Charles Keith Cottier (born January 8, 1936) is a former second baseman, manager, coach and scout in American Major League Baseball. Born in Delta, Colorado, Cottier graduated from Grand Junction High School, where he lettered in four sports – baseball, basketball, football and wrestling. He was a good-fielding, light-hitting infielder during his nine-year big league playing career. He appeared in 580 games and compiled a lifetime batting average of .220 with 19 home runs with the Milwaukee Braves (1959–60), Detroit Tigers (1961), Washington Senators (1961–65), and California Angels (1968–69). Cottier batted and threw right-handed, standing and weighing . His playing career ended in May when he sustained an Achilles tendon injury as a member of the Angels. He began his minor league managing career in . In nine major league seasons, Cottier posted a .220 batting average (348-for-1584) with 168 runs, 19 home runs, 127 RBI and 137 bases on balls. He finished his career with an overall .973 fielding percentage. Cottier was in his third season as the Seattle Mariners' third base coach in 1984 when manager Del Crandall was fired with 27 games left and Cottier was appointed interim manager on September 1. He led the team through 1985 and into the first 28 games of 1986. With the M's at 9–19, sixth in the AL West, Cottier was fired on May 8 and succeeded by interim manager Marty Martínez for one game before Dick Williams took over. His career record as a major league manager was . Cottier also was a coach for the New York Mets (1979–81), Chicago Cubs (1988–94), Baltimore Orioles (1995), and Philadelphia Phillies (1997–2000); he was a major league scout for the New York Yankees, and a special assistant to the general manager for the Washington Nationals. References External links 1936 births Living people Americus-Cordele Orioles players Atlanta Crackers players Baltimore Orioles coaches Baseball players from Colorado California Angels players Chicago Cubs coaches Detroit Tigers players Hawaii Islanders players Jacksonville Braves players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Major League Baseball bench coaches Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball third base coaches Milwaukee Braves players New Iberia Pelicans players New York Mets coaches New York Yankees scouts People from Delta, Colorado Philadelphia Phillies coaches Portland Beavers players Seattle Angels players Seattle Mariners coaches Seattle Mariners managers Topeka Hawks players Washington Nationals scouts Washington Senators (1961–1971) players