Bill Butler Notable

b. March 12, 1947 · Kansas City Royals 1969–1971, Cleveland Indians 1972, Minnesota Twins 1974–1975, 1977

Bill Butler played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1969 and closing with the Minnesota Twins in 1977.

He went 23 and 35 with a 4.21 earned run average, pitching 591.7 innings in 134 games. He struck out 408 and threw 5 shutouts. Across 134 games he batted .051, with 6 hits and 1 run.

He was born in Hyattsville, MD, USA on March 12, 1947. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1969	KCR	34	60	1	3	3	5	38	.050
1970	KCR	25	44	0	2	2	4	31	.045
1971	KCR	14	12	0	1	1	0	10	.083
1972	CLE	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1974	MIN	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1975	MIN	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1977	MIN	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	134	117	1	6	6	9	79	.051

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1969	KCR	9	10	34	29	0	193.2	174	84	91	156	3.90
1970	KCR	4	12	25	25	0	140.2	117	59	87	75	3.77
1971	KCR	1	2	14	6	0	44.1	45	17	18	32	3.45
1972	CLE	0	0	6	2	0	11.2	9	2	10	6	1.54
1974	MIN	4	6	26	12	1	98.2	91	45	56	79	4.10
1975	MIN	5	4	23	8	0	81.2	100	54	35	55	5.95
1977	MIN	0	1	6	4	0	21.0	19	16	15	5	6.86
Career	—	23	35	134	86	1	591.2	555	277	312	408	4.21

On this day & linked events

1947

Born March 12, 1947

Hyattsville, MD, USA

Image: Kansas City Royals, public domain