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Bill Butland
Wilburn Rue Butland
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 22, 1918 in Terre Haute, IN
High School: Terre Haute (Terre Haute, IN) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 29, 1940
Final Game: May 10, 1947
Died: September 19, 1997 in Terre Haute, IN
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1940 22 BOS AL 1 2 .333 5.57 3 3 0 1 0 0 21.0 27 13 13 0 10 5 0 0 0 99 81 1.762 11.6 0.0 4.3 2.1 0.50
1942 24 BOS AL 7 1 .875 2.51 23 10 6 6 2 1 111.1 85 35 31 8 33 46 3 0 2 453 149 1.060 6.9 0.6 2.7 3.7 1.39
1946 28 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 11.02 5 2 0 0 0 0 16.1 23 20 20 3 13 10 0 0 0 81 33 2.204 12.7 1.7 7.2 5.5 0.77
1947 29 BOS AL 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 86 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
4 Seasons 9 3 .750 3.88 32 15 6 7 2 1 150.2 138 69 65 11 56 62 3 0 2 642 99 1.288 8.2 0.7 3.3 3.7 1.11
162 Game Avg. 13 4 .750 3.88 46 22 9 10 3 1 218 200 100 94 16 81 90 4 0 3 929 99 1.288 8.2 0.7 3.3 3.7 1.11

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1940 22 BOS AL 3 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 /1
1942 24 BOS AL 23 37 28 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 12 .036 .229 .036 .264 -24 1 1 0 2 1
1946 28 BOS AL 5 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 37 1 0 0 0 /1
1947 29 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
4 Seasons 32 49 39 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 16 .051 .196 .051 .247 -30 2 1 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 248 197 0 10 0 0 0 15 0 0 35 81 .051 .196 .051 .247 -30 10 5 0 15

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1940 BOS AL 22 P 3 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 2.67 .950 1.07
1942 BOS AL 24 P 23 34 14 20 0 0 1.000 1.48 .956 1.30
1946 BOS AL 28 P 5 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.80 .950 1.00
1947 BOS AL 29 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00
4 Seasons P 32 46 15 31 0 0 1.000 1.44 .954 1.22
4 Seasons TOT 32 46 15 31 0 0 1.000 1.44 .954 1.22

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Transactions

August 12, 1939: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from Minneapolis (American Association).

November 17, 1947: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox from the Boston Red Sox in the 1947 minor league draft.

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