Salvatore "Sal" Butera was born on September 25, 1952, in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York. He played baseball at Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School in Brooklyn before being drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the fifth round of the 1972 MLB Draft. Butera made his major league debut with the Twins in 1980 and played for the team until 1983. He then played for the Montreal Expos for a season before returning to the Twins for his final two seasons in 1985 and 1986. As a catcher, he was known for his excellent defense behind the plate. More about Sal Butera
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During his career, Sal Butera was known as a defensive specialist and backup catcher, but he was a valuable player for the teams he played for. He was a crucial part of the Minnesota Twins' 1987 World Championship team that won 85 regular-season games and then went on to rank through the playoffs. Butera was behind the plate for the final two games of the World Series, in which the Twins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals. During his eight-year career, he played in 359 games, hitting .227 with nine home runs and 51 runs batted in.In total, we tracked 165 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Sal Butera (Sal Butera Twins Autographed Baseball *ORIGINAL*) was sold in July 2016 for $29.99 while the cheapest item (SAL BUTERA 1986 Topps #407 Signed Autographed Card, Montreal Expos) found a new owner for $0.19 in July 2023. The month with the most items sold (6) was December 2023 with an average selling price of $2.80 for an autographed item of Sal Butera. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2016 with $15.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.19 was July 2023. In average, an autographed item from Sal Butera is worth $1.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Sal Butera were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1981 Topps #243 Sal Butera AUTOGRAPHED!!! RC Rookie Twins 544853 | $2.51 | ||
1981 Topps SAL BUTERA Signed Card autograph auto TWINS REDS EXPOS | $3.49 | ||
1982 Topps SIGNED Autographed Sal Butera Minnesota TWINS #676 Baseball Card | $3.10 | ||
SAL BUTERA 1981 FLEER AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED # 570 MINNESOTA TWINS | $1.60 | ||
SAL BUTERA 1981 TOPPS AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED # 243 MINNESOTA TWINS | $1.60 | ||
SAL BUTERA 1983 TOPPS AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED # 67 MINNESOTA TWINS | $1.60 | ||
Sal Butera 1988 Topps #772 Minnesota Twins Reds Auto Autographed Signed MLB Card | $1.95 | ||
Sal Butera Autograph 1994 Fleer ProCards Minor League Auto Card ASTROS | $3.99 | ||
Signed 1987 Topps Sal Butera Reds Autographed Auto | $1.99 | ||
SIGNED SAL BUTERA 1990 TOPPS #358~~NM | $3.29 |