Mike Butcher

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: May 10, 1965 in Davenport, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 4th round of the 1986 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (Miami, OK) and the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1986 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (Miami, OK).

High School: United Township HS (East Moline, IL)

School: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (Miami, OK)

Debut: July 6, 1992 (Age 27-057d, 16,153rd in major league history)
vs. TOR 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 5, 1995 (Age 30-118d)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

Full Name: Michael Dana Butcher

Nicknames: Butch

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

ERA

4.47

115

137.0

WHIP

1.547

Summary of 14 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 4 go ahead

1 Tm
CAL	14

Platoon
vs RHB	8
vs LHB	6

Home/Road
Home	8
Away	6

Outs
2	7
1	4
0	3

7 Opps
MIN	3
BAL	3
KCR	2
SEA	2
BOS	2
DET	1
OAK	1

14 Batters
Reggie Jefferson	1
Greg Gagne	1
Kirby Puckett	1
Scott Leius	1
Pat Meares	1
Ron Mahay	1
Mark Smith	1
Mike Devereaux	1
Rubén Sierra	1
Ken Griffey Jr.	1
Kirk Gibson	1
Randy Milligan	1
David Howard	1
Mike Blowers	1

6 Parks
Angel Stad (ANA)	8
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	6
89	3
9	2
78	2
8	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	4
2	3
3	2
7+	2
6	1
Unk	1
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	8
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	5
123	3
12-	2
1-3	2
-23	1
-2-	1

34 Runs
RISP	9
0 on	5
1 on	1
2 on	5
3 on	3
Any on	9

Inning
6	3
7	7
8	2
9	2

4-6	3
7-end	11

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	2
+2	1
+1	3
Tied	1
-1	4
-3	1
-4..	1

Ahead	7
Tied	1
Behind	6

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-2	4
3-2	2
1-0	2
1-1	2
Unk	1
2-1	1
0-1	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	4
SS	3
RF	2
3B	2
1B	1
LF	1
DH	1

OrderPos
3rd	4
5th	3
8th	3
7th	1
1st	1
9th	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	4
Low Lev	5

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1992-08-04 (2)	David Howard	KCR		CAL	ahead 1-0	b 7	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	8	6	18%	97%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Line Drive); B. Mayne Scores; K. Koslofski Scores
2	2	2	1	1992-08-26	Randy Milligan	BAL		CAL	behind 3-4	b 7	1	-2-	7,(3-2) .111C1B1F11B.FBX	2	2	3	38%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Anderson Scores; R. Milligan Scores
3	3	3	2	1992-08-26	Mike Devereaux	BAL		CAL	ahead 5-4	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	8	11%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Devereaux Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1993-06-29	Rubén Sierra	OAK		CAL	behind 4-5	b 6	2	1-3	4,(1-2) CBFX	3	3	9	43%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); S. Brosius Scores; K. Seitzer Scores
5	5	2	1	1993-08-05	Greg Gagne	KCR	@	CAL	behind 1-5	t 8	1	-23	4,(1-2) BSS.X	3	1	6	12%	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. McReynolds Scores; F. José Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1994-05-14	Ken Griffey Jr.	SEA		CAL	behind 4-7	b 7	0	---	5,(2-2) .BBCFX	1	3	8	10%	25%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
7	7	2	1	1994-06-11	Kirk Gibson	DET	@	CAL	ahead 7-5	t 9	1	123	3,(1-1) .SBX	4	5	8	5%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); L. Whitaker Scores; T. Fryman Scores; S. Barnes Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1995-05-15	Kirby Puckett	MIN		CAL	ahead 7-6	b 8	2	---		1	3	9	9%	92%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	2	1	1995-05-26	Reggie Jefferson	BOS	@	CAL	behind 2-3	t 6	2	123	6,(1-2) BFSFFX	4	7	DH	44%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Vaughn Scores; M. Macfarlane Scores; M. Greenwell Scores
10	10	3	2	1995-05-26	Ron Mahay	BOS	@	CAL	ahead 6-3	t 6	2	---	9,(3-2) BBFSBFFFX	1	8	8	7%	89%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
11	11	4	1	1995-06-14	Pat Meares	MIN	@	CAL	behind 3-4	t 7	0	---	4,(1-2) .FFBX	1	9	6	18%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
12	12	5	2	1995-06-14	Scott Leius	MIN	@	CAL	tied 4-4	t 7	2	1-3	2,(0-1) CX	3	5	5	37%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Knoblauch Scores; R. Becker Scores
13	13	6	1	1995-08-03	Mike Blowers	SEA	@	CAL	ahead 5-2	t 7	0	123	4,(2-1) SBBX	4	5	5	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball); A. Diaz Scores; E. Martínez Scores; J. Buhner Scores
14	14	7	1	1995-08-25	Mark Smith	BAL	@	CAL	ahead 8-1	t 9	2	12-	3,(1-1) BSX	3	8	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); R. Palmeiro Scores; J. Manto Scores