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Sam Crawford League
4-1-2004
Joe Butcher Catcher
Retired (1991, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .258 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .704 Status Retired (1991) Option Years 0  
H 724 Age 47 (OS 48) Date of Birth 09-21-1956
HR 58 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1974)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(92 games)
RBI 329
SB 18
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B+
Speed B  Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 2
1B D- (8.3%) LF F  (1.0%) Arm A  WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF C  (39.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1979 PHI
80
304
27
63
11
0
3
28
27
 55 2 1
0
 0 14
.548
.275
.273
.066
.207
1980 PHI
83
291
23
63
6
0
4
29
31
 61 0 2
0
 0 21
.568
.290
.278
.062
.216
1981 PHI
87
288
37
75
14
5
3
24
33
 60 2 2
0
 0 10
.713
.338
.375
.115
.260
1982 PHI
79
258
34
68
12
2
7
38
32
 42 0 2
0
 0 11
.749
.342
.407
.143
.264
1983 PHI
62
241
34
68
16
2
8
44
15
 48 3 0
0
 0 10
.797
.332
.465
.183
.282
1984 PHI
47
166
21
39
8
0
6
27
16
 42 0 0
0
 0 2
.694
.302
.392
.157
.235
1985 PHI
47
154
18
44
8
3
5
17
18
 27 2 0
0
 0 3
.842
.368
.474
.188
.286
1986 PHI
122
458
48
128
19
2
10
51
47
 82 0 0
0
 0 3
.742
.347
.395
.116
.279
1987 PHI
106
266
28
78
9
2
3
26
21
 47 2 0
11
 19 2
.725
.349
.376
.083
.293
1988 PHI-BAL
82
184
25
49
6
1
6
21
20
 23 0 1
2
 1 1
.744
.337
.408
.141
.266
1989 BAL
34
80
7
20
1
0
0
5
13
 17 1 1
1
 0 1
.620
.358
.263
.013
.250
1990 BAL
59
81
18
22
6
1
3
17
13
 4 0 0
4
 1 0
.854
.372
.481
.210
.272
1991 CHN
20
35
1
7
3
0
0
2
3
 5 0 1
0
 0 0
.542
.256
.286
.086
.200
Total
908
2806
321
724
119
18
58
329
289
 513 12 10
18
 21 78
.704
.329
.375
.117
.258
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1991-11-01Joe Butcher has retired from the Chicago Bulldogs
1991-07-23The Chicago Bulldogs have promoted Chris Weaver to the major league team. The Chicago Bulldogs have designated Joe Butcher for assignment.
1991-04-05The Chicago Bulldogs have acquired Joe Butcher from the waiver wire.
1991-04-01The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Steve Linz to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Ed Bacsik to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have designated Lonnie Ambler for assignment. The Baltimore NattyBohs have designated Joe Butcher for assignment.
1988-08-03The Baltimore NattyBohs have acquired Joe Butcher from the waiver wire.
1988-07-30The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have promoted Elston Clark to the major league team. The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have promoted Steve Bullock to the major league team. The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have designated Orlando Snopek for assignment. The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have designated Joe Butcher for assignment.
1979-03-01The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have promoted Dan Sitton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have promoted Joe Butcher to the major league team.