Sal Butera

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: September 25, 1952 in Richmond Hill, NY us

High School: Connetquot HS (Bohemia, NY)

School: Suffolk County Community College (Brentwood, NY)

Debut: April 10, 1980 (Age 27-198d, 14,267th in major league history)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1988 (Age 36-001d)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Full Name: Salvatore Philip Butera

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Relatives: Father of Drew Butera

1987 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

801

182

.227

RBI

OBP

.302

SLG

.295

OPS

.597

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-25 / in Starts: 8-20
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 91 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	55 (29-17-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 91 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (27-18-9)

Most Driven In
J Castino	1
P Mackanin	1
W Norwood	0

Most Driven In By
K Landreaux	2
D Goodwin	1
M Cubbage	1

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 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	1	1	Apr 10	MIN	@	OAK	W,9-7	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	4.40	-0.110	6.31	-0.10%	-0.42	C
2	2	9 (7)	Apr 18 (1)	MIN	@	SEA	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.06	-0.117	1.32	-0.09%	-1.18	C
3	3	18 (8)	Apr 28	MIN		SEA	L,4-6	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.50	0.045	.69	0.04%	0.49	C
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
4	4	23 (4)	May 4	MIN		NYY	L,1-10	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	.02	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.10	C
5	5	26 (2)	May 7	MIN	@	BAL	L,6-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	6	2.08	-0.084	2.01	-0.05%	-0.52	PH
6	6	31 (4)	May 13	MIN	@	BOS	L,5-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	1	.07	-0.002	.06	0.00%	-0.17	PH
7	7	36 (4)	May 19	MIN	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	8	1.59	-0.124	1.61	-0.08%	-0.75	C
8	8	44 (7)	May 28	MIN		CHW	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	.91	0.037	.38	0.01%	-0.25	C
9	9	45	May 29	MIN		CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	9	.66	-0.058	.34	-0.02%	-0.46	C
10	10	46	May 30	MIN		BAL	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.208	.240	.208	.448	9	1.93	-0.191	.94	-0.06%	-1.80	C
11	11	47	May 31	MIN		BAL	L,1-11	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472	9	.65	-0.033	.26	-0.01%	-0.14	C
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
12	12	56 (8)	Jun 12	MIN	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.258	.281	.258	.539	8	1.09	0.159	.40	0.04%	1.19	C
13	13	58 (1)	Jun 14	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.265	.242	.507	9	.99	-0.048	.26	-0.01%	-0.40	C
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
14	14	74 (15)	Jul 1	MIN	@	KCR	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.270	.250	.520	9	1.13	-0.065	.53	-0.02%	-0.43	C
15	15	85 (10)	Jul 15	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.256	.275	.256	.531	8	1.92	0.054	.81	0.01%	-0.13	C
16	16	86	Jul 16	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-11	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.262	.244	.506	6	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.67	C
17	17	87	Jul 17	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-10	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.256	.238	.494	6	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.23	C
18	18	92 (4)	Jul 21 (2)	MIN		BAL	L,5-12	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.250	.233	.483	9	.48	-0.013	.16	0.00%	-0.11	C
19	19	95 (2)	Jul 25 (1)	MIN		BOS	L,5-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.261	.244	.505	8	1.11	0.008	.16	0.00%	0.02	C
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
20	20	103 (7)	Aug 2	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-9	CG	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.306	.277	.583	9	.89	0.204	.04	0.01%	2.27	C
21	21	108 (4)	Aug 7	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.327	.300	.627	9	.98	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.09	C
22	22	110 (1)	Aug 9	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-8	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.288	.309	.288	.598	8	1.06	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.46	C
23	23	114 (3)	Aug 14	MIN		OAK	L,1-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.316	.283	.599	9	.79	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.28	C
24	24	115	Aug 15	MIN		CAL	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.333	.321	.655	7	.75	0.084	.00	0.00%	0.91	C
25	25	118 (2)	Aug 18	MIN		CAL	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.328	.317	.645	6	.35	0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.41	C
26	26	125 (6)	Aug 24	MIN		DET	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.328	.317	.646	9	1.18	0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.05	C
27	27	128 (2)	Aug 27	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.357	.348	.706	9	.90	0.100	.00	0.00%	0.95	C
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
28	28	137 (8)	Sep 6	MIN	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.314	.338	.329	.666	8	.66	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.80	C
29	29	141 (3)	Sep 12	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.325	.315	.640	9	.70	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.44	C
30	30	145 (3)	Sep 17 (2)	MIN	@	MIL	W,6-1	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.307	.329	.320	.649	9	1.38	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.09	C
31	31	147 (1)	Sep 18 (2)	MIN	@	MIL	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.321	.312	.633	9	.67	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.51	C
32	32	150 (2)	Sep 21 (2)	MIN		CHW	W,6-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.310	.300	.610	9	.91	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.83	C
33	33	160 (9)	Oct 4	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-17	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.299	.289	.588	8	.22	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.58	C
34	34	161	Oct 5	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.300	.282	.582	8	.78	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.07	C
							9-25		91	85	4	23	1	0	0	2	3	0	6	1	1	1	2	4	0	0	.271	.300	.282	.582		.93	-0.375	.37	-0.32%	-5.62

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