Sal Butera Notable

b. September 25, 1952 · Minnesota Twins 1980–1982, 1987, Detroit Tigers 1983, Montreal Expos 1984–1985, Cincinnati Reds 1986–1987, Toronto Blue Jays 1988

Sal Butera played for five clubs across nine seasons as a catcher, opening with the Minnesota Twins in 1980 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1988.

Across 359 games he batted .227, with 182 hits and 63 runs. He finished with 8 home runs and 24 doubles. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 2 innings in 2 games. He struck out 1.

He played 348 games behind the plate, with 1,382 putouts and 35 errors. He turned 16 double plays.

He was born in Richmond Hill, NY, USA on September 25, 1952. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1980	MIN	34	85	4	23	1	0	0	2	3	6	.271
1981	MIN	62	167	13	40	7	1	0	18	22	14	.240
1982	MIN	54	126	9	32	2	0	0	8	17	12	.254
1983	DET	4	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
1984	MON	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1985	MON	67	120	11	24	1	0	3	12	13	12	.200
1986	CIN	56	113	14	27	6	1	2	16	21	10	.239
1987	CIN/MIN	56	122	8	21	5	0	2	14	8	22	.172
1988	TOR	23	60	3	14	2	1	1	6	1	9	.233
Career	—	359	801	63	182	24	3	8	76	86	85	.227

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	G	IP	BB	SO
1985	MON	1	1.0	0	0
1986	CIN	1	1.0	1	1
Career	—	2	2.0	1	1

On this day & linked events

1952

Born September 25, 1952

Richmond Hill, NY, USA

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