Playing career 2 Post playing career 3 Personal life 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksPlaying career EditNottle signed his first professional contract in 1959 with a team in Pensacola Florida Following a stellar season at Pensacola Nottle began a 10 year run with the Chicago White Sox organization In 1963 he was assigned to the White Sox major league roster but never played due to an arm injury making him a phantom ballplayer His final appearance as a player was in 1980 when he made a single two inning appearance for the Double A West Haven Whitecaps In 18 minor league seasons he appeared in 543 games compiling an 89 75 record with a 3 09 ERA Post playing career EditIn 1972 Nottle received his first coaching job and became a manager in 1978 when the Athletics hired him to manage a Northwest League team 1 In 1981 while managing the Athletics Triple A team in Tacoma his team reached the Pacific Coast League finals and Nottle was named Minor League Manager of the Year by Baseball America During the 1983 season he served as a coach on the Oakland A s major league staff Within the same year Nottle showcased his singing talent by recording the album To Baseball with Love on his private label Nott s Landing Records In 1985 Nottle moved on to the Boston Red Sox organization and managed their Double A affiliate the New Britain Red Sox for one season and their Triple A team the Pawtucket Red Sox for 4 1 2 years Nottle led New Britain to the playoffs once and twice took Pawtucket to the postseason He was named International League Manager of the Year in 1987 and managed the American League affiliates in the inaugural Triple A All Star Classic in Buffalo in 1988 Nottle managed the inaugural season with the Sioux City Explorers of the Northern League in 1993 and stayed with them through the 2000 season In his eight seasons he amassed a regular season record of 343 wins and 318 losses and made the playoffs in 1994 and 1999 Nottle managed the Duluth Superior Dukes for one season before moving on to the Brockton Rox of the then Northern League East in 2002 With the Rox he compiled a 187 175 record and won a championship in 2003 For the 2006 season Nottle returned to his old post as the Explorer s manager in their inaugural year in the American Association Nottle returned to the former Northeast now Can Am League in 2008 as he became the first manager of the expansion Ottawa Rapidz but after a very poor start to the season followed by a hot streak that came when Nottle left the team briefly to visit his sick wife the team s management fired him on July 31 2008 In 2010 in Nottle s 50th year in professional baseball he served as pitching and third base coach on Chris Carminucci s staff with the Brockton Rox of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball Nottle helped guide the Rox to the second best overall record in the league and another playoff appearance Personal life EditNicknamed Singin Ed 2 Nottle is famous for his charitable work both in the U S and Canada He has raised over several million dollars for various charities mainly focused on children citation needed There has been talk of a movie of Nottle s life called The 26th Man 3 It was supposed to be in production in late 2007 but the financial capital never materialized to finance the project the screenplay is ready to go awaiting a new production company citation needed Notes Edit Nottle excited about opener The Bulletin 14 June 1978 p 12 Retrieved 12 July 2010 Farley Glen Jun 10 2008 Happy returns for Nottle The Enterprise Brockton Massachusetts Retrieved June 1 2018 Ed Nottle suddenly has to find something to do other than baseball Evansville Courier amp Press Evansville Indiana April 22 2012 Archived from the original on April 25 2012 Retrieved January 9 2017 via Wayback Machine References EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors External links EditEd Nottle Singing for Make A Wish Eastern Ontario via YouTubePreceded byRac Slider Pawtucket Red Sox manager1986 June 1990 Succeeded byJohnny PeskyPreceded byFirst Manager Ottawa Rapidz manager2008 Succeeded byTom Carcione Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ed Nottle amp oldid 1042393624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
