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Name	Team	Age
Mike Butler	Retired (1973, Age 37)	Died (2017, Age 81)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 39 (1955)	SS	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	12 years (91 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
68	89	48
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
92	80	78
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
49	44	24
Endurance	Velocity	Control
58	6	2
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
68	100	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
32	0	3/20/1936
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
2 (2.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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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
1955	60	23	54	26	94	39	1
1956	70	30	58	33	94	54	11
1957	73	34	64	41	95	59	16
1958	80	37	68	45	97	70	24
1959	86	41	74	51	97	75	28
1960	87	42	78	51	97	76	29
1961	90	45	82	52	97	83	36
1962	91	48	84	52	97	84	39
1963	94	54	86	54	97	89	40
1964	94	56	86	56	97	89	42
1965	96	56	88	59	98	90	44
1966	96	56	88	59	98	90	44
1967	97	58	90	60	98	93	53
1968	100	62	91	61	98	93	56
1969	100	62	91	62	98	93	56
1970	100	62	91	62	98	93	56
1971	96	57	86	57	93	91	52
1972	96	53	84	52	89	89	50
1973	96	52	83	46	84	89	48

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1973-11-01	Mike Butler has retired from the Tampa Bay Fighting Manatees
1973-04-01	The Tampa Bay Fighting Manatees have promoted Mike Butler to the major league team.
1973-04-01	The Tampa Bay Fighting Manatees have acquired Mike Butler from the waiver wire.
1972-08-21	The Montreal Royals have waived Mike Butler.
1972-08-04	The Montreal Royals have promoted Dick Barlow to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have designated Mike Butler for assignment.
1971-04-27	Mike Butler of the Montreal Royals is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1970-05-31	Mike Butler of the Montreal Royals is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
1968-06-01	Mike Butler of the Montreal Royals is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1967-07-10	Mike Butler of the Montreal Royals is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1962-08-14	Mike Butler of the Montreal Royals is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1960-08-17	The Montreal Royals have promoted Mike Butler to the major league team.
1960-06-02	The Montreal Royals have sent Mike Butler to the minors.
1959-08-19	Mike Butler of the Montreal Royals is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1959-06-28	The Montreal Royals have promoted Jim Johnstone to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Mike Butler to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have designated George Drago for assignment. The Montreal Royals have designated Jim Peterek for assignment.