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Name Team Age
Bret Butler Retired (2011, Age 38) Died (2042, Age 69)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23
(1995)		 2B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Kirby Puckett League 0 14 years (88 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C- A 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ A- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- C+ C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 3/7/1973
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (2B)
A  (84.8 %) A  (84.5 %) A- (79.2 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1996 MIN 30 81 10 16 5 1 0 7 9 21 4 0 6 .559 .275 .284 .198
1997 MIN 121 489 73 121 20 6 11 49 43 86 18 10 34 .689 .309 .380 .247
1998 MIN 125 455 49 107 13 6 4 35 55 90 33 14 19 .634 .317 .316 .235
1999 MIN 130 519 94 135 14 9 13 38 65 101 39 14 12 .741 .344 .397 .260
2000 MIN 130 511 82 139 21 9 9 41 68 103 40 21 9 .760 .359 .401 .272
2001 MIN 130 521 83 140 22 4 19 55 75 110 33 10 18 .799 .363 .436 .269
2002 MIN 130 538 101 159 24 9 18 67 57 76 37 8 20 .836 .362 .474 .296
2003 MIN 130 528 92 176 34 7 18 63 69 74 34 10 16 .937 .411 .527 .333
2004 MIN 116 428 70 112 18 5 12 43 58 65 22 10 5 .767 .356 .411 .262
2005 MIN 130 534 103 172 20 5 22 64 60 97 42 22 2 .895 .393 .502 .322
2006 MIN 131 484 71 137 24 8 12 49 65 94 18 7 5 .813 .373 .440 .283
2007 MIN 143 250 39 65 14 0 8 42 28 48 14 1 2 .747 .335 .412 .260
2008 MIN 148 262 39 75 14 2 4 23 34 57 7 2 9 .768 .367 .401 .286
2009 MIN 119 398 43 97 13 4 4 43 41 68 15 6 4 .641 .314 .327 .244
2010 MIN 107 391 60 99 22 4 3 29 55 72 17 8 2 .697 .344 .353 .253
2011 MIN 22 76 12 17 2 0 3 8 7 14 1 4 1 .658 .289 .368 .224
Total 1842 6465 1021 1767 280 79 160 656 789 1176 374 147 164 .769 .354 .415 .273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2011-11-01Bret Butler has retired from the Minnesota Twins
2011-05-02The Minnesota Twins have designated Bret Butler for assignment.
2010-08-23Bret Butler of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
2009-06-13Bret Butler of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
2004-07-30Bret Butler of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1997-04-01The Minnesota Twins have promoted Bret Butler to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have sent Kent Hrbek to the minors.
1996-09-07The Minnesota Twins have promoted Bob Creamer to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have sent Bret Butler to the minors.
1996-05-29The Minnesota Twins have promoted Bret Butler to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have sent Brian Harper to the minors.
1995-04-04The Minnesota Twins have renamed Clay Griner to Bret Butler.