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Tom Butters

Major League Baseball pitcher and college sports administrator (1938–2016)
Person Human Q7815161

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
April 8, 1938
Date of death
March 31, 2016
Place of birth
Delaware
Place of death
Durham
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
baseball player, sports executive, baseball manager
Employer
Duke University[10]
Position held
athletic director (1977–1997)[9]
Educated at
Ohio Wesleyan University[11]
Award received
North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame[12]
Coach of sports team
Duke Blue Devils baseball (1968–1970)
Family name
Butters[18]
Given name
Tom[19]
Member of sports team
Pittsburgh Pirates (1962–1965), Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops baseball[14][15]
Position played on team / speciality
pitcher[16]
Sport
baseball[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Thomas Arden Butters en Thomas Butters en Tom Arden Butters en Tom Butters ja トム・バターズ
🔖 Identifiers · 14
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Tom Butters portrait, Duke Chronicle 1983-02-07.jpg ↗
Baseball Almanac ID
butteto01
Baseball Reference major league player ID
b/butteto01
Baseball Reference minor & foreign league player ID
butter001tho
Freebase ID
/m/06pn6m0
IMDb ID
nm1887979
MLB.com player ID
111826
NCAA Statistics coach ID
22617
North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame ID
tom-butters
Prabook ID
1847419, 1709890
Retrosheet person ID
buttt101
SABR person ID
tom-butters
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The Baseball Cube player ID
9500
Trading Card Database name ID
850

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Summary

Tom Butters's place of birth was Delaware[1]. He was born on April 8, 1938[2]. He died in Durham[3]. He died on March 31, 2016[4]. He worked as a baseball player[5], sports executive[6], and baseball manager[7].

FAQs

Where was Tom Butters born?

Born in Delaware[1].

Where did Tom Butters die?

Tom Butters passed away in Durham[3].

What did Tom Butters do for work?

Tom Butters worked as baseball player[5], sports executive[6], and baseball manager[7].

Where did Tom Butters go to school?

Tom Butters was educated at Ohio Wesleyan University[11].

What awards did Tom Butters receive?

Honors received include North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wralsportsfan.com. Retrieved . wralsportsfan.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Baseball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . MLB.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . MLB.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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