Larry Biittner

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: July 27, 1946 in Pocahontas, IA us

Died: January 2, 2022 in Pocahontas, IA

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Pocahontas, IA

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 10th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Buena Vista University (Storm Lake, IA).

High School: Catholic HS (Pocahontas, IA)

Schools: Drake University (Des Moines, IA), Buena Vista University (Storm Lake, IA)

Debut: July 17, 1970 (Age 23-355d, 13,021st in major league history)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1983 (Age 37-064d)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Lawrence David Biittner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

3151

861

.273

310

RBI

354

OBP

.324

SLG

.359

OPS

.683

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	MON	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
2	6 (4)	Apr 17	MON	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	40	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	7	Apr 18	MON	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	10 (2)	Apr 22	MON	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	52	10.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	17 (6)	Apr 30	MON	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	19 (1)	May 2	MON	@	CIN	W,8-4	GS	32	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
7	23 (3)	May 9 (1)	MON		SFG	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
				Player went from Montreal Expos to Chicago Cubs
8	33	May 20	CHC	@	MON	L,0-3	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
9	34	May 21	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
10	35	May 22	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	62	15.2	14	4	0	18	1	1B
11	37 (1)	May 23 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-9	GS	40	8.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B LF
12	38	May 25	CHC		STL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
13	39	May 26	CHC		STL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	11	4	0	15	2	1B
14	40	May 27	CHC		STL	W,2-1	GF	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
15	41	May 29	CHC		PIT	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
16	43 (1)	May 31 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-5	GF	15	3.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
17	44	May 31 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	45	Jun 1	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	27	5.1	4	0	0	4	0	1B
19	46	Jun 2	CHC	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
20	47	Jun 3	CHC	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
21	48	Jun 4	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
22	49	Jun 5	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
23	50	Jun 6 (1)	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
24	55 (4)	Jun 11	CHC		HOU	W,8-3	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
25	62 (6)	Jun 19 (1)	CHC	@	ATL	L,3-9	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
26	63	Jun 19 (2)	CHC	@	ATL	L,5-12	CG	45	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
27	64	Jun 20	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	77 (12)	Jul 4 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
29	78	Jul 5	CHC		SDP	W,1-0	GF	6	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
30	88 (9)	Jul 18	CHC	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	37	8.2	6	1	0	7	0	1B
31	90 (1)	Jul 20	CHC	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
32	91	Jul 21	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	34	8.2	6	2	0	8	1	1B
33	92	Jul 22	CHC	@	STL	W,8-4	GF	19	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH 1B
34	93	Jul 23	CHC	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	1B
35	94	Jul 24	CHC	@	STL	L,3-12	GS	35	6.0	8	0	1	9	2	1B
36	95	Jul 25	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
37	96	Jul 26 (1)	CHC		MON	L,1-2	CG	30	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
38	97	Jul 26 (2)	CHC		MON	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	123 (25)	Aug 20	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	GF	26	6.0	3	1	1	5	1	1B
40	132 (8)	Aug 31	CHC	@	ATL	L,3-5		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	139 (6)	Sep 8	CHC		NYM	L,5-11	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
42	140	Sep 9	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	143 (2)	Sep 12	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	144	Sep 13	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	145	Sep 14	CHC	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	146	Sep 15	CHC	@	MON	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	147	Sep 16	CHC	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	148	Sep 17	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	GS	45	12.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF 1B
49	149	Sep 18	CHC		PHI	L,1-4	GF	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
50	150	Sep 19	CHC		PHI	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	151	Sep 21 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	152	Sep 21 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
53	153	Sep 22	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
54	154	Sep 23	CHC		PIT	L,4-5	GS	46	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF LF
55	155	Sep 24	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	36	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
56	156	Sep 25	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	157	Sep 26	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
58	158	Sep 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	159	Sep 29	CHC	@	PIT	W,1-0	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	160	Oct 1	CHC		MON	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
61	161	Oct 2	CHC		MON	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	162	Oct 3	CHC		MON	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							65gm		455.2	281	34	5	320	20