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Name Team Age
Sam Butler Retired (1989, Age 37) Died (2041, Age 89)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 46
(1970)		 3B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Mel Ott League 0 14 years (32 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A- C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ B+ C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+ B  B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 8/17/1952
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 2 4
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (2B)
D- (9.7 %) D- (6.5 %) F  (1.2 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1976 LHP 72 139 43 5 0 4 20 17 23 .814 .382 .432 .309
1976 RHP 145 481 138 13 5 8 62 57 59 .746 .361 .385 .287
1977 LHP 68 135 35 3 0 5 18 23 20 .760 .367 .393 .259
1977 RHP 145 450 124 22 5 6 52 44 69 .730 .343 .387 .276
1978 LHP 63 129 28 5 0 0 14 19 19 .578 .322 .256 .217
1978 RHP 143 471 115 15 4 10 38 50 88 .674 .317 .357 .244
1979 LHP 65 132 44 5 2 1 11 26 17 .871 .447 .424 .333
1979 RHP 145 440 114 19 4 16 64 43 59 .756 .327 .430 .259
1980 AHP 78 308 89 22 2 7 41 35 44 .804 .362 .442 .289
1980 HHP 80 308 83 13 2 8 37 35 38 .746 .343 .403 .269
1980 LHP 73 125 33 4 1 4 14 15 19 .751 .343 .408 .264
1980 RHP 151 491 139 31 3 11 64 55 63 .781 .355 .426 .283
1981 AHP 79 335 95 20 1 3 30 38 46 .731 .355 .376 .284
1981 HHP 79 321 91 17 1 7 40 36 42 .766 .358 .408 .283
1981 LHP 70 152 49 8 0 3 23 15 16 .815 .381 .434 .322
1981 RHP 142 504 137 29 2 7 47 59 72 .728 .349 .379 .272
1982 AHP 48 346 96 16 6 6 37 37 60 .761 .351 .410 .277
1982 HHP 43 300 92 17 6 9 29 26 50 .861 .368 .493 .307
1982 LHP 77 152 48 6 4 6 22 19 20 .929 .402 .526 .316
1982 RHP 140 494 140 27 8 9 44 44 90 .770 .344 .425 .283
1983 AHP 78 330 97 21 5 5 31 44 50 .812 .379 .433 .294
1983 HHP 80 320 99 19 6 5 34 43 47 .846 .393 .453 .309
1983 LHP 71 171 54 6 4 2 20 26 34 .839 .406 .433 .316
1983 RHP 139 479 142 34 7 8 45 61 63 .825 .378 .447 .296
1984 AHP 77 326 85 12 3 5 29 41 53 .703 .341 .362 .261
1984 HHP 81 339 102 24 4 6 46 34 53 .813 .365 .448 .301
1984 LHP 81 192 60 10 3 4 23 16 28 .827 .369 .458 .312
1984 RHP 137 473 127 26 4 7 52 59 78 .732 .347 .385 .268
1985 AHP 51 175 55 19 0 2 22 17 26 .830 .373 .457 .314
1985 HHP 45 145 38 13 4 5 24 14 23 .840 .329 .510 .262
1985 LHP 38 67 21 8 0 2 14 7 12 .901 .378 .522 .313
1985 RHP 83 253 72 24 4 5 32 24 37 .817 .346 .470 .285
1986 AHP 81 346 83 10 6 3 26 38 71 .646 .316 .329 .240
1986 HHP 78 324 105 21 3 12 41 38 40 .917 .398 .519 .324
1986 LHP 80 195 62 13 4 6 21 18 30 .896 .379 .518 .318
1986 RHP 138 475 126 18 5 9 46 58 81 .728 .347 .381 .265
1987 AHP 73 231 54 10 0 5 15 24 41 .648 .306 .342 .234
1987 HHP 72 228 82 17 4 10 36 25 24 1.024 .424 .601 .360
1987 LHP 86 239 74 13 1 7 24 25 33 .838 .377 .460 .310
1987 RHP 112 220 62 14 3 8 27 24 32 .833 .351 .482 .282
1988 AHP 72 264 84 11 2 4 29 28 38 .808 .388 .420 .318
1988 HHP 75 267 74 15 4 8 24 20 40 .783 .330 .453 .277
1988 LHP 89 257 76 12 3 8 25 23 31 .813 .354 .459 .296
1988 RHP 107 274 82 14 3 4 28 25 47 .780 .364 .416 .299
1989 AHP 26 34 14 2 2 1 10 8 3 1.200 .524 .676 .412
1989 HHP 34 38 8 1 0 2 8 4 7 .680 .286 .395 .211
1989 LHP 30 30 8 2 0 2 10 5 4 .905 .371 .533 .267
1989 RHP 34 42 14 1 2 1 8 7 6 .952 .429 .524 .333
Total AHP 663 2695 752 143 27 41 270 310 432 .752 .354 .398 .279
Total HHP 667 2590 774 157 34 72 319 275 364 .837 .368 .469 .299
Total LHP 963 2115 635 100 22 54 259 254 306 .822 .377 .445 .300
Total RHP 1761 5547 1532 287 59 109 609 610 844 .757 .349 .408 .276
Total 2029 7662 2167 387 81 163 868 864 1150 .775 .357 .418 .283
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Sam Butler has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1988-03-07The Chicago Cubs have placed Sam Butler on the trade block.
1985-05-29The Chicago Cubs have removed Sam Butler from the trade block.
1985-04-30Sam Butler of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 56 days.
1985-03-07The Chicago Cubs have placed Sam Butler on the trade block.
1976-03-07The Chicago Reds have promoted Sam Butler to the major league team.
1973-04-20A trade has been completed between the New York Cavalry and the Chicago Reds. The Chicago Reds receive Frank Green, Ike McLaughlin, Sam Butler from the New York Cavalry in exchange for Tom Kreitz, Johnny Cueto.