Ed Nottle
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Edward William Nottle (born October 22, 1939), nicknamed "Singing Ed" because of his avocation as a singer, is an American former Minor League Baseball relief pitcher and manager.
He has led teams in the
Playing career
Nottle signed his first professional contract in 1959 with a team in
Post-playing career
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
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
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
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]
Notes
- ^ "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 & Press. Evansville, Indiana. April 22, 2012. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2017 – via Wayback Machine.
References
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)