Ed Nottle

Edward William Nottle (born October 22, 1939 in Philadelphia), nicknamed "Singing Ed" because of his avocation as a singer, is a former minor league baseball relief pitcher and manager.

He has led teams in the Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox organizations, and managed the independent Brockton Rox. Most recently, he managed the independent Ottawa Rapidz of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball.

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. He finished his playing career in 1970.

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. 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 ½ 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.

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