Art Butler

Arthur Edward Butler
born Arthur Edward Bouthillier

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 160 lb.

• Debut April 14, 1911
• Final Game October 1, 1916
• Born December 19, 1887 in Fall River, MA USA
• Died October 7, 1984 in Fall River, MA USA

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Biographical Information

There have been many major leaguers named Butler but Art Butler's real name was Bouthillier, a typically French Canadian name. That is not surprising given he hailed from Fall River, MA, a mill town that had an important French Canadian population by the last decades of the 19th century, when he was born. Art played four seasons in the National League during the deadball era, and 14 years in the minors. He hit quite well during multiple years in the minors. He led the American Association in batting average in 1912, hitting .329 for the St. Paul Saints, seven points ahead of runner-up Claude Rossman of the Minneapolis Millers. After his major league stint, the 33-year-old had another fine American Association season, finishing second in batting average (.368) for the 1921 Kansas City Blues (457 at-bats) while slugging a cool .519 for the third-place Blues.

Fall River had been a hotbed of early baseball, and he started his pro career playing for the Fall River Indians, where his .267 batting average was highest on the team.

With the Pittsburgh Pirates, he was 14 years younger than teammate Honus Wagner.

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