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Tommy Butts

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 142lb (173cm, 64kg)

Born: August 27, 1919 in Sparta, GA us

Died: December 30, 1972 in Atlanta, GA

Buried: South-View Cemetery, Atlanta, GA

High School: Booker T. Washington HS (Atlanta, GA)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Thomas Lee Butts

Nicknames: Pee Wee

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.6

1787

481

.269

311

RBI

199

OBP

.338

SLG

.338

OPS

.676

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1938	18	-9.7	BCA	NAL	Maj	BCA	25	91	85	11	19	0	3	0	7	1		5		.224	.267	.294	.561	25		0	1
1939	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	IAB	27	104	94	11	26	3	2	0	13	3		9		.277	.340	.351	.691	33
1939	19	-9.0	IAB	NAL	Maj	IAB	19	75	69	7	14	2	2	0	7	2		5		.203	.257	.290	.547	20
1939	19	-10.8	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	8	29	25	4	12	1	0	0	6	1		4		.480	.552	.520	1.072	13
1940	20	-8.9	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	55	254	218	44	62	9	1	1	34	3		28		.284	.371	.349	.720	76	0	2	6		0
1941	21	-8.2	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	59	256	227	38	42	8	0	1	24	1		18		.185	.254	.234	.488	53	1	3	8		0
1942	22	-8.3	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	53	226	196	25	41	0	2	0	16	4		24		.209	.296	.230	.525	45			6
1943	23	-5.4	Monterrey	MEX	Ind		80	309	286	32	71	13	1	1	20	9		23	19	.248	.304	.311	.615	89
1944	24		2 Teams	NN2	Maj	BEG-PS	31	132	115	15	26	3	1	0	12	1		12		.226	.305	.270	.574	31	0	1	4		0
1944	24	-7.1	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	30	127	111	13	24	2	1	0	10	1		11		.216	.293	.252	.545	28		1	4		0
1944	24	-7.1	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	1	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	0		1		.500	.600	.750	1.350	3	0	0	0
1945	25	-6.8	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	47	204	181	31	47	6	3	0	18	3		10		.260	.306	.326	.632	59		2	11		0
1946	26	-4.1	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	64	278	238	42	75	10	7	1	31	7		25		.315	.387	.429	.816	102		3	12
1947	27	-2.2	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	59	264	242	50	85	9	7	1	29	5		14		.351	.392	.459	.850	111		2	6
1948	28	-0.8	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	51	226	191	44	58	9	1	0	15	6		24		.304	.390	.361	.751	69		3	8

1952	32	6.9	Lincoln	WL	A	PHA	47	204	171	29	29	4	0	0	15	0		31	14	.170	.301	.193	.494	33		1	1

1955	35	8.3	Texas City	BSTL	B		28	107	98	8	26	2	0	0	8	1		6	9	.265	.305	.286	.591	28		0	2	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		471	2035	1787	311	481	57	27	4	199	34		169		.269	.338	.338	.676	604		16	62		0
Minors (2 seasons)					Minors		75	311	269	37	55	6	0	0	23	1		37	23	.205	.302	.227	.529	61		1	3	1
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		80	309	286	32	71	13	1	1	20	9		23	19	.248	.304	.311	.615	89
All Levels (13 Seasons)							626	2655	2342	380	607	76	28	5	242	44		229	42	.259	.330	.322	.651	754		17	65	1	0