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Brett Butler League
4-1-2030
V. Blue Starting Pitcher
Retired (1999, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.89 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/L
W-L 48-44 Status Retired (1999) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age 65 (OS 66) Date of Birth 11-10-1964
K 713 Drafted Round 2, Pick 22
(1986)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(54 games)
IP 899.0
WHIP 1.48
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D+ Contact vs. L D+ Endurance B    Ldrship C+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D  Velocity A-   Mentor Val B+
Speed D- Bunt C+ Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1988 KC
1
 1
2
2
1
0
0
 0
16.0
 18 8 7 1 9
10
1.69
3.94
1989 KC
1
 0
2
2
0
0
0
 0
11.1
 13 6 6 1 5
10
1.59
4.76
1990 KC
8
 4
25
25
3
1
0
 0
158.1
 179 109 102 10 71
149
1.58
5.80
1991 KC
0
 1
6
2
0
0
0
 0
20.2
 31 17 16 0 7
13
1.84
6.97
1996 KC
10
 15
34
34
10
1
0
 0
231.2
 251 143 122 6 96
184
1.50
4.74
1997 KC
13
 11
32
32
6
0
0
 0
205.2
 211 115 108 7 79
154
1.41
4.73
1998 KC
12
 7
26
26
5
0
0
 0
179.0
 159 80 78 5 70
129
1.28
3.92
1999 KC
3
 5
21
8
0
0
0
 0
76.1
 103 55 49 2 30
64
1.74
5.78
2030
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
48
 44
148
131
25
2
0
 0
899.0
 965 533 488 32 367
713
1.48
4.89
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1999-11-01V. Blue has retired from the Kansas City McDaddies
1997-04-01The Kansas City McDaddies have renamed Larry Gura to V. Blue.
1997-04-01The Kansas City McDaddies have renamed Wayne Simpson to Larry Gura.
1996-03-01The Kansas City Mustangs have promoted Wayne Simpson to the major league team.
1991-10-03The Kansas City Mustangs have sent Snake Canseco to the minors. The Kansas City Mustangs have sent Marv Welch to the minors. The Kansas City Mustangs have sent Wayne Simpson to the minors. The Kansas City Mustangs have sent Chuck Mercedes to the minors.
1991-09-28The Kansas City Mustangs have promoted Wayne Simpson to the major league team. The Kansas City Mustangs have promoted Marv Welch to the major league team.
1991-06-18The Kansas City Mustangs have sent Wayne Simpson to the minors.
1991-04-04The Kansas City Mustangs have promoted Wayne Simpson to the major league team. The Kansas City Mustangs have designated Ted Abernathy for assignment.
1990-08-28The Kansas City Mustangs have sent Wayne Simpson down to the minors.
1990-04-01The Kansas City Mustangs have promoted Wayne Simpson to the major league team. The Kansas City Mustangs have designated Chili Davis for assignment.
1989-10-03The Kansas City Mustangs have sent Patrick Quirk to the minors. The Kansas City Mustangs have sent Wayne Simpson to the minors.
1989-09-22The Kansas City Mustangs have promoted Wayne Simpson to the major league team.
1989-03-03The Kansas City Mustangs have renamed Ron Fewster to Wayne Simpson.
1988-10-03The Kansas City Mustangs have sent Jim Cissell to the minors. The Kansas City Mustangs have sent Lou Pinella to the minors. The Kansas City Mustangs have sent Sean Reynolds to the minors. The Kansas City Mustangs have sent Ron Fewster to the minors. The Kansas City Mustangs have sent Patrick Quirk to the minors.
1988-09-26The Kansas City Mustangs have promoted Jim Cissell to the major league team. The Kansas City Mustangs have promoted Ron Fewster to the major league team.