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Don Newcombe League 9-22-2165 |
| Mike Butcher |  Center FieldRetired (1984, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .264 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .736 | Status | Deceased (2024) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 659 | Age at Death | 75 | Date of Birth | 05-10-1949 | |
| HR | 91 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 36 (1968) |
Majors Svc Time | 10 years (124 games) |
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| RBI | 379 | |||||
| SB | 68 | |||||
| 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 | --- | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | (9.6%) | LF | (94.1%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 4 | |||
| 2B | (99.5%) | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 6 | |||
| 3B | (7.5%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% 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 |
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| 1968 | Minors | 19 | 30.00 | 3 / 3 | 10 / 10 | 5 / 5 | 4 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 3 / 3 | 26 / 30 | |||
| 1969 | Minors | 20 | 31.00 | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 2 / 2 | 3 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 23 / 31 | |||
| 1970 | Minors | 21 | 33.00 | 7 / 8 | 3 / 5 | 6 / 6 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 4 | 2 / 6 | 24 / 33 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 21 | 1.74 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 |
| 1971 | Minors | 22 | 71.00 | 8 / 11 | 4 / 8 | 6 / 6 | 5 / 9 | 6 / 11 | 4 / 13 | 5 / 13 | 38 / 71 | |||
| 1972 | Minors | 23 | 35.00 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 5 / 5 | 7 / 9 | 1 / 5 | 3 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 19 / 35 | |||
| 1972 | Majors | 23 | 18.94 | 54 | 34 | 0 | 0 / 1 | 5 / 5 | 4 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 13 / 18 |
| 1973 | Majors | 24 | 48.09 | 155 | 69 | 7 | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 6 | 1 / 5 | 3 / 7 | 4 / 8 | 2 / 4 | 29 / 48 |
| 1974 | Minors | 25 | 7.00 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 7 | |||
| 1974 | Majors | 25 | 36.46 | 101 | 67 | 46 | 2 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 8 / 12 | 4 / 7 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 5 | 17 / 36 |
| 1975 | Majors | 26 | 62.72 | 162 | 106 | 0 | 4 / 6 | 2 / 10 | 5 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 2 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 13 | 15 / 62 |
| 1976 | Majors | 27 | 52.60 | 162 | 68 | 0 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 6 | 3 / 9 | 3 / 10 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 11 | 1 / 6 | 11 / 52 |
| 1977 | Majors | 28 | 24.42 | 111 | 21 | 36 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 5 / 24 |
| 1978 | Minors | 29 | 3.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | |||
| 1978 | Majors | 29 | 15.64 | 127 | 7 | 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 15 |
| 1978 | Pos (3B) | 29 | 13.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 13 | |||
| 1979 | Minors | 30 | 4.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | |||
| 1979 | Majors | 30 | 53.27 | 144 | 81 | 0 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 13 | 1 / 53 |
| 1980 | Majors | 31 | 33.91 | 135 | 39 | 27 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 33 |
| 1981 | Majors | 32 | 30.69 | 162 | 24 | 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 30 |
| 1982 | Majors | 33 | 35.31 | 162 | 25 | 0 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 35 |
| 1983 | Majors | 34 | 30.57 | 162 | 33 | 0 | -5 / 1 | -5 / 11 | -6 / 2 | -3 / 2 | -7 / 4 | -2 / 7 | -3 / 3 | -31 / 30 |
| 1984 | Minors | 35 | 13.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 13 | |||
| 1984 | Majors | 35 | 9.52 | 75 | 11 | 0 | -5 / 2 | -7 / 2 | -5 / 1 | -3 / 1 | -4 / 3 | -2 / 0 | -1 / 0 | -27 / 9 |
| Total | 1724 | 585 | 116 | 32 / 97 | 33 / 110 | 40 / 100 | 30 / 92 | 7 / 85 | 18 / 95 | 13 / 94 | 174 / 686 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1984-11-01 | Mike Butcher has retired from the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux |
| 1984-09-02 | The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Mike Butcher to the major league team. |
| 1984-08-23 | The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have designated Mike Butcher for assignment. |
| 1984-06-28 | The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Mike Butcher to the major league team. |
| 1984-06-28 | The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have acquired Mike Butcher from the waiver wire. |
| 1984-06-08 | The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have acquired Doc Wetherby from the waiver wire. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have waived Mike Butcher. |
| 1984-06-08 | The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have acquired Mike Butcher from the waiver wire. |
| 1984-05-19 | The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have waived Mike Butcher. |
| 1984-04-15 | The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have acquired Mike Butcher from the waiver wire. |
| 1984-04-08 | The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have waived Mike Butcher. |
| 1984-04-01 | The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Wynn Holloway to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Rafael Mendoza to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Dwight Richards to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have designated Mike Butcher for assignment. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have sent Joe Allen to the minors. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have designated J. P. Richardt for assignment. |
| 1980-05-24 | Mike Butcher of the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux is injured and is expected to be out 30 days. |
| 1979-04-21 | A trade has been completed between the New York Red Foxx and the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux receive Mike Butcher from the New York Red Foxx in exchange for Draft Pick - 1980 Round 3 (TB). |
| 1978-10-23 | The New York Red Foxx have designated Mike Butcher for assignment. |
| 1978-09-12 | The New York Red Foxx have promoted Mike Butcher to the major league team. The New York Red Foxx have promoted Eric Irvin to the major league team. |
| 1978-08-30 | The New York Red Foxx have promoted Jeff Crump to the major league team. The New York Red Foxx have designated Mike Butcher for assignment. |
| 1978-08-23 | The New York Red Foxx have promoted Mike Butcher to the major league team. The New York Red Foxx have sent Bob "Wooden" Nichols to the minors. |
| 1978-07-27 | The New York Red Foxx have promoted Kenny Soff to the major league team. The New York Red Foxx have designated Mike Butcher for assignment. |
| 1977-07-15 | Mike Butcher of the New York Red Foxx is injured and is expected to be out 10 days. |
| 1977-04-20 | Mike Butcher of the New York Red Foxx is injured and is expected to be out 31 days. |
| 1974-06-29 | Mike Butcher of the New York Red Foxx is injured and is expected to be out 54 days. |
| 1974-04-18 | The New York Red Foxx have promoted Mike Butcher to the major league team. The New York Red Foxx have sent Dennis Rariden to the minors. |
| 1973-10-03 | The New York Red Foxx have promoted Von "Beetle" Bailey to the major league team. The New York Red Foxx have sent Mike Butcher to the minors. |
| 1973-09-23 | Mike Butcher of the New York Red Foxx is injured and is expected to be out 28 days. |
| 1973-03-25 | The New York Red Foxx have promoted Mike Butcher to the major league team. |
| 1972-10-22 | The New York Red Foxx have promoted Von "Beetle" Bailey to the major league team. The New York Red Foxx have sent Mike Butcher to the minors. |
| 1972-08-03 | The New York Red Foxx have promoted Mike Butcher to the major league team. |
| 1970-09-05 | The New York Red Foxx have sent Mike Butcher down to the minors. |
| 1970-08-23 | The New York Red Foxx have promoted Mike Butcher to the major league team. |
| 1970-04-08 | The New York Red Foxx have acquired Mike Butcher from the waiver wire. |
| 1970-04-01 | The Cleveland Anteaters have waived Mike Butcher. |