Bill Butland
Wilburn Rue Butland (March 22, 1918 – September 19, 1997) was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox. Butland batted and threw right-handed.
| Bill Butland | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: March 22, 1918 Terre Haute, Indiana | |||
| Died: September 19, 1997 (aged 79) Terre Haute, Indiana | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 29, 1940, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 10, 1947, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 9-3 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.88 | ||
| Strikeouts | 62 | ||
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In a four-season career, Butland posted a 9–3 record with 62 strikeouts and a 3.88 ERA in 150-2/3 innings pitched, including two shutouts and six complete games.
He handled 46 total chances (15 putouts, 31 assists) in his major league career without an error for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
Butland missed three seasons due to service in the United States Army during World War II.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Bill Butland at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
- MLB historical statistics
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