Rich Butler

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Full Name: Richard Dwight Butler	Primary Position: OF,LF,RF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/180	First Game: September 6, 1997
Birthdate: May 1, 1973	Final Game: August 4, 1999
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)	MLB Experience: 3 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
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Rich Butler (Richard Dwight Butler) was born on May 1, 1973 in Toronto, Ontario (Canada). He made his Major League debut on September 6, 1997 for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1998, his rookie year, he hit .226 with 7 home runs and 20 RBI. Butler played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the course of his 3 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1997	TOR	A	7	14	3	4	0	2	.286	.375	.357	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
1998	TB	A	72	217	25	49	7	20	.226	.278	.364	3	3	15	37	2	0	4	0	4
1999	TB	A	7	20	2	3	0	0	.150	.227	.200	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0
Total			86	251	30	56	7	22	.223	.280	.351	5	3	19	44	2	0	4	0	4

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1997	TOR	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1997	TOR	A	OF	3	3	27	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1997	TOR	A	LF	3	3	27	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	TB	A	RF	22	19	171.1	43	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	TB	A	OF	61	56	498.1	113	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	TB	A	LF	39	37	327	70	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1999	TB	A	LF	2	2	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1999	TB	A	OF	6	5	45	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1999	TB	A	RF	4	3	29	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	70	64	570.1	126	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	26	22	200.1	49	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			LF	44	42	370	77	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

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Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Toronto Blue Jays (September 24, 1990).
Selected by Tampa Bay Devil Rays from Toronto Blue Jays (10th pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 18, 1997).
Granted free agency (October 15, 1999).
Signed by Seattle Mariners (November 17, 1999).

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