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	16-38 / in Starts: 12-29
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	46 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 146 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	92 (48-33-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 146 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	88 (43-29-15)

Most Driven In
J Castino	2
G Gaetti	2
B Mitchell	1
K Hrbek	1
M Hatcher	1
G Ward	1
R Wilfong	0
R Washington	0

Most Driven In By
R Washington	2
R Johnson	1
T Brunansky	1
R Wilfong	1
J Castino	1
L Faedo	1
M Hatcher	1

1982 Batting Game Log

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1982 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	97	2 (1)	Apr 7	MIN		SEA	W,7-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	1.42	0.104	1.90	0.08%	0.54	C
2	98	9 (6)	Apr 15	MIN		OAK	W,11-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	8						C
3	99	12 (2)	Apr 18	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	7	1.09	-0.016	1.19	-0.01%	0.03	C
4	100	14 (1)	Apr 20	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	8	.60	0.025	.60	0.02%	0.27	C
5	101	15	Apr 21	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	8	.68	0.012	.65	0.01%	0.42	C
6	102	19 (3)	Apr 25	MIN	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG(11)	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.286	.730	9	1.35	0.047	1.08	0.02%	0.59	C
7	103	21 (1)	Apr 28	MIN		DET	W,4-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.429	.250	.679	8	.72	-0.067	.40	-0.02%	-0.98	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
8	104	23 (1)	May 1	MIN		MIL	L,5-6	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.458	.235	.694	8	.38	0.006	.28	0.00%	0.08	C
9	105	24	May 2	MIN		MIL	L,4-11	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.464	.300	.764	8	.49	0.044	.29	0.02%	0.79	C
10	106	26 (1)	May 4	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.406	.250	.656	7	1.24	-0.139	.61	-0.04%	-1.15	C
11	107	30 (3)	May 8	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-12	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.400	.259	.659	8	.34	-0.019	.14	0.00%	0.01	C
12	108	34 (3)	May 12	MIN		BOS	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.368	.233	.602	8	1.45	-0.111	.38	-0.02%	-0.65	C
13	109	35	May 13	MIN	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.182	.341	.212	.554	8	.32	-0.024	.07	0.00%	-0.79	C
14	110	36	May 14	MIN	@	DET	L,2-4	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.341	.212	.554	9						C
15	111	37	May 15	MIN	@	DET	L,4-5	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.341	.212	.554	9						C
16	112	39 (1)	May 18	MIN	@	BAL	W,8-7	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.211	.348	.237	.585	9	.93	0.030	.08	0.00%	0.53	C
17	113	40	May 19	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.367	.293	.660	9	.96	0.065	.10	0.00%	0.56	C
18	114	43 (2)	May 22	MIN	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.358	.289	.647	9	2.76	-0.247	.17	-0.01%	-0.86	C
19	115	45 (1)	May 24	MIN		CLE	L,2-9	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.357	.277	.634	9	.33	-0.018	.01	0.00%	-0.22	C
20	116	49 (3)	May 29	MIN		NYY	L,4-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.356	.280	.636	8	.89	0.024	.01	0.00%	0.04	C
21	117	50	May 30	MIN		NYY	L,6-8	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.350	.275	.625	6	4.29	-0.097	.04	0.00%	-0.48	C
22	118	51	May 31	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-9	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.365	.269	.634	9	.97	0.051	.01	0.00%	0.37	C
Jun		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
23	119	52	Jun 1	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.365	.269	.634	9						C
24	120	54 (1)	Jun 4	MIN		BAL	W,6-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.379	.278	.657	9	.39	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.64	C
25	121	55	Jun 5	MIN		BAL	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.377	.281	.658	9	2.85	-0.146	.02	0.00%	-0.64	C
26	122	56	Jun 6	MIN		BAL	L,5-7	7-GF(11)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.380	.276	.656	7	2.07	-0.002	.01	0.00%	0.15	C
27	123	57	Jun 7	MIN		KCR	L,4-5	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.375	.271	.646	9	2.93	-0.072	.01	0.00%	-0.30	C
28	124	59 (1)	Jun 9	MIN		KCR	L,5-8	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.360	.258	.618	9	.89	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.80	C
29	125	63 (3)	Jun 14	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.385	.292	.677	9	1.26	0.137	.00	0.00%	1.04	C
30	126	64	Jun 15	MIN	@	KCR	L,4-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.370	.279	.650	9	.42	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.70	C
31	127	66 (1)	Jun 18	MIN		TEX	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.370	.279	.650	9						C
Jul		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
32	128	80 (13)	Jul 4	MIN		TOR	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.369	.282	.651	9	1.51	0.202	.00	0.00%	0.79	C
33	129	88 (7)	Jul 15	MIN		DET	L,2-18	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.365	.278	.642	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
34	130	91 (2)	Jul 18	MIN		DET	W,6-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.364	.280	.644	7	.28	0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.02	C
35	131	96 (4)	Jul 24	MIN		BOS	W,5-3	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.374	.286	.659	8	1.50	0.055	.00	0.00%	0.12	C
36	132	100 (3)	Jul 28	MIN	@	SEA	L,2-6	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.383	.291	.674	9	1.02	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.33	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	133	104 (3)	Aug 1	MIN	@	OAK	W,8-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.388	.293	.680	8	.98	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.08	C
38	134	105	Aug 2	MIN	@	CAL	W,9-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.388	.293	.680	7						C
39	135	106	Aug 3	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.382	.291	.673	8	.99	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.19	C
40	136	111 (4)	Aug 8	MIN		OAK	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.387	.300	.687	9	1.29	0.079	.00	0.00%	0.52	C
41	137	114 (2)	Aug 12	MIN		CAL	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.389	.304	.693	9	.93	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.48	C
42	138	119 (4)	Aug 18	MIN		BAL	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.385	.301	.686	7	5.17	-0.186	.00	0.00%	-0.69	C
43	139	126 (6)	Aug 26	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.381	.299	.680	9	.46	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.44	C
44	140	129 (2)	Aug 29	MIN		CLE	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.376	.297	.673	8	1.62	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.17	C
45	141	131 (1)	Aug 31	MIN		NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.372	.288	.660	8	1.39	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.34	C
Sep/Oct		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
46	142	135 (3)	Sep 5	MIN	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.368	.287	.655	8	1.15	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.04	C
47	143	136	Sep 6 (1)	MIN	@	TEX	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.367	.288	.655	9	1.01	0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.11	C
48	144	139 (2)	Sep 8	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.367	.288	.655	9						C
49	145	142 (2)	Sep 12	MIN	@	KCR	L,7-18	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.374	.292	.666	8	1.13	-0.003	.00	0.00%	0.18	C
50	146	143	Sep 13	MIN		TEX	W,2-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.274	.374	.292	.666	9						C
51	147	147 (3)	Sep 17	MIN		KCR	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.363	.282	.645	8	.31	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.83	C
52	148	152 (4)	Sep 22	MIN		TOR	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.365	.286	.651	8	.45	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.10	C
53	149	158 (5)	Sep 29	MIN	@	TOR	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.260	.355	.276	.631	9	.61	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-1.84	C
54	150	162 (3)	Oct 3	MIN		CHW	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.254	.347	.270	.617	9	1.34	-0.147	.00	0.00%	-1.50	C
							16-38		146	126	9	32	2	0	0	8	17	0	12	1	2	0	1	6	0	0	.254	.347	.270	.617		1.08	-0.839	.20	0.04%	-6.33

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