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Butch Henline
Butch Henline
| Full name Walter John Henline |
| Born December 20, 1894, Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Died October 9, 1957, Sarasota, Florida |
| Buried at Manasota Memorial Park, Bradenton, Florida (Cremated) |
| First Game: April 13, 1921; Final Game: July 18, 1931 |
| Umpired First Game: April 17, 1945; Umpired Final Game: October 3, 1948 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 175 |
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| Ejections as player: 1922 (2), 1923 (1), 1924 (1). Total: 4 |
| Ejections as umpire: 1946 (5), 1947 (6), 1948 (4). Total: 15 |
| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1921 NY N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1921 NY N
1921 PHI N Daily Splits 33 111 8 34 2 0 0 8 2 1 6 0 2 0 4 2 1 0 .306 .319 .324 0.2 1921 PHI N
1921 TOT N 34 112 8 34 2 0 0 8 2 1 7 0 2 0 4 2 1 0 .304 .316 .321 0.2 1921 TOT N
1922 PHI N Daily Splits 125 430 57 136 20 4 14 64 36 4 33 8 7 0 5 16 2 2 .316 .380 .479 1.3 1922 PHI N
1923 PHI N Daily Splits 111 330 45 107 14 3 7 46 37 5 33 9 5 0 11 4 7 5 .324 .407 .448 -0.2 1923 PHI N
1924 PHI N Daily Splits 115 289 41 82 18 4 5 35 27 8 15 8 5 0 9 9 1 2 .284 .361 .426 0.3 1924 PHI N
1925 PHI N Daily Splits 93 263 43 80 12 5 8 48 24 3 16 8 6 0 13 7 3 1 .304 .380 .479 0.6 1925 PHI N
1926 PHI N Daily Splits 99 283 32 80 14 1 2 30 21 0 18 3 13 0 10 8 1 1 .283 .339 .360 -0.9 1926 PHI N
1927 BRO N Daily Splits 67 177 12 47 10 3 1 18 17 6 10 2 7 0 5 7 1 0 .266 .337 .373 -0.4 1927 BRO N
1928 BRO N Daily Splits 55 132 12 28 3 1 2 8 17 5 8 0 3 0 4 4 2 1 .212 .302 .295 -1.1 1928 BRO N
1929 BRO N Daily Splits 27 62 5 15 2 0 1 7 9 0 9 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 .242 .338 .323 -0.5 1929 BRO N
1930 CHI A Daily Splits 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 -0.1 1930 CHI A
1931 CHI A Daily Splits 11 15 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .176 .133 -0.3 1931 CHI A
Total NL ( 9 Years) 726 2078 255 609 95 21 40 264 190 32 149 38 50 0 61 61 18 12 .293 .363 .417 -0.7 Total NL
Total AL ( 2 Years) 14 23 3 2 1 0 0 4 2 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .087 .160 .130 -0.4 Total AL
Total (11 Years) Splits 740 2101 258 611 96 21 40 268 192 32 156 38 51 0 62 61 18 12 .291 .361 .414 -1.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1921 PHI N Daily Splits C 32 30 29 267 113 44 2 5 0 3 25 27 4 .987
1922 PHI N Daily Splits C 119 118 108 1026 400 113 9 13 0 7 80 58 3 .983
1923 PHI N Daily Splits C 96 94 80 781.1 288 71 8 8 1 8 78 51 1 .978
1923 PHI N LF 1 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1923 PHI N OF 1 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1924 PHI N Daily Splits C 82 74 60 650.2 248 76 9 12 0 3 58 41 0 .973
1924 PHI N OF 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 0
1924 PHI N CF 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1924 PHI N LF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1925 PHI N Daily Splits C 68 65 58 562 209 53 12 9 1 3 40 26 1 .956
1925 PHI N LF 2 1 1 11 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1925 PHI N OF 2 1 1 11 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0
1926 PHI N Daily Splits C 76 71 58 593 217 46 8 9 0 4 41 24 3 .970
1926 PHI N 1B 4 4 4 32 26 2 1 3 0 .966
1926 PHI N OF 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0
1926 PHI N LF 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1927 BRO N Daily Splits C 60 50 50 463.1 216 50 15 6 0 3 51 20 2 .947
1928 BRO N Daily Splits C 45 35 30 323.1 141 22 4 3 0 1 23 12 0 .976
1929 BRO N Daily Splits C 20 15 15 144 72 15 3 2 0 0 25 6 1 .967
1930 CHI A Daily Splits C 3 3 2 20 10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1931 CHI A Daily Splits C 4 3 1 25 14 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 .889
Total (11 Years) Splits C 605 558 491 4855.2 1928 494 72 67 2 34 426 265 15 .971
Total ( 4 Years) OF 7 2 2 30 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 6 1 0
Total ( 4 Years) LF 6 2 2 27 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 4 4 4 32 26 2 1 3 0 .966
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Umpiring Record
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
1945 NL Daily 163 43 47 27 46 0 0
1946 NL Daily 142 37 47 15 43 0 0
1947 NL Daily 154 52 51 15 36 0 0
1948 NL Daily 147 50 50 1 47 0 0
Total ( 4 Years) 606 182 195 58 172 0 0
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
All-Star Game Umpiring Record
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
1947 ML Daily 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
5-29-1922 BOX PHI N Cy Pfirman Balls and strikes
6-28-1922(1) BOX PHI N Paul Sentell Balls and strikes
7-30-1923(1) BOX PHI N Bill Finneran Call at 1B
5- 4-1924(2) BOX PHI N Cy Pfirman Called third strike
As umpire:
Date Team Ejected Reason
7- 2-1946 BOX PHI N Ben Chapman Call at 3B (Threw equipment)
8-14-1946(1) BOX NY N Dick Bartell Arguing about count
8-14-1946(1) BOX NY N Mel Ott Arguing about count
8-16-1946 BOX PHI N Ben Chapman Call at 1B
8-16-1946 BOX PHI N Frank McCormick Call at 1B
4-24-1947 BOX PHI N Andy Seminick Balls and strikes (Threw bat)
6- 5-1947 BOX PIT N Ed Bahr Balls and strikes
6- 5-1947 BOX PIT N Billy Herman Balls and strikes
6- 5-1947 BOX PIT N Zack Taylor Balls and strikes
8-21-1947(2) BOX STL N Joe Garagiola Call at HP
8-24-1947 BOX PIT N Clyde Kluttz Called third strike
7- 6-1948 BOX STL N Whitey Kurowski Called third strike (Threw bat)
8-24-1948 BOX BRO N Bruce Edwards Bench jockeying
8-24-1948 BOX BRO N Jackie Robinson Bench jockeying
8-24-1948 BOX BRO N Clyde Sukeforth Bench jockeying
Transaction Information
Traded by Indianapolis (American Association) to New York Giants in exchange for
Fred Lear and 2 players to be named later (@September 18, 1920); Indianapolis
(American Association) received Doug Baird (@October 3, 1920) and Ed Sicking
(@December 18, 1920).
Traded by New York Giants with Curt Walker and $30000 to Philadelphia Phillies in
exchange for Irish Meusel (July 25, 1921).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Brooklyn Robins as part of 3-team trade in which
Philadelphia Phillies sent George Harper to New York Giants; New York Giants sent
Jack Scott and Fresco Thompson to Philadelphia Phillies; and Brooklyn Robins sent
Burleigh Grimes to New York Giants (January 9, 1927).
Sold by Toledo (American Association) to Chicago White Sox (September 15, 1930).
Sold by Chicago White Sox to Toledo (American Association) (July 20, 1931).
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