Art Butler
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[edit] Biography
Art Butler (Arthur Edward Butler) was born on December 19, 1887 in Fall River, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1911 for the Boston Rustlers. In 1912, his rookie year, he hit .273 with 1 home run and 17 RBI. Butler played for the Boston Rustlers, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Art Butler's best season was 1915, when he stole 26 bases.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | BOS | N | 27 | 68 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | .176 | .263 | .206 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1912 | PIT | N | 43 | 154 | 19 | 42 | 1 | 17 | .273 | .337 | .344 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | PIT | N | 82 | 214 | 40 | 60 | 0 | 20 | .280 | .379 | .350 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | STL | N | 86 | 274 | 29 | 55 | 1 | 24 | .201 | .311 | .277 | 12 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | STL | N | 130 | 469 | 73 | 119 | 1 | 31 | .254 | .323 | .307 | 12 | 5 | 47 | 34 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | STL | N | 86 | 110 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 7 | .209 | .256 | .255 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 454 | 1289 | 181 | 311 | 3 | 101 | .241 | .323 | .303 | 44 | 13 | 146 | 102 | 10 | 40 | 54 | 0 | 1 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | BOS | N | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1911 | BOS | N | 3B | 14 | 13 | 112 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .930 |
| 1911 | BOS | N | 2B | 4 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .769 |
| 1912 | PIT | N | 2B | 43 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 99 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .960 |
| 1913 | PIT | N | SS | 26 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 70 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .912 |
| 1913 | PIT | N | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1913 | PIT | N | 2B | 28 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 74 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .919 |
| 1913 | PIT | N | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1914 | STL | N | SS | 83 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 228 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .927 |
| 1914 | STL | N | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1915 | STL | N | SS | 125 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 346 | 53 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .916 |
| 1915 | STL | N | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1916 | STL | N | 2B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .947 |
| 1916 | STL | N | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1916 | STL | N | OF | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .882 |
| 1916 | STL | N | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Total | 2B | 85 | 3 | 27 | 149 | 193 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .937 | ||
| Total | SS | 236 | 0 | 2.1 | 451 | 645 | 97 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .919 | ||
| Total | 3B | 17 | 13 | 112 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .932 | ||
| Total | OF | 18 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .833 |
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Fall River (New England) to Boston Rustlers in exchange for George Walsh and $800 (January 5, 1911).
- Traded by Boston Rustlers with Josh Clarke to St Paul (American Association) in exchange for Harry Steinfeldt (May 25, 1911).
- Traded by St Paul (American Association) with a player to be named to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Bill McKechnie (August, 1912).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Dots Miller, Cozy Dolan, Chief Wilson and Hank Robinson to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Ed Konetchy, Mike Mowrey and Bob Harmon (December 12, 1913).
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