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Vida Blue League 3-25-2028 |
| Bill Butler |  Center FieldRetired (1963, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .228 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .638 | Status | Deceased (1996) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 127 | Age at Death | 67 | Date of Birth | 03-12-1929 | |
| HR | 12 | Drafted | Round 4, Pick 51 (1951) |
Majors Svc Time | 3 years (24 games) |
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| RBI | 57 | |||||
| SB | 8 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (15.5%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (12.2%) | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (85.8%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1951 | Minors | 22 | 1.00 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | |||
| 1951 | Majors | 22 | 32.69 | 3 / 3 | 3 / 3 | 5 / 5 | 6 / 8 | 3 / 6 | 0 / 0 | 7 / 7 | 27 / 32 | |||
| 1952 | Minors | 23 | 2.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | |||
| 1952 | Majors | 23 | 8.86 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 8 / 8 | |||
| 1953 | Majors | 24 | 15.72 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 5 / 8 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 9 / 15 | |||
| 1954 | Minors | 25 | 20.00 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 6 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 12 / 20 | |||
| 1955 | Minors | 26 | 11.00 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 5 / 11 | |||
| 1955 | Majors | 26 | 3.26 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 3 | |||
| 1956 | Minors | 27 | 4.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 4 | |||
| 1956 | Majors | 27 | 0.10 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 28 | 12.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 12 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 29 | 16.00 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 16 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 30 | 17.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 17 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 31 | 12.00 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 12 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 32 | 14.00 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 14 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 33 | 13.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 13 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 34 | 18.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 18 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 / 24 | 10 / 23 | 12 / 33 | 12 / 29 | 12 / 35 | 7 / 25 | 13 / 29 | 75 / 198 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1963-11-01 | Bill Butler has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1956-05-21 | The Boston Bulldogs have waived Bill Butler. |
| 1956-04-15 | The Boston Bulldogs have promoted Art Marcum to the major league team. The Boston Bulldogs have sent Bill Butler to the minors. |
| 1956-04-10 | The Boston Bulldogs have promoted Bill Butler to the major league team. |
| 1955-06-27 | The Boston Bulldogs have promoted Lefty Bridwell to the major league team. The Boston Bulldogs have sent Bill Butler to the minors. |
| 1955-05-09 | The Boston Bulldogs have promoted Bill Butler to the major league team. |
| 1955-05-08 | The Boston Bulldogs have sent Bill Butler to the minors. |
| 1955-04-18 | The Boston Bulldogs have promoted Bill Butler to the major league team. The Boston Bulldogs have sent Ted Cates to the minors. |
| 1955-04-18 | The Boston Bulldogs have acquired Bill Butler from the waiver wire. The Boston Bulldogs have waived Ed Nicholson. |
| 1955-04-01 | The New York Metropolitans have waived Bill Butler. |
| 1953-10-03 | The New York Metropolitans have promoted Bobby Agee to the major league team. The New York Metropolitans have sent Bill Butler to the minors. |
| 1952-05-02 | The New York Metropolitans have promoted Bill Butler to the major league team. The New York Metropolitans have sent Randy Sharp to the minors. |
| 1952-04-13 | The New York Metropolitans have acquired Bill Butler from the waiver wire. |
| 1952-04-06 | The Pittsburgh Playboys have waived Bill Butler. |
| 1952-04-05 | The Pittsburgh Playboys have acquired Bill Butler from the waiver wire. |
| 1952-04-01 | The Boston Bangers have waived Bill Butler. |
| 1952-04-01 | The Boston Bangers have promoted Rudy Coca to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Jack Silvestri to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Shawn McGlone to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Gary Jones to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Andy Jaxitout to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have sent Bill Butler to the minors. The Boston Bangers have sent Nate Grove to the minors. The Boston Bangers have designated Dick Hehl for assignment. The Boston Bangers have sent Adrian Arroyo to the minors. The Boston Bangers have sent German Callahan to the minors. |
| 1951-05-08 | The Boston Bangers have promoted Bill Butler to the major league team. |