Hottman was called up in September of 1971 and played five game in Left Field for the Chicago White Sox, going 2-for-16 at the plate, good for a .125 batting average for his Big League tenure.
Before his call-up he was tearing up Double-A ball, batting .302 that season with 37 homers and 116 runs batted in for the Asheville Tourists of the Dixie Association.
However, come the new season of 1972 it was back to the Minor Leagues, where he’d spend the rest of his pro career, playing through the 1974 season before going on to some time in the Mexican League in 1975, never coming close to the Majors or even the power level he displayed in 1971.