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Sal Butera
Salvatore Philip Butera

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

Debut April 10, 1980
  vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 26, 1988
Born September 25, 1952 in Richmond Hill, NY

Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1972. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1980 27 MIN AL  34   85    4   23   1  0   0    2   0  0   3   6  .271  .300  .282   56   24   1   1   0   1   4
 1981 28 MIN AL  62  167   13   40   7  1   0   18   0  0  22  14  .240  .325  .293   75   49   3   2   0   0   8
 1982 29 MIN AL  54  126    9   32   2  0   0    8   0  0  17  12  .254  .347  .270   71   34   2   0   0   1   6
 1983 30 DET AL   4    5    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .200  .200  .200   12    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1984 31 MON NL   3    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .000  .250  .000  -23    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1985 32 MON NL  67  120   11   24   1  0   3   12   0  0  13  12  .200  .281  .283   62   34   3   1   1   1   1
 1986 33 CIN NL  56  113   14   27   6  1   2   16   0  0  21  10  .239  .356  .363   96   41   2   1   3   0   5
 1987 34 TOT     56  122    8   21   5  0   2   14   0  0   8  22  .172  .220  .262   26   32   2   2   0   0   7
         CIN NL   5   11    1    2   0  0   1    2   0  0   1   6  .182  .250  .455   79    5   0   0   0   0   0
         MIN AL  51  111    7   19   5  0   1   12   0  0   7  16  .171  .217  .243   21   27   2   2   0   0   7
 1988 35 TOR AL  23   60    3   14   2  1   1    6   0  0   1   9  .233  .246  .350   65   21   1   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      359  801   63  182  24  3   8   76   0  0  86  85  .227  .302  .295   65  236  14   7   4   3  32
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        361   28   82  11  1   4   34   0  0  39  38  .227  .302  .295   65  106   6   3   2   1  14
 Career High     67  167   14   40   7  1   3   18   0  0  22  22  .240  .325  .293   75   49   3   2   3   1   8
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1980 27 MIN AL   91   68    7   2.8   105| .271  .278| .300  .342| .282  .413| .582  .755|  56  .283  -5.4  -0.5   0%
 1981 28 MIN AL  194  140   16   3.1    94| .240  .264| .325  .330| .293  .384| .618  .714|  75  .372  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1982 29 MIN AL  146  102   12   3.2   101| .254  .267| .347  .332| .270  .408| .617  .739|  71  .336  -4.6  -0.5   0%
 1983 30 DET AL    5    4    0   0.0    95| .200  .262| .200  .324| .200  .395| .400  .719|  12  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1984 31 MON NL    4    3    0   0.0    90| .000  .259| .250  .323| .000  .376| .250  .699| -23  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1985 32 MON NL  138  101   11   2.9    91| .200  .254| .281  .321| .283  .379| .564  .700|  62  .341  -5.9  -0.6   0%
 1986 33 CIN NL  137   94   15   4.3   101| .239  .266| .356  .337| .363  .401| .719  .738|  96  .499   0.1   0.0   0%
 1987 34 TOT     134  112    6   1.4   109| .172  .269| .220  .338| .262  .431| .482  .769|  26  .093 -13.5  -1.2   0%
         CIN NL   12    9    1   3.0   109| .182  .274| .250  .344| .455  .427| .705  .770|  79  .299  -0.5   0.0   0%
         MIN AL  122  103    5   1.3   108| .171  .269| .217  .337| .243  .431| .460  .768|  21  .079 -13.0  -1.2   0%
 1988 35 TOR AL   62   48    5   2.8    94| .233  .259| .246  .324| .350  .391| .596  .715|  65  .302  -3.2  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       911  672   72   2.9    99| .227  .265| .302  .332| .295  .400| .597  .732|  65  .313 -38.4  -3.7   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1985 32 MON NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    0    0   0   0     3   0   0  0.00  3.42  inf 0.000
 1986 33 CIN NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    1    1   0   0     4   0   0  0.00  3.88  inf 1.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  2 Yr WL undef   0   0   2   0   0   0   2  0    2.0    0    0    0   0    1    1   0   0     7   0   0  0.00  3.65  inf 0.500
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0   0  68   0   0   0  68  0   68.0    0    0    0   0   34   34   0   0   238   0   0  0.00  3.65  inf 0.500

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1980 27 MIN AL C 32 106 9 6 0 .950 .986 3.59 4.60 4.42 5.48 28 234.0 3 7 15 10 DH 2 1981 28 MIN AL C 59 254 41 9 0 .970 .987 5.00 4.76 5.70 5.51 51 466.0 1 10 25 29 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.60 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 DH 1 1982 29 MIN AL C 53 230 26 3 5 .988 .988 4.83 4.90 6.28 5.69 41 367.0 3 14 29 15 1983 30 DET AL C 4 12 1 1 0 .929 .985 3.25 4.75 8.36 5.72 1 14.0 0 1 1 0 1984 31 MON NL C 2 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 4.50 5.70 9.00 6.50 1 9.0 0 0 1 0 1985 32 MON NL C 66 227 20 4 5 .984 .987 3.74 5.45 6.12 6.42 40 363.3 3 17 52 11 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1986 33 CIN NL C 53 215 17 5 2 .979 .985 4.38 5.88 6.47 6.93 31 322.7 1 14 32 14 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1987 34 TOT C 56 232 25 6 3 .977 .988 4.59 5.53 6.55 6.76 43 353.3 10 23 49 18 CIN NL C 5 19 4 2 0 .920 .987 4.60 5.92 7.39 6.94 3 28.0 1 1 6 3 MIN AL C 51 213 21 4 3 .983 .988 4.59 5.49 6.47 6.74 40 325.3 9 22 43 15 1988 35 TOR AL C 23 97 10 1 1 .991 .989 4.65 5.28 5.96 6.22 19 161.7 1 5 11 4
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1981 28 MIN AL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.60 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 1980 27 MIN AL C 32 106 9 6 0 .950 .986 3.59 4.60 4.42 5.48 28 234.0 3 7 15 10 1981 28 MIN AL C 59 254 41 9 0 .970 .987 5.00 4.76 5.70 5.51 51 466.0 1 10 25 29 1982 29 MIN AL C 53 230 26 3 5 .988 .988 4.83 4.90 6.28 5.69 41 367.0 3 14 29 15 1983 30 DET AL C 4 12 1 1 0 .929 .985 3.25 4.75 8.36 5.72 1 14.0 0 1 1 0 1984 31 MON NL C 2 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 4.50 5.70 9.00 6.50 1 9.0 0 0 1 0 1985 32 MON NL C 66 227 20 4 5 .984 .987 3.74 5.45 6.12 6.42 40 363.3 3 17 52 11 1986 33 CIN NL C 53 215 17 5 2 .979 .985 4.38 5.88 6.47 6.93 31 322.7 1 14 32 14 1987 34 TOT C 56 232 25 6 3 .977 .988 4.59 5.53 6.55 6.76 43 353.3 10 23 49 18 CIN NL C 5 19 4 2 0 .920 .987 4.60 5.92 7.39 6.94 3 28.0 1 1 6 3 MIN AL C 51 213 21 4 3 .983 .988 4.59 5.49 6.47 6.74 40 325.3 9 22 43 15 1988 35 TOR AL C 23 97 10 1 1 .991 .989 4.65 5.28 5.96 6.22 19 161.7 1 5 11 4 1980 27 MIN AL DH 2 1981 28 MIN AL DH 1 1985 32 MON NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1986 33 CIN NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 348 1382 149 35 16 .978 .987 4.40 5.23 6.01 6.13 255 2291.0 22 91 215 101 DH 3 Games not counted in Overall Total below P* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1B* 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.60 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 351 1384 149 35 16 .978 .987 4.37 5.21 6.01 6.13 255 2294
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1987   ALCS  MIN DET     W   1   3   0   2  0  0  0   0   0   0  .667  .667  .667   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    MIN STL     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   2-0   2   3   0   2  0  0  0   0   0   0  .667  .667  .667   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

May 12, 1972: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.

March 25, 1983: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Detroit Tigers for Stine Poole (minors) and cash.

October 21, 1983: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

December 23, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

December 19, 1985: Traded by the Montreal Expos with Bill Gullickson to the Cincinnati Reds for Jay Tibbs, Andy McGaffigan, John Stuper, and Dann Bilardello.

May 19, 1987: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

May 22, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

December 21, 1987: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

January 5, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

March 18, 1988: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

March 24, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Cincinnati Reds$102,500
1987Cincinnati Reds$62,500
Career (may be incomplete)$165,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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Name and misspellings: Salvatore Philip Sal Butera

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