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Mike Schmidt League
5-31-2335
Butch Cook Center Field
Retired (1976, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .280 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .790 Status Deceased (2020) Option Years 0  
H 2339 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 05-05-1939
HR 271 Drafted Round 1, Pick 13
(1959)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(150 games)
RBI 1147
SB 95
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship F 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR C 
Speed C+ Bunt D  Control D+   Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 4
1B --- LF A+ (98.5%) Arm B  WS Appearances 6
2B D- (6.9%) CF A+ (100%)   Health B  LCS Appearances 9
3B F  (0.2%) RF A+ (97.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1959 Minors 20 78.00 5 / 11 8 / 15 6 / 9 12 / 12 8 / 10 12 / 12 9 / 9 60 / 78
1960 Minors 21 22.00 2 / 2 3 / 3 3 / 4 2 / 2 6 / 6 1 / 1 3 / 4 20 / 22
1960 Majors 21 42.20 2 / 7 4 / 4 2 / 5 3 / 8 1 / 2 4 / 7 4 / 9 20 / 42
1961 Majors 22 68.59 4 / 15 4 / 8 5 / 10 7 / 13 5 / 7 2 / 6 4 / 9 31 / 68
1962 Majors 23 52.97 1 / 5 3 / 6 3 / 13 4 / 9 3 / 7 2 / 2 7 / 10 23 / 52
1963 Majors 24 64.31 3 / 12 0 / 7 1 / 9 8 / 13 4 / 7 5 / 9 3 / 7 24 / 64
1964 Majors 25 52.91 3 / 8 3 / 6 0 / 8 2 / 9 0 / 6 3 / 7 6 / 8 17 / 52
1965 Majors 26 61.40 4 / 10 0 / 7 3 / 9 0 / 4 4 / 6 3 / 10 4 / 15 18 / 61
1966 Majors 27 49.30 0 / 5 1 / 7 0 / 6 1 / 9 2 / 6 3 / 7 2 / 9 9 / 49
1967 Majors 28 53.18 2 / 12 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 8 4 / 8 0 / 9 2 / 8 8 / 53
1968 Majors 29 55.86 1 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 9 2 / 7 0 / 4 2 / 15 5 / 55
1969 Majors 30 57.26 0 / 7 0 / 9 1 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 57
1970 Majors 31 55.71 0 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 9 1 / 11 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 6 1 / 55
1971 Majors 32 61.42 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 61
1972 Majors 33 54.93 1 / 6 1 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 15 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 6 2 / 54
1973 Majors 34 49.51 0 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 9 1 / 13 0 / 5 0 / 7 1 / 49
1974 Majors 35 57.55 0 / 12 0 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 11 1 / 57
1975 Majors 36 56.61 0 / 4 0 / 10 0 / 9 1 / 11 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 6 1 / 56
1976 Majors 37 38.00 0 / 8 0 / 1 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 38
Total 0 0 0 28 / 158 27 / 132 24 / 141 41 / 175 40 / 133 35 / 127 47 / 157 242 / 1023
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Butch Cook has retired from the New York Barnstormers
1976-07-27A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Plunderers and the New York Barnstormers. The New York Barnstormers receive Jake Santiago, Butch Cook, Jeff Kinslow, Draft Pick - 1978 Round 3 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Plunderers in exchange for Ed Szekely, Draft Pick - 1978 Round 2 (PIT), Draft Pick - 1978 Round 2 (NYN).
1975-08-14Butch Cook of the Pittsburgh Plunderers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1960-06-12A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Red Spiders and the Pittsburgh Plunderers. The Pittsburgh Plunderers receive Butch Cook, Howie Calhoun, Walt Howard, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 2 (CIN) from the Cincinnati Red Spiders in exchange for Darren Miller, Tony Brower, Ed Reichert, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 2 (PIT).