Johnny Butler

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: March 20, 1893 in Fall River, KS us

Died: April 29, 1967 in Seal Beach, CA

Buried: Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA

High School: Manual Arts HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 18, 1926 (Age 33-029d, 6,383rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1929 (Age 36-199d)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1926 season

Full Name: John Stephen Butler

Nicknames: Trolley Line

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

1251

315

.252

115

RBI

146

OBP

.320

SLG

.317

OPS

.636

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	34-27 / in Starts: 29-21
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	56 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 5 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 201 PAs	16
Actual Runners on Base	119 (53-38-28) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 201 PAs	23
Avg. Runners on Base	133 (66-41-24)

Most Driven In
C Grimm	7
R Stephenson	4
G Hartnett	2
J Kelly	1
C Beck	1
H Wilson	1
M GonzÃ¡lez	0
Self	0

Most Driven In By
F Maguire	5
K Cuyler	2
W English	2
C Beck	2
E Webb	1
G Bush	1
H Wilson	1
S Blake	0

1928 Batting Game Log

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1928 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	297	1	Apr 11	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	8	1.41	-0.048	3.75	-0.08%	-0.39	3B
2	298	2	Apr 12	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-9	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.571	.946	8	1.12	0.029	2.63	0.04%	-0.04	3B
3	299	3	Apr 13	CHC	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.273	.333	.455	.788	8	.76	0.122	1.79	0.17%	1.08	3B
4	300	4	Apr 14	CHC	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.231	.333	.385	.718	8	.87	-0.030	2.11	-0.04%	-0.37	3B
5	301	5	Apr 15	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.263	.294	.557	8	1.26	-0.139	3.42	-0.23%	-1.22	3B
6	302	6	Apr 16	CHC	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.158	.304	.263	.568	8	1.32	0.066	3.31	0.10%	0.49	3B
7	303	7	Apr 17	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.296	.261	.557	8	1.64	-0.016	4.48	-0.03%	0.12	3B
8	304	8	Apr 18	CHC		CIN	L,6-9	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.267	.231	.497	8	1.37	-0.182	3.98	-0.32%	-1.89	3B
9	305	9	Apr 19	CHC		CIN	W,13-0	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.167	.286	.267	.552	8	.09	0.017	.25	0.03%	-1.01	3B
10	306	10	Apr 20	CHC		CIN	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.316	.303	.619	8	.99	0.039	2.86	0.07%	0.41	3B
11	307	11	Apr 21	CHC		CIN	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.333	.324	.658	8	.70	0.136	1.89	0.22%	1.55	3B
12	308	12	Apr 22	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.350	.683	8	3.19	0.173	8.70	0.28%	0.61	3B
13	309	13	Apr 23	CHC		PIT	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.313	.326	.638	8	.77	-0.061	2.29	-0.11%	-0.86	3B
14	310	14	Apr 24	CHC		PIT	W,7-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.239	.314	.326	.640	8	.50	-0.052	1.32	-0.08%	-0.20	3B
15	311	15	Apr 25	CHC		PIT	L,0-10	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.296	.306	.602	8	.61	-0.049	1.74	-0.09%	-0.74	3B
16	312	16	Apr 27	CHC		STL	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.298	.308	.606	8	1.60	0.001	4.43	0.00%	-0.30	3B
17	313	17	Apr 28	CHC		STL	L,1-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.311	.321	.633	8	.82	-0.034	2.16	-0.05%	-0.09	3B
18	314	18	Apr 29	CHC		STL	W,6-5	CG(12)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0	0	.233	.303	.300	.603	8						3B
19	315	19	Apr 30	CHC	@	PIT	L,7-8	GS-9	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.254	.319	.317	.636	8	1.21	0.048	2.95	0.07%	0.99	3B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	316	20	May 1	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.333	.338	.672	8	1.00	0.106	2.24	0.14%	1.07	3B
21	317	21	May 2	CHC	@	PIT	L,8-9	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.312	.314	.626	8	1.37	-0.172	2.81	-0.21%	-1.38	3B
22	318	22	May 5	CHC		PHI	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.300	.301	.601	8	.35	-0.029	.58	-0.03%	-0.60	3B
23	319	23	May 6	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	CG(11)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0	0	.234	.306	.299	.605	8						3B
24	320	24	May 7	CHC		PHI	W,7-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.295	.288	.583	8	.56	-0.057	1.23	-0.08%	-1.10	3B
25	321	25	May 8	CHC		BRO	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.315	.310	.625	8	1.25	0.187	3.16	0.28%	1.14	3B
26	322	26	May 9	CHC		BRO	W,2-1	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.236	.299	.292	.591	8	1.59	-0.203	4.06	-0.31%	-1.14	3B
27	323	27	May 11	CHC		BRO	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.239	.300	.293	.593	8	.79	0.050	2.12	0.08%	0.30	3B
28	324	28	May 12	CHC		NYG	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.301	.295	.596	8	.81	-0.009	2.54	-0.02%	0.48	3B
29	325	29	May 13	CHC		NYG	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.235	.299	.286	.585	8	1.27	0.035	4.15	0.07%	-0.14	3B
30	326	30	May 14	CHC		NYG	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.288	.275	.563	8	.56	0.029	2.01	0.06%	-0.13	3B
31	327	31	May 15	CHC		NYG	W,10-7	CG	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.229	.296	.286	.581	8	1.62	-0.028	5.90	-0.06%	-0.09	3B
32	328	32	May 17	CHC		BSN	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.305	.296	.601	8	.62	0.028	2.29	0.06%	0.37	3B
33	329	33	May 18	CHC		BSN	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.303	.295	.598	8	.68	-0.042	2.49	-0.09%	-0.38	3B
34	330	34	May 19	CHC		BSN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.304	.296	.600	8	1.25	-0.066	4.80	-0.15%	-0.52	3B
35	331	35	May 20	CHC		BSN	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.239	.299	.291	.590	8	.82	-0.041	3.29	-0.10%	-0.41	3B
36	332	36	May 21	CHC	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.240	.298	.289	.587	8	.73	-0.037	3.32	-0.10%	-0.61	3B
37	333	37	May 22	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1		1	0	.242	.304	.290	.594	8	1.11	0.089	4.70	0.23%	0.52	3B
38	334	38	May 24	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.252	.317	.299	.616	8	.46	0.061	1.72	0.14%	0.91	3B
39	335	39	May 25	CHC	@	PIT	W,10-3	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.246	.319	.292	.612	8	.31	-0.012	1.07	-0.03%	-0.58	3B
40	336	40	May 26	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		1		0	0	.242	.320	.288	.608	8	.27	0.063	.98	0.14%	0.92	3B
41	337	41	May 27	CHC		PIT	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.327	.291	.618	8	1.03	0.045	3.97	0.10%	0.39	3B
42	338	42	May 28	CHC		CIN	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.336	.301	.637	8	1.36	-0.023	6.61	-0.07%	0.23	3B
43	339	43	May 29	CHC		CIN	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.333	.300	.633	8	.60	-0.012	2.59	-0.03%	-0.87	3B
44	340	44	May 30 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,0-6	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.340	.303	.642	8	.77	0.028	3.82	0.08%	0.41	3B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
45	341	48 (3)	Jun 3	CHC	@	NYG	L,5-10	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.335	.299	.634	8	.11	-0.006	.37	-0.01%	-0.50	3B
46	342	49	Jun 6	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.272	.352	.313	.664	8	.55	0.102	1.40	0.16%	1.67	3B
47	343	50	Jun 7	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.351	.309	.660	8	.96	-0.010	2.77	-0.02%	-0.04	3B
48	344	51	Jun 8	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.355	.309	.664	8	1.18	0.110	3.15	0.18%	1.35	3B
49	345	69 (17)	Jun 26 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,7-3	4-GF	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	.266	.354	.305	.659	8	1.11	-0.022	2.37	-0.03%	-0.32	3B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
50	346	94 (24)	Jul 25	CHC	@	BSN	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.266	.354	.305	.659	1						SS
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
51	347	104 (9)	Aug 3	CHC	@	BRO	W,8-5	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.350	.301	.652	1	.34	-0.019	.84	-0.03%	-0.47	SS
52	348	106 (1)	Aug 5	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.348	.299	.648	8	.41	-0.011	1.19	-0.02%	-0.17	3B
53	349	107	Aug 6 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,7-8	3-GF	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.357	.306	.663	1	1.16	0.117	2.69	0.16%	1.33	3B
54	350	108	Aug 6 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.364	.315	.679	1	.65	0.036	1.26	0.04%	0.31	3B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
55	351	145 (36)	Sep 21	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.364	.315	.679	8						3B
56	352	147 (1)	Sep 24	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.277	.362	.313	.675	8	.13	-0.003	.07	0.00%	-0.35	3B
57	353	148	Sep 25	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.277	.362	.313	.675	8						3B
58	354	149	Sep 26	CHC	@	PHI	W,8-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.277	.362	.313	.675	8						3B
59	355	152 (2)	Sep 28	CHC	@	NYG	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.277	.362	.313	.675	1						3B
60	356	153	Sep 29	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.354	.306	.660	8	.44	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-1.63	3B
61	357	154	Sep 30	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.272	.354	.312	.666	8	.80	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.49	3B
							34-27		201	173	17	47	7	0	0	16	19	3	7	3	2		5		2	2	.272	.354	.312	.666		.94	0.314	2.70	0.50%	-1.41

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