Tom Butters
Thomas Arden Butters
Born: April 8, 1938
Delaware, OH US
Deceased: March 31, 2016
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Career: 1957-1964
Major League Statistics
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Tom Butters compiled a career record of 50 wins and 56 losses and a 3.38 ERA in his 230-game pitching career with the Aguascalientes Tigres, Jamestown Falcons, Clinton Pirates, San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers, Wilson Tobs, Burlington Bees, Savannah Pirates, Salt Lake City Bees, Charlotte Hornets, Asheville Tourists and Columbus Jets. He began playing during the 1957 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
 San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers |
 Salt Lake City Bees |
 Burlington Bees |
 Charlotte Hornets |
 Columbus Jets |
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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 | NYPL | Jamestown Falcons | 2 | 7 | .222 | 5.34 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 59.0 | 64 | 43 | 35 | 1 | 41 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1957 | C | MXCL | Aguascalientes Tigres | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.37 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 52.0 | 31 | 39 | 31 | 0 | 62 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1958 | C | CALL | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | 1 | 5 | .167 | 6.00 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 45.0 | 48 | 47 | 30 | 2 | 47 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Clinton Pirates | 6 | 10 | .375 | 2.63 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 113.0 | 78 | 55 | 33 | 6 | 67 | 110 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1959 | B | CARL | Wilson Tobs | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4.79 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 92.0 | 80 | 62 | 49 | 6 | 70 | 1 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Pirates | 1 | 2 | .333 | 8.33 | 7 | 27.0 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.79 | 8 | 2 | 14.0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1.43 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 88.0 | 67 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 52 | 4 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 5 | 8 | .385 | 2.99 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93.3 | 67 | 37 | 31 | 7 | 41 | 2 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.86 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1.80 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 75.0 | 48 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2.69 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 127.0 | 81 | 46 | 38 | 15 | 59 | 3 | 128 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.59 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 68.0 | 47 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 50 | 56 | .472 | 3.38 | 230 | 90 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 875.3 | 682 | 427 | 329 | 49 | 540 | 14 | 743 | 22 | 4 | 38 | 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 | C | MXCL | Aguascalientes Tigres | 14 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .263 | .391 | .474 | .865 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Falcons | 12 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .048 | .048 | .048 | .095 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | C | CALL | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | 13 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .200 | .294 | .400 | .694 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Clinton Pirates | 22 | 51 | 48 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .167 | .184 | .250 | .434 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | B | CARL | Wilson Tobs | 20 | 39 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .121 | .194 | .152 | .346 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Pirates | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | 20 | 49 | 46 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .087 | .125 | .174 | .299 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 50 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .190 | .292 | .333 | .625 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 21 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .222 | .250 | .296 | .546 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 36 | 40 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .212 | .278 | .212 | .490 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 10 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .087 | .087 | .087 | .174 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 244 | 335 | 301 | 26 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 112 | .150 | .200 | .219 | .419 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | C | MXCL | Aguascalientes Tigres | P | 14 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .786 |
| 1957 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Falcons | P | 12 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .833 |
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Clinton Pirates | P | 19 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .947 | .947 |
| 1958 | C | CALL | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | P | 11 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.273 |
| 1959 | B | CARL | Wilson Tobs | P | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.000 |
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | P | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .875 |
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | P | 46 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .391 |
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | P | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .381 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .364 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 35 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .955 | .600 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 215 | 23 | 125 | 5 | 3 | .967 | .688 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | C | Central Mexican League | Aguascalientes Tigres | |||
| 1957 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Jamestown Falcons | PIT | ||
| 1958 | D | Midwest League | Clinton Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1958 | C | California League | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | PIT | ||
| 1959 | B | Carolina League | Wilson Tobs | PIT | ||
| 1960 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Burlington Bees | PIT | ||
| 1960 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | PIT | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Charlotte Hornets | MIN | ||
| 1962 | A | South Atlantic League | Asheville Tourists | PIT | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT |
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