1910
Born September 21, 1910
Holden, WV, USA
Max Butcher Notable
b. September 21, 1910 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1936–1938, Philadelphia Phillies 1938–1939, Pittsburgh Pirates 1939–1945
Max Butcher played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1936 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1945.
He went 95 and 106 with a 3.73 earned run average, pitching 1,786.3 innings in 334 games. He struck out 485, completed 104 of his 229 starts and threw 14 shutouts. Across 342 games he batted .184, with 110 hits and 43 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 14 doubles.
He was born in Holden, WV, USA on September 21, 1910, and died on September 15, 1957. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | BRO | 42 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .125 |
| 1937 | BRO | 40 | 62 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .161 |
| 1938 | BRO/PHI | 37 | 60 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .217 |
| 1939 | PHI/PIT | 33 | 69 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .145 |
| 1940 | PIT | 36 | 50 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .300 |
| 1941 | PIT | 33 | 82 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .183 |
| 1942 | PIT | 24 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .143 |
| 1943 | PIT | 33 | 61 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .164 |
| 1944 | PIT | 36 | 63 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .190 |
| 1945 | PIT | 28 | 54 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .222 |
| Career | — | 342 | 598 | 43 | 110 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 92 | 0 | .184 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | BRO | 6 | 6 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 147.2 | 154 | 65 | 59 | 55 | 3.96 |
| 1937 | BRO | 11 | 15 | 39 | 24 | 0 | 191.2 | 203 | 91 | 75 | 57 | 4.27 |
| 1938 | BRO/PHI | 9 | 12 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 171.0 | 198 | 85 | 70 | 50 | 4.47 |
| 1939 | PHI/PIT | 6 | 17 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 191.0 | 235 | 98 | 74 | 48 | 4.62 |
| 1940 | PIT | 8 | 9 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 136.1 | 161 | 91 | 46 | 40 | 6.01 |
| 1941 | PIT | 17 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 236.0 | 249 | 80 | 66 | 61 | 3.05 |
| 1942 | PIT | 5 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 150.2 | 144 | 49 | 44 | 49 | 2.93 |
| 1943 | PIT | 10 | 8 | 33 | 21 | 1 | 193.2 | 191 | 56 | 57 | 45 | 2.60 |
| 1944 | PIT | 13 | 11 | 35 | 27 | 1 | 199.0 | 216 | 69 | 46 | 43 | 3.12 |
| 1945 | PIT | 10 | 8 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 169.1 | 184 | 57 | 46 | 37 | 3.03 |
| Career | — | 95 | 106 | 334 | 229 | 9 | 1786.1 | 1935 | 741 | 583 | 485 | 3.73 |
On this day & linked events
1957
Died September 15, 1957
1936
Major-league debut: Max Butcher
Max Butcher made a major-league debut on April 20, 1936.
1938
Johnny Vander Meer's No-Hitter
Johnny Vander Meer threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 15, 1938, winning 6–0.
1945
Final major-league game: Max Butcher
Max Butcher played a final major-league game on September 11, 1945.
Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain