Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-5, 185lb (196cm, 83kg)
Born: March 22, 1918 in Terre Haute, IN us
Died: September 19, 1997 in Terre Haute, IN
Buried: Roselawn Memorial Park, Terre Haute, IN
High School: Terre Haute HS (Terre Haute, IN)
Debut:
May 29, 1940
(Age 22-068d,
8,899th in major league history)
vs. PHA 9.0 IP, 12 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 3 ER, W
Last Game:
May 10, 1947
(Age 29-049d)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season
Full Name: Wilburn Rue Butland
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Career
1.7
9
3
3.88
32
15
1
150.2
62
1.288
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 (8) | Apr 24 | BOS | NYY | L,5-12 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jun | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 2 | 45 (35) | Jun 5 | BOS | SLB | T,8-8 | GS | 23 | 4.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 50 (4) | Jun 10 | BOS | CLE | W,6-3 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 64 (13) | Jun 24 | BOS | @ | DET | T,5-5 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 66 (1) | Jun 26 (1) | BOS | @ | DET | L,2-16 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5gm | 16.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
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