Bill Butler (baseball)
William Franklin Butler (born March 12, 1947) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for seven seasons. A left-hander, he pitched for the Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, and the Minnesota Twins.
| Bill Butler | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: March 12, 1947 Hyattsville, Maryland | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 9, 1969, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 11, 1977, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win-loss record | 23–35 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.21 | ||
| Strikeouts | 408 | ||
| Teams | |||
Butler was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 37th round (610th overall) of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Baseball Draft out of Herndon High School in Herndon, VA.
His best MLB season was his rookie 1969 campaign, in which he finished in the top ten in strikeouts (156), strikeouts per nine innings (7.25), and shutouts (4) in the American League.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Pura Pelota : VPBL pitching statistics
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