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Keith Hernandez League 4-8-2146 |
| Rip Butler |  Center FieldRetired (1968, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .229 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .590 | Status | Deceased (1998) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 205 | Age at Death | 64 | Date of Birth | 03-20-1934 | |
| HR | 7 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 20 (1957) |
Majors Svc Time | 6 years (44 games) |
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| RBI | 91 | |||||
| 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 | 1 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (98.9%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
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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| 1957 | Minors | 23 | 17.00 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 11 / 17 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 23 | 2.71 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 2 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 24 | 29.17 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 3 / 6 | 2 / 6 | 2 / 5 | 2 / 4 | 11 / 29 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 25 | 13.21 | 3 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 7 / 13 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 26 | 17.52 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 8 / 17 | |||
| 1961 | Minors | 27 | 4.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 4 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 27 | 13.05 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 13 | |||
| 1962 | Minors | 28 | 2.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 28 | 12.20 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 12 | |||
| 1963 | Minors | 29 | 6.00 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 6 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 29 | 6.40 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 6 | |||
| 1964 | Minors | 30 | 11.00 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 11 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 30 | 1.50 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | |||
| 1965 | Minors | 31 | 17.00 | 2 / 6 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 4 / 17 | |||
| 1965 | Majors | 31 | 0.50 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | |||
| 1966 | Minors | 32 | 2.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | |||
| 1966 | Majors | 32 | 2.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | |||
| 1967 | Majors | 33 | 0.10 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | |||
| 1968 | Majors | 34 | 14.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 14 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 / 25 | 7 / 17 | 4 / 27 | 10 / 28 | 10 / 30 | 9 / 23 | 3 / 18 | 56 / 168 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1968-11-01 | Rip Butler has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1968-04-18 | The New York Hitmen have waived Rip Butler. |
| 1968-04-18 | The New York Hitmen have acquired Rip Butler from the waiver wire. |
| 1968-04-01 | The Boston Madvillains have waived Rip Butler. |
| 1967-10-03 | The Boston Madvillains have designated Rip Butler for assignment. The Boston Madvillains have sent Wilfredo Daubert to the minors. |
| 1967-09-30 | The Boston Madvillains have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The Boston Madvillains have promoted Shooty Evers to the major league team. |
| 1967-09-19 | The Boston Madvillains have acquired Rip Butler from the waiver wire. |
| 1967-06-25 | The New York Hitmen have waived Rip Butler. |
| 1967-06-08 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Irvin Jamais to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment. |
| 1967-06-02 | The New York Hitmen have re-claimed Rip Butler from the waiver wire. |
| 1967-06-02 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Dan Jackson to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment. |
| 1967-05-13 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Andy Long for assignment. |
| 1967-05-13 | The New York Hitmen have acquired Rip Butler from the waiver wire. |
| 1967-04-10 | The New York Hitmen have waived Rip Butler. |
| 1967-03-25 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Dan Jackson to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment. |
| 1966-08-07 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. |
| 1966-07-21 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Hal Whitehouse to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment. |
| 1966-07-21 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. |
| 1966-07-21 | The New York Hitmen have acquired Rip Butler from the waiver wire. |
| 1966-05-13 | The New York Hitmen have waived Rip Butler. |
| 1966-04-18 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Dan Jackson to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have promoted Cody Pennington to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment. The New York Hitmen have sent Randy Grunge to the minors. |
| 1966-04-01 | The New York Hitmen have re-claimed Rip Butler from the waiver wire. |
| 1966-04-01 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Buddy Lofton to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment. |
| 1965-09-05 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Dan Jackson to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. |
| 1965-05-06 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Roxy Carmichael to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment. |
| 1964-09-02 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Willie Jensen to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have promoted Roxy Carmichael to the major league team. |
| 1964-07-13 | The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment. |
| 1964-06-16 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. |
| 1964-05-12 | The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment. |
| 1964-04-01 | The New York Hitmen have re-claimed Rip Butler from the waiver wire. |
| 1964-04-01 | The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment. |
| 1963-09-10 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Kelly Leak to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have promoted Larry Beasley to the major league team. |
| 1963-08-24 | The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment. |
| 1963-07-23 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have sent Kelly Leak to the minors. |
| 1963-04-30 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Kelly Leak to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment. |
| 1962-04-30 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Tony Baird for assignment. |
| 1962-04-11 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Jorge Loco to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors. |
| 1962-04-01 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Mike Johnson for assignment. |
| 1961-10-03 | The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors. |
| 1961-09-02 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. |
| 1961-07-06 | The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors. |
| 1961-07-04 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Joe Dillhoefer for assignment. |
| 1961-07-04 | The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors. |
| 1961-04-01 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have sent Bull Anderson to the minors. |
| 1961-04-01 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Bull Anderson to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors. |
| 1960-07-04 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Freddy Thomas for assignment. |
| 1960-05-31 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have sent Curtis Tempo to the minors. |
| 1960-05-16 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Norm Humphries for assignment. |
| 1960-04-01 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Xavier Siempre for assignment. |
| 1959-10-13 | The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors. |
| 1959-04-01 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Bill Alten to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have promoted Lefty Cox to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have promoted Morrie Kessler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. |
| 1958-10-23 | The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors. |
| 1958-04-18 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have sent Jerry Donahue to the minors. |
| 1958-04-08 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Morrie Kessler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors. |
| 1958-04-01 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Larry Gyselman for assignment. |
| 1957-10-13 | The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors. The New York Hitmen have sent Joey Springroll to the minors. |
| 1957-09-26 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. |
| 1957-08-01 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Xavier Siempre to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors. |
| 1957-07-26 | The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Gene Hart for assignment. |