| Max Butcher | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1910-09-21)September 21, 1910 Holden, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| Died: September 15, 1957(1957-09-15) (aged 46) Logan, West Virginia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 20, 1936, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 11, 1945, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 95–106 |
| Earned run average | 3.75 |
| Strikeouts | 485 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Albert Maxwell Butcher (September 21, 1910 – September 15, 1957) was an Americanmajor league baseballpitcher for theBrooklyn Dodgers,Philadelphia Phillies andPittsburgh Pirates from 1936 to 1945.[1]
Butcher was the opposing pitcher on June 15, 1938, when left-handerJohnny Vander Meer of the visitingCincinnati Reds threw a second consecutive no-hitter, a feat never duplicated in Major League Baseball since. Butcher was the starting pitcher for Brooklyn in front of an uncommonly large crowd of 38,748, it also being the first night game played atEbbets Field.
Butcher bounced back from a 17-loss 1939 season in 1941 with a 17–12 record for the Pirates that included 19 complete games. In 1944, he went 13–11 for Pittsburgh and ranked among the league leaders in shutouts with five.
Butcher died at age 46 inMan, West Virginia, reportedly of a liver disease.[2][3]
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