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	29-38 / in Starts: 19-21
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	20 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 138 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	70 (40-18-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 138 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	83 (41-27-14)

Most Driven In
T Wallach	4
Self	3
A Galarraga	2
V Law	1
H Brooks	1
D Frobel	1
H Winningham	0
M Webster	0

Most Driven In By
Self	3
M Webster	3
V Law	2
A Dawson	1
T Raines	1
D Palmer	0
B Gullickson	0

1985 Batting Game Log

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1985 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	158	16 (15)	Apr 26	MON		STL	W,10-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						C
2	159	17	Apr 27	MON		STL	W,8-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.04	-0.050	1.94	-0.06%	-0.34	C
3	160	19 (1)	Apr 29	MON	@	PHI	L,2-3	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						C
4	161	20	Apr 30	MON	@	PHI	L,0-11	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.05	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
5	162	29 (8)	May 12	MON		ATL	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.571	1.000	8	.73	0.060	1.36	0.07%	0.97	C
6	163	31 (1)	May 14	MON	@	HOU	L,0-10	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.625	1.125	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.24	C
7	164	35 (3)	May 18	MON		SDP	L,2-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.455	.871	8	.73	-0.004	1.08	0.00%	-0.20	C
8	165	40 (4)	May 24	MON		SFG	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.357	.690	8	.62	-0.048	.98	-0.05%	-0.55	C
9	166	41	May 25	MON		SFG	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.368	.353	.721	8	.87	0.098	1.47	0.10%	0.79	C
10	167	44 (2)	May 28	MON	@	SDP	W,8-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.350	.333	.683	8	.13	-0.003	.21	0.00%	-0.27	C
11	168	46 (1)	May 30	MON	@	SDP	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.350	.714	8	1.60	0.032	2.92	0.04%	0.19	C
12	169	47	May 31	MON	@	LAD	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.364	.350	.714	8						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
13	170	48	Jun 1	MON	@	LAD	W,4-2	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.364	.350	.714	8						C
14	171	49	Jun 2	MON	@	LAD	L,7-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.292	.599	8	1.01	-0.074	1.75	-0.08%	-0.76	C
15	172	50	Jun 3	MON	@	SFG	W,4-2	7-GF(15)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.276	.259	.535	7	1.85	-0.133	2.89	-0.13%	-0.48	C
16	173	51	Jun 4	MON	@	SFG	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.258	.241	.499	8	1.17	-0.054	2.05	-0.06%	-0.54	C
17	174	52	Jun 5	MON	@	SFG	W,6-0	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.257	.219	.476	8	.25	0.007	.41	0.01%	-0.13	C
18	175	55 (2)	Jun 9	MON	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.263	.229	.492	8	.95	0.050	1.90	0.06%	0.36	C
19	176	59 (3)	Jun 13	MON		CHC	W,9-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.250	.216	.466	8	1.96	-0.045	4.96	-0.07%	-0.32	C
20	177	60	Jun 14	MON		NYM	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.250	.216	.466	8						C
21	178	67 (6)	Jun 21	MON	@	NYM	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.233	.200	.433	8	1.37	-0.102	3.80	-0.17%	-0.85	C
22	179	71 (3)	Jun 26	MON	@	PIT	L,2-11	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.227	.195	.422	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
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
23	180	78 (6)	Jul 4	MON	@	HOU	W,9-3	10-GF(12)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.244	.214	.459	8	1.68	0.057	3.82	0.08%	0.24	C
24	181	80 (1)	Jul 6	MON	@	HOU	L,7-8	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.239	.209	.448	9	1.34	-0.033	3.01	-0.04%	-0.21	C
25	182	87 (6)	Jul 13	MON	@	CIN	W,6-3	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.255	.227	.483	8	.05	0.002	.10	0.00%	0.38	C
26	183	92 (4)	Jul 21	MON		HOU	L,4-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.275	.234	.509	8	.92	-0.009	2.07	-0.01%	0.03	C
27	184	96 (3)	Jul 25	MON		CIN	W,1-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.275	.234	.509	8						C
28	185	97	Jul 26	MON		CIN	L,6-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.278	.224	.502	8	.57	-0.012	1.14	-0.02%	-0.18	C
29	186	98	Jul 27	MON		CIN	L,6-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.263	.212	.475	8	.40	-0.031	.68	-0.03%	-0.59	C
30	187	100 (1)	Jul 29	MON	@	NYM	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.263	.212	.475	8						C
31	188	101	Jul 30	MON	@	NYM	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.263	.212	.475	9						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
32	189	112 (10)	Aug 13	MON	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.262	.214	.477	8	.49	-0.052	.48	-0.03%	-1.16	C
33	190	113	Aug 14	MON	@	CHC	W,8-7	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.281	.288	.569	8	.53	0.064	.51	0.04%	1.10	C
34	191	116 (2)	Aug 17	MON	@	STL	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.226	.284	.290	.574	8	.98	-0.095	1.52	-0.09%	-0.91	C
35	192	117	Aug 18	MON	@	STL	W,6-5	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.300	.344	.644	8	.89	0.210	1.62	0.23%	1.92	C
36	193	121 (3)	Aug 22	MON		SDP	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.288	.328	.616	8	1.05	-0.081	.91	-0.04%	-0.57	C
37	194	122	Aug 23	MON		LAD	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.273	.310	.583	8	.51	-0.048	.27	-0.02%	-0.93	C
38	195	125 (2)	Aug 26	MON		SFG	L,4-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.273	.310	.583	8						C
39	196	126	Aug 27	MON		SFG	L,1-6	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.291	.319	.611	8	1.47	0.152	.41	0.03%	1.02	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
40	197	129 (2)	Sep 1	MON	@	SDP	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.296	.324	.621	8	.56	0.014	.33	0.01%	0.23	C
41	198	130	Sep 2	MON	@	LAD	L,4-5	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.293	.320	.613	8	1.21	-0.030	.39	-0.01%	-0.09	C
42	199	131	Sep 3	MON	@	LAD	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.293	.320	.613	8						C
43	200	132	Sep 4	MON	@	LAD	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.286	.312	.597	8	.62	-0.032	.09	0.00%	-0.34	C
44	201	133	Sep 6	MON	@	SFG	L,3-8	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.276	.300	.576	8	.84	-0.084	.03	0.00%	-0.78	C
45	202	134	Sep 7	MON	@	SFG	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.286	.301	.587	8	.66	0.062	.01	0.00%	0.05	C
46	203	135	Sep 8	MON	@	SFG	W,9-6	9-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.293	.301	.595	8	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.12	C
47	204	136	Sep 10	MON	@	PHI	L,2-5	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.293	.301	.595	8						C
48	205	137	Sep 11	MON	@	PHI	L,1-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.298	.298	.595	8	.88	0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.01	C
49	206	138	Sep 12	MON	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.296	.295	.591	8	.50	-0.038	.01	0.00%	-0.54	C
50	207	140 (1)	Sep 13 (2)	MON		NYM	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.290	.289	.579	8	.91	-0.043	.08	0.00%	-0.34	C
51	208	141	Sep 14	MON		NYM	W,5-1	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.287	.286	.573	8	.73	-0.014	.02	0.00%	-0.24	C
52	209	142	Sep 15	MON		NYM	L,2-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.284	.283	.567	8	.16	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.14	C
53	210	143	Sep 16	MON		CHC	W,8-5	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.295	.287	.582	8	.82	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.35	C
54	211	144	Sep 17	MON		CHC	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.290	.281	.571	8	.83	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.34	C
55	212	145	Sep 18	MON		PIT	L,6-10	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.287	.278	.565	7	.80	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.33	C
56	213	146	Sep 19	MON		PIT	L,6-8	5-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.291	.283	.574	9	.93	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.28	C
57	214	147	Sep 20	MON	@	STL	L,3-5	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.291	.283	.574	8						C
58	215	148	Sep 21	MON	@	STL	L,6-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.292	.284	.576	8	.22	-0.009	.00	0.00%	0.07	C
59	216	149	Sep 22	MON	@	STL	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.287	.279	.566	8	1.02	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.43	C
60	217	150	Sep 23	MON	@	CHC	W,10-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.288	.274	.562	8	.64	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.21	C
61	218	151	Sep 24	MON	@	CHC	W,17-15	CG	5	4	3	2	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.301	.309	.610	8	.42	0.007	.00	0.00%	2.76	C
62	219	153 (1)	Sep 28 (1)	MON		STL	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.294	.301	.595	8	.86	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.83	C
63	220	154	Sep 28 (2)	MON		STL	L,2-4	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.294	.301	.595	8						C
64	221	155	Sep 29	MON		STL	W,7-5	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.294	.301	.595	8	.31	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.17	C
65	222	156	Oct 2 (1)	MON		PHI	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.287	.293	.580	8	.54	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.48	C
66	223	159 (2)	Oct 4	MON	@	NYM	L,4-9	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.290	.291	.581	8	.57	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.28	C
67	224	160	Oct 5	MON	@	NYM	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.281	.283	.565	8	.48	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.95	C
							29-38		138	120	11	24	1	0	3	12	13	1	12	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	.200	.281	.283	.565		.75	-0.512	.84	-0.25%	-4.02

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