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Brett Butler

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b. June 15, 1957 · Atlanta Braves 1981–1983, Cleveland Indians 1984–1987, San Francisco Giants 1988–1990, Los Angeles Dodgers 1991–1997, New York Mets 1995

He led the National League in triples four times, in runs twice, in hits once and in walks once, and finished with 2,375 hits, 1,359 runs, 1,129 walks, 131 triples and 558 stolen bases. He was five foot ten and bunted about forty times a year, which is why he hit .290 without power.

In May 1996 he had a cancerous tumor removed from his tonsil and had thirty-two radiation treatments. He was back in the Dodgers' lineup on September 6 and got a standing ovation that stopped the game; he broke his hand five days later and came back again for the last week.

Seventeen seasons and one All-Star selection, in 1991. He won the Lou Gehrig and Branch Rickey awards in 1996. The 2003 ballot gave him two votes of 496.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 1 1991
Player of the Week 2 1992, 1995
Branch Rickey Award 1 1996
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award 1 1996
Player of the Month 1 1992

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1981 ATL 401261732 230 419179 .254
1982 ATL 892403552 200 7253521 .217
1983 ATL 15154984154 21135 37545639 .281
1984 CLE 159602108162 2593 49866252 .269
1985 CLE 152591106184 28145 50634247 .311
1986 CLE 16158792163 17144 51706532 .278
1987 CLE 13752291154 2589 41915533 .295
1988 SFG 157568109163 2796 43976443 .287
1989 SFG 154594100168 2244 36596931 .283
1990 SFG 160622108192 2093 44906251 .309
1991 LAD 161615112182 1352 381087938 .296
1992 LAD 15755386171 14113 39956741 .309
1993 LAD 15660780181 21101 42866939 .298
1994 LAD 11141779131 1398 33685227 .314
1995 LAD/NYM 12951378154 1891 38675132 .300
1996 LAD 341312235 110 89228 .267
1997 LAD 1053435297 830 18424015 .283
Career 2213818013592375 27713154 5781129907558 .290

On this day & linked events

1957

Born June 15, 1957

Los Angeles, CA, USA

1981

Major-league debut: Brett Butler

Brett Butler made a major-league debut on August 20, 1981.

1997

Final major-league game: Brett Butler

Brett Butler played a final major-league game on September 28, 1997.

Image: Gabriel Cervantes, CC BY-SA 3.0