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Thurman Munson League 8-6-2254 |
| Buttons Burton |  Second BaseRetired (1976, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .226 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .610 | Status | Deceased (2006) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 105 | Age at Death | 64 | Date of Birth | 08-12-1942 | |
| HR | 10 | Drafted | Round 4, Pick 58 (1960) |
Majors Svc Time | 5 years (5 games) |
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| RBI | 58 | |||||
| SB | 3 | |||||
| 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 | (44.7%) | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 3B | (94.4%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1965 | 2B | CIN | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 7.67 | 1.000 | |
| 1966 | 2B | CIN | 4 | 2 | 20.0 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 5.40 | .923 | |
| 3B | CIN | 1 | 1 | 13.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.77 | 1.000 | ||
| 1967 | 3B | CIN | 14 | 14 | 123.0 | 49 | 9 | 33 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 3.07 | .857 | |
| 2B | CIN | 21 | 5 | 71.0 | 40 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5.07 | 1.000 | ||
| SS | CIN | 4 | 4 | 32.2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 5.79 | 1.000 | ||
| RF | CIN | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1968 | 3B | CIN | 17 | 17 | 149.1 | 48 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2.77 | .958 | |
| SS | CIN | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 5.40 | 1.000 | ||
| 2B | CIN | 10 | 3 | 36.0 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 5.75 | 1.000 | ||
| 1969 | 3B | CIN | 21 | 21 | 179.0 | 76 | 10 | 65 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 3.77 | .987 | |
| 2B | CIN | 21 | 2 | 45.1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4.37 | .957 | ||
| 1970 | SS | CIN | 4 | 4 | 38.0 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 6.87 | 1.000 | |
| 2B | CIN | 13 | 1 | 28.0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6.43 | 1.000 | ||
| 1971 | SS | CIN | 8 | 8 | 69.0 | 29 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3.65 | .966 | |
| 2B | CIN | 10 | 1 | 21.0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.29 | 1.000 | ||
| Pos Total | 3B | 53 | 53 | 464.1 | 177 | 29 | 138 | 10 | 7 | -2 | 3.24 | .944 | ||
| 2B | 82 | 17 | 248.1 | 159 | 63 | 94 | 2 | 18 | +4 | 5.69 | .987 | |||
| SS | 21 | 21 | 184.2 | 106 | 43 | 62 | 1 | 20 | -1 | 5.12 | .991 | |||
| RF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Total | 157 | 92 | 906.1 | 444 | 137 | 294 | 13 | 45 | +1 | 4.28 | .971 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1976-11-01 | Buttons Burton has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1971-07-13 | The Cincinnati Cubs have waived Buttons Burton. |
| 1971-07-02 | The Cincinnati Cubs have designated Buttons Burton for assignment. |
| 1966-09-03 | The Cincinnati Cubs have promoted Buttons Burton to the major league team. |
| 1965-10-03 | The Cincinnati Cubs have sent Buttons Burton to the minors. |
| 1965-09-29 | The Cincinnati Cubs have promoted Billy Meyer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cubs have promoted Al Clarkson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cubs have promoted Buttons Burton to the major league team. |