About Max Butcher
Lived 1910 – 1957 (aged 46). Max Butcher was an American baseball player.
Albert Maxwell Butcher (September 21, 1910 – September 15, 1957) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1936 to 1945.
Career Butcher was the opposing pitcher on June 15, 1938, when left-hander Johnny Vander Meer of the visiting Cincinnati Reds threw a second consecutive no-hitter, a feat never duplicated in Major League Baseball since. Butcher was the starting pitcher for Brooklyn in front of an uncommonly large crowd of 38,748, it also being the first night game played at Ebbets Field.
Butcher bounced back from a 17-loss 1939 season in 1941 with a 17–12 record for the Pirates that included 19 complete games. In 1944, he went 13–11 for Pittsburgh and ranked among the league leaders in shutouts with five.
Death Butcher died at age 46 in Man, West Virginia, reportedly of a liver disease.
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
People in Max Butcher's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Related people
Same field, nearest in time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Max Butcher's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Max Butcher?
American baseball player
When was Max Butcher born?
Max Butcher was born on 21 September 1910 in Holden.
When did Max Butcher die?
Max Butcher died on 15 September 1957 in Man.
What was Max Butcher's occupation?
Max Butcher was a baseball player.
What nationality was Max Butcher?
Max Butcher was American.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Max Butcher. https://biography.guide/max-butcher/
MLA: "Max Butcher." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/max-butcher/.
Chicago: "Max Butcher." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/max-butcher/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-24 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Portrait: Wikimedia Commons · author & licence
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:09 UTC