John A. Butler

John Butler (1887 - 1984). He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He is identified primarily with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. On the cardboard side, his vintage presence is anchored to the E90-1 American Caramel issue, which is where collectors of the period most commonly encounter him. His caramel-card appearance situates him within the early-twentieth-century E-card issues, the confectionery premiums that ran parallel to the tobacco sets of the same period. For collectors, his E90-1 American Caramel appearance is the principal tangible record of his playing days, surviving in the same checklist universe that documents the bigger names of his contemporaries.