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Ed Butka

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 193lb (190cm, 87kg)

Born: January 7, 1916 in Canonsburg, PA us

Died: April 21, 2005 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Oak Spring Cemetery, Canonsburg, PA

Debut: September 26, 1943 (Age 27-262d, 9,533rd in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1944 (Age 28-267d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Edward Luke Butka

Nicknames: Babe

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

.220

RBI

OBP

.250

SLG

.260

OPS

.510

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-12 / in Starts: 1-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 43 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	9 (6-2-1) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 43 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (14-9-4)

Most Driven In By
A Carrasquel	1

1944 Batting Game Log

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1944 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	4	8 (7)	Apr 30 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	5	1.17	0.040	2.66	0.05%	0.26	1B
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
2	5	17 (8)	May 11	WSH		SLB	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	5						1B
3	6	26 (8)	May 19	WSH		DET	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	5						1B
4	7	27	May 20	WSH		DET	L,2-6	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.455	.455	.545	1.000	7	.51	-0.013	1.68	-0.03%	0.67	1B
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
5	8	65 (37)	Jun 29	WSH		DET	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.455	.455	.545	1.000	7						1B
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
6	9	69 (3)	Jul 2 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,3-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.357	.400	.429	.829	6	.41	0.003	.78	0.00%	-0.37	1B
7	10	71 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,2-3	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.263	.300	.316	.616	2						1B
8	11	76 (4)	Jul 9 (1)	WSH		SLB	L,0-10	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.238	.273	.286	.558	2						1B
9	12	81 (4)	Jul 16 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,8-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.227	.261	.273	.534	3						1B
Sept		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
10	13	145 (63)	Sep 23	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.192	.222	.231	.453	6						1B
11	14	146	Sep 24 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.200	.394	6	.56	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.62	1B
12	15	147	Sep 24 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.152	.176	.182	.358	6						1B
13	16	148	Sep 25	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.171	.216	.200	.416	7						1B
14	17	149	Sep 26	WSH	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.238	.225	.463	7						1B
15	18	153 (3)	Sep 30	WSH	@	DET	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.233	.220	.452	2	1.06	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.79	PH
							3-12		43	41	1	8	1	0	0	1	2	0	11	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.233	.220	.452		.65	-0.043	1.15	0.03%	-0.86

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