ca ▁was ▁But ter field ' s ▁equipment ▁manager . ▁ ▁Head ▁co aching ▁record ▁Below ▁is ▁a ▁table ▁of ▁But ter field ' s ▁year ly ▁records ▁as ▁a ▁colleg iate ▁head ▁baseball ▁coach . ▁ ▁Professional ▁baseball ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁But ter field ▁left ▁US F ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Yan ke es ▁owner ▁George ▁Stein br en ner ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁sc out ▁for ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁Director ▁of ▁Player ▁Development ▁and ▁Sc out ing , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁seasons . ▁ ▁Death ▁Early ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁But ter field ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁crash ▁in ▁Param us , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁His ▁car ▁crash ed ▁into ▁a ▁street ▁swe eper ▁stopped ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁road . ▁ ▁Stein br en ner ▁said ▁of ▁his ▁death : ▁" The ▁magnitude ▁of ▁our ▁loss ▁cannot ▁be ▁expressed ▁in ▁words . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁ep it ome ▁of ▁what ▁you ' d ▁look ▁for ▁in ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁young ▁men ." ▁ ▁Personal ▁ ▁Family ▁But ter field ' s ▁son , ▁Brian , ▁played ▁for ▁him ▁at ▁Maine ▁for ▁one ▁season ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Ang els . ▁ ▁Brian ▁has ▁also ▁spent ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁coach ▁with ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays ▁and ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x