1887
Born December 19, 1887
Fall River, MA, USA
Art Butler Notable
b. December 19, 1887 · Boston Rustlers 1911, Pittsburgh Pirates 1912–1913, St. Louis Cardinals 1914–1916
Art Butler played for three clubs across six seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Boston Rustlers in 1911 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1916.
Across 454 games he batted .241, with 311 hits and 181 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 44 doubles and 54 stolen bases.
He played 236 games at shortstop, with 645 assists and 97 errors. He turned 72 double plays.
He was born in Fall River, MA, USA on December 19, 1887, and died on October 7, 1984. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | BSN | 27 | 68 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .176 |
| 1912 | PIT | 43 | 154 | 19 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 2 | .273 |
| 1913 | PIT | 82 | 214 | 40 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 9 | .280 |
| 1914 | STL | 86 | 274 | 29 | 55 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 39 | 23 | 14 | .201 |
| 1915 | STL | 130 | 469 | 73 | 119 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 47 | 34 | 26 | .254 |
| 1916 | STL | 86 | 110 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 | .209 |
| Career | — | 454 | 1289 | 181 | 311 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 101 | 146 | 102 | 54 | .241 |
On this day & linked events
1984
Died October 7, 1984
Image: Bain News Service, public domain