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Keith Hernandez League
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Rip Butler Center Field
Retired (1968, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .229 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .590 Status Deceased (1998) Option Years 0  
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)
RBI 91
SB 8
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR B 
Speed B- Bunt C+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF A+ (98.9%) Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health D- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Series G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
Total
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0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
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Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Rip Butler has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1968-04-18The New York Hitmen have waived Rip Butler.
1968-04-18The New York Hitmen have acquired Rip Butler from the waiver wire.
1968-04-01The Boston Madvillains have waived Rip Butler.
1967-10-03The Boston Madvillains have designated Rip Butler for assignment. The Boston Madvillains have sent Wilfredo Daubert to the minors.
1967-09-30The Boston Madvillains have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The Boston Madvillains have promoted Shooty Evers to the major league team.
1967-09-19The Boston Madvillains have acquired Rip Butler from the waiver wire.
1967-06-25The New York Hitmen have waived Rip Butler.
1967-06-08The New York Hitmen have promoted Irvin Jamais to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment.
1967-06-02The New York Hitmen have re-claimed Rip Butler from the waiver wire.
1967-06-02The New York Hitmen have promoted Dan Jackson to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment.
1967-05-13The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Andy Long for assignment.
1967-05-13The New York Hitmen have acquired Rip Butler from the waiver wire.
1967-04-10The New York Hitmen have waived Rip Butler.
1967-03-25The New York Hitmen have promoted Dan Jackson to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment.
1966-08-07The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team.
1966-07-21The New York Hitmen have promoted Hal Whitehouse to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment.
1966-07-21The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team.
1966-07-21The New York Hitmen have acquired Rip Butler from the waiver wire.
1966-05-13The New York Hitmen have waived Rip Butler.
1966-04-18The 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.
1966-04-01The New York Hitmen have re-claimed Rip Butler from the waiver wire.
1966-04-01The New York Hitmen have promoted Buddy Lofton to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment.
1965-09-05The 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.
1965-05-06The New York Hitmen have promoted Roxy Carmichael to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment.
1964-09-02The 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.
1964-07-13The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment.
1964-06-16The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team.
1964-05-12The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment.
1964-04-01The New York Hitmen have re-claimed Rip Butler from the waiver wire.
1964-04-01The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment.
1963-09-10The 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.
1963-08-24The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment.
1963-07-23The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have sent Kelly Leak to the minors.
1963-04-30The New York Hitmen have promoted Kelly Leak to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Rip Butler for assignment.
1962-04-30The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Tony Baird for assignment.
1962-04-11The New York Hitmen have promoted Jorge Loco to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors.
1962-04-01The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Mike Johnson for assignment.
1961-10-03The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors.
1961-09-02The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team.
1961-07-06The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors.
1961-07-04The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Joe Dillhoefer for assignment.
1961-07-04The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors.
1961-04-01The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have sent Bull Anderson to the minors.
1961-04-01The New York Hitmen have promoted Bull Anderson to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors.
1960-07-04The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Freddy Thomas for assignment.
1960-05-31The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have sent Curtis Tempo to the minors.
1960-05-16The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Norm Humphries for assignment.
1960-04-01The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Xavier Siempre for assignment.
1959-10-13The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors.
1959-04-01The 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.
1958-10-23The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors.
1958-04-18The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have sent Jerry Donahue to the minors.
1958-04-08The New York Hitmen have promoted Morrie Kessler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors.
1958-04-01The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Larry Gyselman for assignment.
1957-10-13The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors. The New York Hitmen have sent Joey Springroll to the minors.
1957-09-26The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team.
1957-08-01The New York Hitmen have promoted Xavier Siempre to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have sent Rip Butler to the minors.
1957-07-26The New York Hitmen have promoted Rip Butler to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Gene Hart for assignment.