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Mark Fidrych League 3-25-2158 |
| Bob "Butter" Fingers |  Second BaseRetired (1969, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .258 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .693 | Status | Deceased (2023) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 154 | Age at Death | 88 | Date of Birth | 08-18-1935 | |
| HR | 4 | Drafted | Round 4, Pick 55 (1956) |
Majors Svc Time | 2 years (51 games) |
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| RBI | 52 | |||||
| SB | 16 | |||||
| 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 | (59.5%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 75% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Minors | 21 | 30.00 | 2 / 4 | 4 / 6 | 4 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 5 | 5 / 5 | 5 / 5 | 24 / 30 | |||
| 1957 | Minors | 22 | 33.00 | 4 / 5 | 2 / 3 | 5 / 6 | 6 / 7 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 8 / 8 | 29 / 33 | |||
| 1958 | Minors | 23 | 7.00 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 3 | 7 / 7 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 23 | 16.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 5 | 4 / 4 | 2 / 2 | 13 / 16 | |||
| 1959 | Minors | 24 | 4.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 4 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 24 | 16.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 4 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 3 / 3 | 3 / 3 | 12 / 16 | |||
| 1960 | Minors | 25 | 11.00 | 0 / 2 | 3 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 4 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 8 / 11 | |||
| 1961 | Minors | 26 | 11.00 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 9 / 11 | |||
| 1962 | Minors | 27 | 6.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 6 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 27 | 14.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 3 | 3 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 5 | 8 / 14 | |||
| 1963 | Minors | 28 | 3.00 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 28 | 8.24 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 8 |
| 1964 | Majors | 29 | 9.00 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 9 | |||
| 1965 | Majors | 30 | 19.00 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 19 | |||
| 1966 | Majors | 31 | 57.69 | 162 | 102 | 0 | 0 / 12 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 57 |
| 1967 | Majors | 32 | 40.23 | 162 | 55 | 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 3 / 40 |
| 1968 | Minors | 33 | 3.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 3 | |||
| 1968 | Majors | 33 | 1.43 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 |
| 1969 | Majors | 34 | 9.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 9 | |||
| Total | 375 | 166 | 0 | 11 / 38 | 15 / 46 | 21 / 41 | 20 / 36 | 10 / 42 | 19 / 42 | 29 / 52 | 125 / 297 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1969-11-01 | Bob "Butter" Fingers has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1968-04-28 | The Toronto Red Jays have waived Bob "Butter" Fingers. |
| 1968-04-08 | The Toronto Red Jays have promoted Art Covington to the major league team. The Toronto Red Jays have promoted Mel Gagliano to the major league team. The Toronto Red Jays have designated Bob "Butter" Fingers for assignment. The Toronto Red Jays have designated Bob "Blaster" Requiem for assignment. |
| 1964-03-25 | The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have waived Bob "Butter" Fingers. |
| 1963-08-28 | The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Bill McManus to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Bob "Butter" Fingers for assignment. |
| 1963-07-07 | The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Bob "Butter" Fingers to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Greg Leal to the minors. |
| 1963-07-07 | The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have acquired Bob "Butter" Fingers from the waiver wire. |
| 1963-04-16 | The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have waived Bob "Butter" Fingers. |
| 1963-04-14 | The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have acquired Bob "Butter" Fingers from the waiver wire. |
| 1962-08-29 | The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have acquired John Brewer from the waiver wire. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have waived Bob "Butter" Fingers. |
| 1962-06-15 | The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have acquired Bob "Butter" Fingers from the waiver wire. |
| 1962-04-16 | The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have waived Bob "Butter" Fingers. |
| 1961-08-16 | The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have acquired Bob "Butter" Fingers from the waiver wire. |
| 1961-04-28 | The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have waived Bob "Butter" Fingers. |
| 1960-06-08 | The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have acquired Bob "Butter" Fingers from the waiver wire. |
| 1959-06-02 | The Philadelphia Force have waived Bob "Butter" Fingers. |
| 1959-05-22 | The Philadelphia Force have acquired Bob "Butter" Fingers from the waiver wire. |
| 1958-09-19 | The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have waived Bob "Butter" Fingers. |
| 1958-09-10 | The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have acquired Bob "Butter" Fingers from the waiver wire. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have waived Tom Lyons. |
| 1958-06-21 | The Chicago Pyros have waived Bob "Butter" Fingers. |
| 1956-04-01 | The Chicago Pyros have renamed Jocko Knowlton to Bob "Butter" Fingers. |