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	9-8 / in Starts: 7-8
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 59 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	32 (11-14-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 59 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (19-12-7)

Most Driven In
T Douthit	1
W Roettger	1
A High	1
W Holm	1
J Bottomley	1
E Orsatti	0
J Wilson	0
C Hafey	0

Most Driven In By
J Wilson	2
E Orsatti	2
C Gelbert	1

1929 Batting Game Log

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1929 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	359	100 (99)	Jul 31 (2)	STL		BRO	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	.91	-0.143	.04	0.00%	-1.69	3B
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
2	360	103 (2)	Aug 3	STL		BSN	W,7-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.72	-0.059	.03	0.00%	-0.70	3B
3	361	115 (11)	Aug 20 (1)	STL	@	BRO	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						SS
4	362	116	Aug 20 (2)	STL	@	BRO	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	7	.70	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.28	SS
5	363	117	Aug 21	STL	@	BRO	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	7	1.29	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.41	SS
6	364	118	Aug 22	STL	@	BSN	W,5-4	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.211	.176	.387	7	1.39	0.138	.00	0.00%	-0.13	SS
7	365	119	Aug 23	STL	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.174	.143	.317	7	.81	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-1.04	SS
8	366	120	Aug 24	STL	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.125	.279	8	1.31	-0.104	.00	0.00%	-0.72	SS
9	367	121	Aug 25	STL	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.233	.185	.419	8	1.15	0.144	.00	0.00%	1.59	SS
10	368	122	Aug 26	STL	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.235	.194	.429	8	.57	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.56	SS
Sep/Oct		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
11	369	127 (4)	Sep 4 (1)	STL		CHC	W,14-8	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.257	.281	.538	6	5.20	0.325	.00	0.00%	2.56	3B
12	370	148 (20)	Sep 27	STL		PIT	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.231	.250	.481	6	.39	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-1.27	3B
13	371	149	Sep 28	STL		PIT	L,5-8	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.250	.250	.500	6	1.23	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.25	3B
14	372	150	Sep 29 (1)	STL		PIT	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.234	.233	.467	7	1.07	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.83	3B
15	373	151	Sep 29 (2)	STL		PIT	W,10-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.170	.235	.234	.469	7	.29	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.91	3B
16	374	152	Oct 5 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.157	.218	.216	.434	8	1.16	-0.127	.00	0.00%	-1.93	3B
17	375	153	Oct 5 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,7-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.164	.220	.218	.439	8	1.28	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.45	3B
							9-8		59	55	5	9	1	1	0	5	4	0	5	0	0		1		0	0	.164	.220	.218	.439		1.02	-0.245	.00	-0.01%	-6.45

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