Sal Butera

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: September 25, 1952 in Richmond Hill, NY us

High School: Connetquot HS (Bohemia, NY)

School: Suffolk County Community College (Brentwood, NY)

Debut: April 10, 1980 (Age 27-198d, 14,267th in major league history)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1988 (Age 36-001d)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Full Name: Salvatore Philip Butera

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Relatives: Father of Drew Butera

1987 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

801

182

.227

RBI

OBP

.302

SLG

.295

OPS

.597

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-38 / in Starts: 21-30
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	56 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 8 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 194 PAs	18
Actual Runners on Base	118 (60-32-26)
Avg. MLBer w/ 194 PAs	19
Avg. Runners on Base	117 (58-39-20)

Most Driven In
J Castino	4
R Sofield	2
P Mackanin	2
R Wilfong	2
G Ward	2
R Jackson	1
K Hrbek	1
D Goodwin	1

Most Driven In By
J Castino	2
M Hatcher	2
H Powell	2
L Faedo	2
G Ward	1
G Adams	1
R Jackson	1
D Engle	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	35	1	Apr 9	MIN		OAK	L,1-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						C
2	36	4 (2)	Apr 12	MIN		OAK	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						C
3	37	6 (1)	Apr 15	MIN	@	SEA	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					1						C
4	38	7	Apr 17	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						C
5	39	11 (3)	Apr 22	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.06	-0.056	.48	-0.02%	-0.38	C
6	40	15 (3)	Apr 26 (2)	MIN		CAL	W,5-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.36	-0.006	.07	0.00%	-0.08	C
7	41	16	Apr 27	MIN		SEA	L,3-8	CG(10)	5	5	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.556	.956	8	1.00	0.187	.20	0.02%	1.91	C
8	42	17	Apr 28	MIN		SEA	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	9	.45	0.003	.08	0.00%	-0.14	C
9	43	18	Apr 29	MIN		SEA	T,7-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.412	.467	.878	9	2.43	-0.224	.54	-0.03%	-1.27	C
10	44	19	Apr 30	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.429	.526	.955	9	.55	0.135	.11	0.02%	1.03	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	45	20	May 1	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391	.440	.565	1.005	9	.47	0.083	.11	0.01%	1.53	C
12	46	21	May 2	MIN	@	BOS	W,11-2	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.393	.433	.571	1.005	9	.11	0.023	.03	0.00%	0.53	C
13	47	22	May 3	MIN	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.379	.471	.552	1.022	9	.92	0.082	.28	0.02%	0.76	C
14	48	23	May 4	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.459	.531	.991	9	.99	-0.028	.38	-0.01%	-0.06	C
15	49	24	May 5	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.371	.450	.514	.964	9	.79	-0.003	.27	0.00%	-0.05	C
16	50	25	May 6	MIN	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.351	.442	.486	.928	9	1.58	-0.098	.46	-0.02%	-1.25	C
17	51	26	May 8	MIN		CLE	W,8-7	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.458	.475	.933	9	1.71	0.272	.45	0.04%	0.95	C
18	52	27	May 9	MIN		CLE	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.423	.432	.855	9	1.73	-0.172	.50	-0.03%	-0.69	C
19	53	28	May 10	MIN		CLE	L,1-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.304	.400	.413	.813	9	.90	-0.081	.22	-0.01%	-0.61	C
20	54	29	May 12	MIN		BOS	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.306	.407	.408	.815	8	1.68	0.096	.33	0.01%	0.65	C
21	55	30	May 13	MIN		BOS	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.397	.385	.781	8	.62	-0.035	.16	-0.01%	-0.44	C
22	56	31	May 14	MIN		BOS	L,7-9	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.382	.368	.751	8	1.26	-0.116	.23	-0.01%	-0.65	C
23	57	32	May 15	MIN		BAL	L,4-9	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.283	.389	.367	.756	9	1.18	-0.084	.21	-0.01%	-0.13	C
24	58	33	May 16	MIN		BAL	L,0-7	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.387	.355	.742	9	1.10	-0.075	.17	-0.01%	-0.86	C
25	59	34	May 17	MIN		BAL	L,3-6	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.385	.344	.728	9	.65	-0.036	.09	0.00%	-0.34	C
26	60	35	May 19	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.378	.338	.716	9	1.02	-0.054	.13	0.00%	-0.42	C
27	61	36	May 20	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.376	.338	.714	9	1.04	-0.021	.12	0.00%	0.02	C
28	62	37	May 21	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.267	.371	.333	.704	8	.24	-0.005	.03	0.00%	0.44	C
29	63	38	May 22	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.366	.354	.720	8	.66	-0.060	.07	0.00%	1.06	C
30	64	39	May 23	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-1	CG(15)	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.343	.329	.673	8	1.81	-0.274	.20	-0.02%	-1.31	C
31	65	40	May 24	MIN	@	KCR	L,4-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.343	.330	.673	8	.48	-0.021	.04	0.00%	-0.04	C
32	66	41	May 25	MIN	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.343	.330	.673	9	1.07	0.020	.08	0.00%	-0.21	C
33	67	42	May 26	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.343	.330	.672	9	1.65	-0.043	.10	0.00%	-0.17	C
34	68	43	May 27	MIN	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.247	.333	.320	.653	9	1.78	-0.166	.08	0.00%	-1.12	C
35	69	44	May 28	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.330	.663	9	.94	-0.023	.07	0.00%	-0.09	C
36	70	47 (2)	May 31	MIN		KCR	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.330	.663	5						C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
37	71	60 (12)	Aug 12	MIN		OAK	W,4-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.248	.330	.327	.657	8	.68	-0.030	.96	-0.03%	-0.51	C
38	72	63 (2)	Aug 14 (2)	MIN		SEA	L,3-13	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.238	.319	.314	.634	8	.25	-0.023	.42	-0.02%	-0.77	C
39	73	65 (1)	Aug 16	MIN		SEA	L,4-7	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.238	.317	.314	.631	4	3.73	-0.063	4.52	-0.05%	-0.03	PH 1B
40	74	70 (4)	Aug 22	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.306	.303	.609	7	1.23	-0.094	.72	-0.03%	-0.61	C
41	75	71	Aug 23	MIN	@	MIL	L,5-8	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.312	.309	.621	9	3.05	0.115	1.37	0.03%	1.00	C
42	76	72	Aug 24	MIN	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.226	.300	.296	.596	7	2.03	-0.411	.87	-0.11%	-2.37	C
43	77	73	Aug 25	MIN	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.308	.305	.613	7	.63	0.054	.34	0.02%	0.48	C
44	78	74	Aug 26	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.307	.298	.604	6	1.94	-0.182	1.23	-0.07%	-0.90	C
45	79	75	Aug 27	MIN		DET	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.312	.298	.610	8	1.56	0.113	.77	0.03%	0.67	C
46	80	77 (1)	Aug 29	MIN		DET	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.324	.313	.637	7	.59	0.150	.48	0.07%	1.86	DH
47	81	79 (1)	Aug 31	MIN		NYY	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.331	.321	.652	7	.56	0.002	.49	0.00%	0.63	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
48	82	80	Sep 1	MIN		NYY	L,6-11	9-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.258	.329	.318	.647	7	.06	0.002	.05	0.00%	1.83	PH
49	83	81	Sep 2	MIN		NYY	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.329	.326	.655	7	1.15	-0.032	.66	-0.01%	-0.10	C
50	84	82	Sep 3	MIN		MIL	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.329	.326	.655	5						C
51	85	83	Sep 4	MIN		MIL	L,5-16	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.261	.333	.326	.659	7	.11	-0.005	.06	0.00%	-0.71	C
52	86	84	Sep 5	MIN		MIL	L,3-5	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.340	.329	.668	8	.43	0.014	.15	0.00%	0.48	C
53	87	85	Sep 6	MIN		MIL	L,7-8	CG(10)	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.344	.324	.668	8	1.69	-0.080	.61	-0.02%	-0.05	C
54	88	86	Sep 7	MIN		TOR	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.343	.319	.663	8	.71	-0.036	.26	-0.01%	-0.34	C
55	89	87	Sep 8	MIN		TOR	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.343	.320	.663	8	.76	0.007	.35	0.00%	0.21	C
56	90	88	Sep 9	MIN		TOR	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.337	.313	.651	7	.96	-0.043	.47	-0.01%	-0.68	C
57	91	89	Sep 11	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.330	.305	.635	7	1.43	-0.148	1.12	-0.07%	-1.42	C
58	92	90	Sep 12	MIN		CHW	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.330	.301	.631	8	.87	-0.015	.81	-0.01%	-0.16	C
59	93	92 (1)	Sep 14	MIN	@	TOR	W,6-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.324	.296	.620	8	1.13	-0.085	1.57	-0.07%	-0.61	C
60	94	93	Sep 15	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-4	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.330	.298	.628	8	1.23	0.085	1.90	0.08%	0.76	C
61	95	96 (2)	Sep 19	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.330	.299	.629	8	.21	-0.009	.25	-0.01%	-0.06	C
62	96	97	Sep 20	MIN	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.325	.293	.618	8	.55	-0.043	.57	-0.03%	-0.58	C
							23-38		194	167	13	40	7	1	0	18	22	0	14	0	3	2	4	8	0	0	.240	.325	.293	.618		1.05	-1.537	.41	-0.36%	-3.39

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