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Name	Team	Age
Buttons Burton	Retired (1976, Age 34)	Died (2006, Age 64)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 58 (1960)	2B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Thurman Munson League	0	5 years (5 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	A-	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	8/12/1942
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	2
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (94.4 %)	C+ (44.7 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (RF)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1965	CIN	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1966	CIN	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
1967	CIN	0	0	25	14	4	0	0	1	4
1968	CIN	0	0	10	17	5	0	0	0	2
1969	CIN	0	0	22	21	0	0	0	0	9
1970	CIN	0	0	15	0	4	0	0	0	4
1971	CIN	0	0	11	0	8	0	0	0	0

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1976-11-01	Buttons Burton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1971-07-13	The Cincinnati Cubs have waived Buttons Burton.
1971-07-02	The Cincinnati Cubs have designated Buttons Burton for assignment.
1966-09-03	The Cincinnati Cubs have promoted Buttons Burton to the major league team.
1965-10-03	The Cincinnati Cubs have sent Buttons Burton to the minors.
1965-09-29	The Cincinnati Cubs have promoted Billy Meyer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cubs have promoted Al Clarkson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cubs have promoted Buttons Burton to the major league team.