Brett Butler (baseball)

Brett Morgan Butler is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball and coach. He played for five different teams from 1981 through 1997. A leadoff hitter for the majority of his career, Butler led the league in triples and runs scored twice each and was named a National League All-Star in 1991. He was diagnosed with cancer in May 1996, received treatment and returned to the playing field four months later. He retired in 1997 and began a baseball coaching career. He has coached or managed numerous professional teams. He was the manager of the Reno Aces minor league team from late 2008 through 2013.

15 June 1957

Born on the same birth day (15 June): Bayley (wrestler) • David Bayssari • Elizabeth Knollys • Frank Clement (racing driver) • Gaëlle Méchaly • Gotthard Günther • Iñaki Williams • Jiří Ryba • Joseph Gilbert (RAF officer) • Juan José Elhuyar • Leah Remini • Nasos Galakteros • Víctor Cabedo

Born in the same month (June 1957): Danny Baker • Dicky Thompson • Frances McDormand • Ian Buchanan • Jim Spanarkel • Mark Lawrenson • Michael Nutter • Patty Smyth • Philip Chevron • Ron Areshenkoff • Scott Adams • Subcomandante Marcos • Terry Wyatt