Cecil Butler
Cecil Dean Butler "Slewfoot"
Born: October 23, 1937
Dallas, GA US
Deceased: October 2, 2019
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 195
Career: 1957-1965
Major League Statistics
Cecil Butler compiled a career record of 63 wins and 73 losses and a 3.43 ERA in his 224-game pitching career with the Panama City Fliers, Midland Braves, Waycross Braves, Jacksonville Braves, Austin Senators, Louisville Colonels, Toronto Maple Leafs, Denver Bears, Austin Braves and Atlanta Crackers. He began playing during the 1957 season and last took the field during the 1965 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | ALFL | Panama City Fliers | 12 | 12 | .500 | 2.81 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 205.0 | 176 | 97 | 64 | 70 | 187 | 16 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 1958 | D | SOPH | Midland Braves | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | D | GAFL | Waycross Braves | 14 | 6 | .700 | 2.39 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 177.0 | 151 | 61 | 47 | 5 | 43 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 7 | 10 | .412 | 3.23 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 167.0 | 159 | 76 | 60 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 109 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.30 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 94.0 | 74 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 2 | 6 | .250 | 3.75 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 48.0 | 52 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 9 | 11 | .450 | 3.95 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 146.0 | 130 | 67 | 64 | 16 | 49 | 2 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | 4 | .333 | 6.43 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | 6 | 9 | .400 | 3.68 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 115.0 | 102 | 63 | 47 | 15 | 71 | 3 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.65 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 55 | 32 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1965 | AA | TL | Austin Braves | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.81 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 43.0 | 48 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 63 | 73 | .463 | 3.43 | 224 | 147 | 0 | 59 | 15 | 0 | 1098.0 | 1005 | 530 | 419 | 71 | 362 | 19 | 751 | 46 | 4 | 32 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | ALFL | Panama City Fliers | 36 | 88 | 74 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 21 | .149 | .250 | .176 | .426 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | D | GAFL | Waycross Braves | 31 | 71 | 61 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | .230 | .314 | .279 | .593 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1958 | D | SOPH | Midland Braves | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 37 | 55 | 49 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | .143 | .236 | .163 | .400 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 14 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | .233 | .281 | .367 | .648 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 23 | 59 | 54 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .148 | .207 | .148 | .355 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .222 | .222 | .444 | .667 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | 32 | 45 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | .053 | .140 | .053 | .192 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | 10 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .071 | .071 | .286 | .357 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AA | TL | Austin Braves | 7 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .000 | .067 | .000 | .067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 237 | 422 | 371 | 28 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 143 | .143 | .218 | .183 | .401 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | ALFL | Panama City Fliers | P | 32 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.438 |
| 1958 | D | SOPH | Midland Braves | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | D | GAFL | Waycross Braves | P | 26 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 1 | .980 | 1.846 |
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 16 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .900 | .562 |
| 1960 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | P | 13 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .950 | 1.462 |
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 23 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 4 | .919 | 1.478 |
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 19 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .632 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | P | 30 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .842 | .533 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | P | 10 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.900 |
| Totals | 175 | 43 | 160 | 9 | 8 | .958 | 1.160 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | Alabama-Florida League | Panama City Fliers | |||
| 1958 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Waycross Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1958 | D | Sophomore League | Midland Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1959 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1960 | AA | Texas League | Austin Senators | ML1 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | ML1 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | ML1 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | ML1 | ||
| 1963 | AA | Texas League | Austin Senators | ML1 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | ML1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Denver Bears | ML1 | ||
| 1965 | AA | Texas League | Austin Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 |
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