1893
Born March 20, 1893
Fall River, KS, USA
Johnny Butler Notable
Johnny Butler played for three clubs across four seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Brooklyn Robins in 1926 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1929.
Across 375 games he batted .252, with 315 hits and 115 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 48 doubles and 17 stolen bases.
He played 202 games at shortstop, with 591 assists and 52 errors. He turned 95 double plays. He also played 170 games at third base.
He was born in Fall River, KS, USA on March 20, 1893, and died on April 29, 1967. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | BRO | 147 | 501 | 54 | 135 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 54 | 44 | 6 | .269 |
| 1927 | BRO | 149 | 521 | 39 | 124 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 34 | 33 | 9 | .238 |
| 1928 | CHC | 62 | 174 | 17 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | .270 |
| 1929 | STL | 17 | 55 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .164 |
| Career | — | 375 | 1251 | 115 | 315 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 146 | 111 | 89 | 17 | .252 |
On this day & linked events
1967
Died April 29, 1967
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