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Robert Butkus

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: 1944 in United States us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 20th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bowdoin College (Brunswick, ME).

School: Bowdoin College (Brunswick, ME)

Full Name: Robert A. Butkus

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1966	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	PIT	4	4	.500	2.28	3.42	10	10	2	1		71.0	69	27	18	4	12	0	63	1	0	1	1.141	8.7	0.5	1.5	8.0	5.25
1966	22	1.1	Clinton	MIDW	A	PIT	3	4	.429	2.14	3.05	8	8	2	1		59.0	56	20	14	4	9	0	50	1	0	1	1.102	8.5	0.6	1.4	7.6	5.56
1966	22	2.6	Salem	APPY	Rk	PIT	1	0	1.000	3.00	5.25	2	2	0	0		12.0	13	7	4	0	3	0	13	0	0	0	1.333	9.8	0.0	2.3	9.8	4.33
1967	23	1.1	Raleigh	CARL	A	PIT	6	3	.667	3.65	3.99	50	3	0	0		79.0	69	35	32	2	23	3	55	4	0	3	1.165	7.9	0.2	2.6	6.3	2.39
1968	24	3.2	Gastonia	WCRS	A	PIT	11	2	.846	1.97	2.53	45	0	0	0		64.0	50	18	14	3	24	6	52	2	1	3	1.156	7.0	0.4	3.4	7.3	2.17
1969	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	PIT	4	3	.571	2.21	2.84	29	2	1	1	7	57.0	46	18	14	2	18	1	33	0	0	3	1.123	7.3	0.3	2.8	5.2	1.83
1969	25	1.7	York	EL	AA	PIT	2	1	.667	2.42	3.12	12	2	1	1	3	26.0	25	9	7	0	9	0	8	0	0	2	1.308	8.7	0.0	3.1	2.8	0.89
1969	25	2.6	Salem	CARL	A	PIT	2	2	.500	2.03	2.61	17	0	0	0	4	31.0	21	9	7	2	9	1	25	0	0	1	0.968	6.1	0.6	2.6	7.3	2.78
All Levels (4 Seasons)							25	12	.676	2.59	3.25	134	15	3	2	7	271.0	234	98	78	11	77	10	203	7	1	10	1.148	7.8	0.4	2.6	6.7	2.64

AA (1 season)					Minors		2	1	.667	2.42	3.12	12	2	1	1	3	26.0	25	9	7	0	9	0	8	0	0	2	1.308	8.7	0.0	3.1	2.8	0.89
A (4 seasons)					Minors		22	11	.667	2.59	3.17	120	11	2	1	4	233.0	196	82	67	11	65	10	182	7	1	8	1.120	7.6	0.4	2.5	7.0	2.80
Rk (1 season)					Minors		1	0	1.000	3.00	5.25	2	2	0	0		12.0	13	7	4	0	3	0	13	0	0	0	1.333	9.8	0.0	2.3	9.8	4.33