1918
Born March 22, 1918
Terre Haute, IN, USA
Bill Butland Notable
b. March 22, 1918 · Boston Red Sox 1940, 1942, 1946–1947
Bill Butland played 1940 to 1947 for the Boston Red Sox as a pitcher.
He went 9 and 3 with a 3.88 earned run average, pitching 150.7 innings in 32 games. He struck out 62 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 32 games he batted .051, with 2 hits and 0 runs.
He was born in Terre Haute, IN, USA on March 22, 1918, and died on September 19, 1997. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | BOS | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1942 | BOS | 23 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .036 |
| 1946 | BOS | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1947 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 32 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 0 | .051 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | BOS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21.0 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5.57 |
| 1942 | BOS | 7 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 111.1 | 85 | 31 | 33 | 46 | 2.51 |
| 1946 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16.1 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 11.02 |
| 1947 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Career | — | 9 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 150.2 | 138 | 65 | 56 | 62 | 3.88 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Died September 19, 1997
Image: Boston Red Sox, public domain