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Joe DiMaggio League
8-31-2080
Kent Butler Center Field
Retired (1957, Age 29)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .219 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .579 Status Deceased (1993) Option Years 0  
H 112 Age at Death 65 Date of Birth 10-23-1928
HR 8 Drafted Round 4, Pick 55
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(9 games)
RBI 43
SB 2
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR C+
Speed C  Bunt B- Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF D- (5.1%) Arm D  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF D- (4.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1954 STL
45
131
19
35
6
0
3
15
12
 22 0 0
1
 4 0
.710
.329
.382
.115
.267
1955 STL
72
209
11
45
7
1
3
17
13
 46 0 0
0
 1 1
.563
.261
.301
.086
.215
1956 STL
14
53
6
9
4
0
0
2
3
 5 0 0
0
 0 0
.460
.214
.245
.075
.170
1957 PHI
40
107
7
23
1
0
2
9
7
 19 2 0
1
 2 2
.556
.276
.280
.065
.215
1958 PHI
4
12
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
 4 0 0
0
 0 0
.143
.143
.000
.000
.000
Total
175
512
44
112
18
1
8
43
37
 96 2 0
2
 7 3
.579
.274
.305
.086
.219
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1959-11-01Kent Butler has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1958-04-18The Philadelphia Road Warriors have waived Kent Butler.
1958-04-11The Philadelphia Road Warriors have promoted Tom Narleski to the major league team. The Philadelphia Road Warriors have designated Kent Butler for assignment.
1957-09-03The Philadelphia Road Warriors have promoted Kent Butler to the major league team. The Philadelphia Road Warriors have sent Alan Apodaca to the minors.
1957-07-29The Philadelphia Road Warriors have promoted Wally Chapman to the major league team. The Philadelphia Road Warriors have sent Kent Butler to the minors.
1957-04-17The Philadelphia Road Warriors have promoted Kent Butler to the major league team. The Philadelphia Road Warriors have sent Casey Carter to the minors.
1956-04-29The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Solly Hemus to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Enos Slaughter to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Stan Musial to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Jeff Gaw to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Johnny Parrish to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Bob Brown to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Bob Hutchinson to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Kent Butler to the minors.
1954-09-28The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Enos Slaughter to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Bill Sarni to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Stan Musial to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Johnny Madden to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Solly Hemus to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Jeff Gaw to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Bill Remneas to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Kent Butler to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Frank Durban to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Mike Schanz to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Joe Tutwiler to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Harry Viau to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Wes Newsome to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Frank Davis to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Brian Johnson to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Willis Kaiser to the minors.
1954-08-15The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Brian Johnson to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Willis Kaiser to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Bill Mayberry to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Frank Durban to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Mike Schanz to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Harry Viau to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Wes Newsome to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Frank Davis to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Joe Tutwiler to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Solly Hemus to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Enos Slaughter to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Carlos Baerga to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Jeff Gaw to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Bill Sarni to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Stan Musial to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Kent Butler to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Johnny Madden to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Levi Flinn to the minors.
1954-05-20The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Brian Johnson to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Bill Mayberry to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Mike Schanz to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Mike Hunter to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Kent Butler to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Jim Nomo to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Mario Looper to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Solly Hemus to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Levi Flinn to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Art Beckman to the minors.
1952-05-04A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Redbirds and the Kansas City Congressionals. The Kansas City Congressionals receive Joe Grahe from the St. Louis Redbirds in exchange for Kent Butler.