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Mel Ott League
8-5-2069
Sam Butler Third Base
Retired (1989, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .283 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .775 Status Deceased (2041) Option Years 0  
H 2167 Age at Death 89 Date of Birth 08-17-1952
HR 163 Drafted Round 3, Pick 46
(1970)
Majors Svc Time 14 years
(32 games)
RBI 868
SB 370
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR
Speed C+ Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 2
1B D- (6.5%) LF D- (9.7%) Arm B- WS Appearances 2
2B (1.2%) CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 4
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1976 3B CHN 158 158 1413.0 409 95 292 22 12 -20 2.46 .946
1977 3B CHN 158 158 1392.0 377 112 251 14 8 -14 2.35 .963
1978 3B CHN 158 158 1395.1 396 95 278 23 12 -9 2.41 .942
1979 3B CHN 158 158 1395.0 451 131 300 20 15 -6 2.78 .956
1980 3B CHN 158 158 1424.2 388 88 280 20 25 +4 2.32 .948
1981 3B CHN 158 158 1410.1 410 109 283 18 19 -8 2.50 .956
1982 3B CHN 158 158 1423.2 399 118 270 11 16 -3 2.45 .972
1983 3B CHN 158 158 1416.1 360 110 238 12 12 +9 2.21 .967
1984 3B CHN 158 158 1432.0 357 85 262 10 14 +4 2.18 .972
1985 3B CHN 77 66 602.1 154 55 97 2 7 0 2.27 .987
1B CHN 2 2 17.0 15 15 0 0 1 0 7.94 1.000
SS CHN 2 2 17.0 6 5 1 0 1 0 3.18 1.000
1986 3B CHN 159 159 1428.1 348 87 248 13 13 +9 2.11 .963
1987 3B CHN 64 64 571.0 150 44 99 7 7 -8 2.25 .953
SS CHN 14 14 126.0 40 19 18 3 4 -3 2.64 .925
LF CHN 10 10 89.2 23 23 0 0 0 0 2.31 1.000
2B CHN 9 9 83.0 44 14 29 1 3 +1 4.66 .977
1B CHN 7 7 61.0 70 65 3 2 4 0 10.03 .971
1988 3B CHN 85 85 766.2 205 53 141 11 3 -5 2.28 .946
1B CHN 12 12 106.0 114 110 4 0 7 0 9.68 1.000
2B CHN 10 10 89.0 45 17 24 4 5 0 4.15 .911
LF CHN 7 7 68.2 13 12 0 1 0 -1 1.57 .923
SS CHN 6 6 54.0 36 15 20 1 7 -1 5.83 .972
1989 3B CHN 4 3 31.0 10 2 8 0 0 +1 2.90 1.000
SS CHN 1 1 9.0 3 1 2 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
CF CHN 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
Pos Total 3B 1811 1799 16101.2 4414 1184 3047 183 163 -46 2.36 .959
SS 23 23 206.0 85 40 41 4 12 -4 3.54 .953
1B 21 21 184.0 199 190 7 2 12 0 9.64 .990
2B 19 19 172.0 89 31 53 5 8 +1 4.40 .944
LF 17 17 158.1 36 35 0 1 0 -1 1.99 .972
CF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
Total 1892 1880 16831.0 4826 1483 3148 195 195 -50 2.48 .960
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Sam Butler has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1988-03-07The Chicago Cubs have placed Sam Butler on the trade block.
1985-05-29The Chicago Cubs have removed Sam Butler from the trade block.
1985-04-30Sam Butler of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 56 days.
1985-03-07The Chicago Cubs have placed Sam Butler on the trade block.
1976-03-07The Chicago Reds have promoted Sam Butler to the major league team.
1973-04-20A trade has been completed between the New York Cavalry and the Chicago Reds. The Chicago Reds receive Frank Green, Ike McLaughlin, Sam Butler from the New York Cavalry in exchange for Tom Kreitz, Johnny Cueto.