Butch Alberts
{{short description|American baseball player (born 1950)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Butch Alberts
| image =
| caption =
| position = Designated hitter
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|05|04}}
| birth_place= Williamsport, Pennsylvania
| death_date =
| death_place=
| bats = Right
| throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate = September 7
| debutyear = 1978
| debutteam = Toronto Blue Jays
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate = September 28
| finalyear = 1978
| finalteam = Toronto Blue Jays
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label = Batting average
| stat1value = .278
| stat2label = Home runs
| stat2value = 0
| stat3label = Runs batted in
| stat3value = 0
| teams =
- Toronto Blue Jays ({{mlby|1978}})
}}
Francis Burt Alberts (born May 4, 1950) is an American former professional baseball designated hitter, who played for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1978.
Biography
Alberts was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States.{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=alberbu01 |title=Butch Alberts Stats|publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= November 6, 2012}} He graduated from Gettysburg High School in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1968, and was selected to play the Big 33 Football Classic as a wide receiver.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}} Following high school, he played football and baseball at the University of Cincinnati.{{cite web|url= http://www.sportspool.com/baseball/players/A/alberbu01.php|title= MLB Player Butch Alberts - Butch Alberts Bio
|publisher= SportsPool.com |access-date= November 6, 2012}}
He was the 28th round pick in the 1972 amateur draft of the Pittsburgh Pirates.{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alberbu01.shtml|title= Butch Alberts|publisher= Baseball-Reference.Com |access-date= November 6, 2012}}
His only major league appearances occurred with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1978. He appeared in six games for the Blue Jays, hitting .278 for his career. He was later traded to the California Angels, but did not appear in any major league games with them.
References
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External links
{{Baseballstats|br=a/alberbu01}}
- [https://archive.today/20130203163942/http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/alberbu01 The Baseball Page.com]
- [https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=alberbu01 Baseball Almanac]
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