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Name	Team	Age
Butch Cook	Retired (1976, Age 37)	Died (2020, Age 81)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 13 (1959)	CF	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mike Schmidt League	0	16 years (150 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	B+	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
F	C	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	5/5/1939
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
4	6	9
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (2B)
A+ (98.5 %)	A+ (97.6 %)	D- (6.9 %)

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Year	League	Award
1972	NL	All Star Reserve (OF)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1976-11-01	Butch Cook has retired from the New York Barnstormers
1976-07-27	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Plunderers and the New York Barnstormers. The New York Barnstormers receive Jake Santiago, Butch Cook, Jeff Kinslow, Draft Pick - 1978 Round 3 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Plunderers in exchange for Ed Szekely, Draft Pick - 1978 Round 2 (PIT), Draft Pick - 1978 Round 2 (NYN).
1975-08-14	Butch Cook of the Pittsburgh Plunderers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1960-06-12	A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Red Spiders and the Pittsburgh Plunderers. The Pittsburgh Plunderers receive Butch Cook, Howie Calhoun, Walt Howard, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 2 (CIN) from the Cincinnati Red Spiders in exchange for Darren Miller, Tony Brower, Ed Reichert, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 2 (PIT).