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Name	Team	Age
Lou Butler	Retired (1986, Age 37)	Died (2019, Age 70)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17 (1968)	C	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ted Williams League	0	14 years (66 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B+	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	7/18/1949
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	5	7
Alt Pos (C)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (3B)
B+ (75.4 %)	B- (58.6 %)	D- (9.4 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1968	B-	B-	C	C	D-	B	D
1969	B	B	C+	C+	D	B+	C-
1970	B	B	C+	B-	D+	A-	C-
1971	B	B+	B-	B	C-	A	C
1972	B+	B+	B	B+	C	A	C
1973	B+	A-	B	B+	C+	A+	C+
1974	A-	A-	B+	B+	B-	A+	C+
1975	A-	A-	A-	A-	B-	A+	C+
1976	A-	A	A-	A-	B-	A+	B-
1977	A-	A	A-	A-	B-	A+	B-
1978	A-	A	A-	A-	B	A+	B-
1979	A-	A	A-	A-	B	A+	B
1980	A-	A	A-	A-	B	A+	B
1981	A-	A	A-	A-	B	A+	B
1982	A-	A	A-	A-	B	A+	B
1983	A-	A	A-	A-	B	A+	B
1984	A-	A	A-	A-	B-	A+	B-
1985	A-	A	A-	B+	C+	A+	B-
1986	A-	A	A-	B+	C	A	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Lou Butler has retired from the Chicago Chinese assassins
1980-07-16	Lou Butler of the Chicago Chinese assassins is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1977-04-14	Lou Butler of the Chicago Chinese assassins is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1973-05-14	Lou Butler of the Chicago Chinese assassins is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1973-03-25	The Chicago Chinese assassins have promoted Mark Heflin to the major league team. The Chicago Chinese assassins have promoted Lou Butler to the major league team. The Chicago Chinese assassins have promoted George Revenig to the major league team.
1972-09-16	A trade has been completed between the Montreal Marshals and the Chicago Chinese assassins. The Chicago Chinese assassins receive Sherman Phebus, Lou Butler from the Montreal Marshals in exchange for Wingo Bonness, Bill Pleis, Draft Pick - 1973 Round 3 (CHA).
1970-03-26	The Montreal Marshals have promoted Si Palmer to the major league team. The Montreal Marshals have promoted Tony Stewart to the major league team. The Montreal Marshals have sent Lou Butler to the minors. The Montreal Marshals have sent Willie Singer to the minors.
1970-03-26	Montreal Marshals has drafted Lou Butler #39 overall in the Expansion Draft.