Bill Butland
Wilburn Rue Butland
Born: March 22, 1918
Terre Haute, IN US
Deceased: September 19, 1997
Terre Haute, IN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 185
Career: 1936-1950
Major League Statistics
Bill Butland compiled a career record of 100 wins and 64 losses and a 3.39 ERA in his 295-game pitching career with the St. Augustine Saints, Jacksonville Tars, Eau Claire Bears, Minneapolis Millers, Crookston Pirates, Scranton Red Sox, Louisville Colonels, Roanoke Red Sox, Hollywood Stars, Toledo Mud Hens and Syracuse Chiefs. He began playing during the 1936 season and last took the field during the 1950 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | D | FLOR | St. Augustine Saints | 9 | 13 | .409 | 3.02 | 31 | 170.0 | 176 | 57 | 59 | |||||||||||||
| 1937 | D | NORL1 | Eau Claire Bears | 11 | 6 | .647 | 4.18 | 28 | 142.0 | 136 | 81 | 66 | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 1937 | AA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 11.0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 1938 | D | NORL1 | Crookston Pirates | 19 | 6 | .760 | 0.00 | 30 | 232.0 | 220 | 80 | 32 | |||||||||||||
| 1939 | AA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3.96 | 37 | 29 | 218.0 | 227 | 111 | 96 | 71 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.76 | 35 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 201.0 | 187 | 94 | 84 | 83 | 126 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.90 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31.0 | 37 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | B | PIED | Roanoke Red Sox | 11 | 4 | .733 | 3.76 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 127.0 | 121 | 61 | 53 | 26 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 7 | 8 | .467 | 5.59 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 111.0 | 138 | 91 | 69 | 40 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 9 | 3 | .750 | 4.86 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 127 | 67 | 54 | 31 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 10.12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 2 | 1 | .667 | 7.27 | 16 | 0 | 26.0 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 100 | 64 | .610 | 3.39 | 295 | 59 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1377.0 | 1433 | 636 | 519 | 4 | 440 | 0 | 348 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | B | SALL2 | Jacksonville Tars | 11 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | D | FLOR | St. Augustine Saints | 32 | 60 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | AA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | D | NORL1 | Eau Claire Bears | 49 | 91 | 91 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .187 | .187 | .264 | .451 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | D | NORL1 | Crookston Pirates | 46 | 109 | 109 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .266 | .266 | .394 | .661 | 43 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | AA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 37 | 82 | 82 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .256 | .256 | .354 | .610 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 35 | 79 | 65 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 22 | .169 | .289 | .185 | .474 | 12 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1947 | B | PIED | Roanoke Red Sox | 19 | 49 | 42 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .190 | .277 | .333 | .610 | 14 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 44 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .269 | .367 | .269 | .636 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 40 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 339 | 569 | 539 | 15 | 112 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 46 | .208 | .239 | .275 | .513 | 148 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | D | FLOR | St. Augustine Saints | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1937 | D | NORL1 | Eau Claire Bears | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | D | NORL1 | Crookston Pirates | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | AA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 35 | 12 | 37 | 1 | 0 | .980 | 1.400 |
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1947 | B | PIED | Roanoke Red Sox | P | 19 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 1 | .909 | 1.579 |
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 44 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .933 | .636 |
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 40 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | .810 | .425 |
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Totals | 290 | 31 | 101 | 10 | 2 | .930 | .455 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | D | Florida State League | St. Augustine Saints | |||
| 1936 | B | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Tars | |||
| 1937 | D | Northern League | Eau Claire Bears | CHN | ||
| 1937 | AA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | |||
| 1938 | D | Northern League | Crookston Pirates | BOS | ||
| 1939 | AA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | |||
| 1940 | A | Eastern League | Scranton Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1941 | AA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1946 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1947 | B | Piedmont League | Roanoke Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1948 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | CHA | ||
| 1949 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1950 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1950 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | CIN |
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