Ed Cotter

Cotter was born July 4, 1904, in Hartford, Connecticut. Before playing in the major leagues, he attended Hartford Public High School, and then Villanova University from 1923 to 1926, 1 of 48 players from the school to play in Major League Baseball.\n', '

Cotter made his Phillies debut on June 12, 1926, as a pinch hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Batting for first baseman Russ Wrightstone in the fifth spot of Philadelphia\'s batting order, Cotter hit safely in his first career at-bat, stealing his first career base after reaching. In his second game two days later, Cotter replaced teammate Clarence Huber as the third baseman against the Chicago Cubs; he notched two more hits in the contest to open his career with three consecutive base hits. He made two more pinch-hitting appearances in June before replacing Heinie Sand at shortstop in the second game of a doubleheader against the…