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+

Summary of 29 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 3 tying, 13 go ahead

4 Tms
CHC	20
TEX	4
MON	3
CIN	2

Platoon
vs RHP	27
vs LHP	2

Home/Road
Home	19
Away	10

Outs
0	14
1	9
2	6

15 Opps
MON	6
SDP	4
PIT	3
HOU	3
PHI	2
STL	2
NYM	1
SFG	1
ATL	1
LAD	1
CAL	1
CIN	1
DET	1
MIL	1
CHW	1

28 Pitchers
Eric Rasmussen	2
Rick Rhoden	1
Bill Parsons	1
Don Stanhouse	1
Bob Walk	1
Gaylord Perry	1
Ed Halicki	1
Rick Mahler	1
Mark Lemongello	1
Jim Bibby	1
Tom Griffin	1
Dan Schatzeder	1
Pat Zachry	1
Bart Johnson	1
Gene Pentz	1
Jim Lonborg	1
Larry Dierker	1
Joe Niekro	1
Hal Dues	1
Manny Sarmiento	1
Santo Alcalá	1
Jack Billingham	1
Lloyd Allen	1
Rudy May	1
Butch Metzger	1
Joe Coleman	1
Stan Bahnsen	1
Bert Blyleven	1

10 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	14
Stade Olymp. (MON)	3
Arlington St (ARL)	3
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	2
Parc Jarry (MON)	2
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1

Where Hit
9	17
8	4
7	4

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	27
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	15
1--	8
-2-	4
12-	2

45 RBI
RISP	6
0 on	15
1 on	12
2 on	2
Any on	14

Inning
1	5
2	3
3	4
4	2
5	3
6	6
7	2
8	2
9	2

1-3	12
4-6	11
7-end	6

RelScore
+4..	2
+2	1
+1	4
Tied	10
-1	4
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	5

Ahead	7
Tied	10
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	12
LF	12
RF	3
PH	2

OrderPos
3rd	11
2nd	8
5th	3
6th	3
7th	1
4th	1
9th	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	14
Low Lev	9

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1972	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1972-06-30	TEX		CAL	Lloyd Allen	ahead 4-2	b 5	1	---	1	6	7	0.072	91%		Home Run (Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1972-07-22	TEX		DET	Joe Coleman	behind 0-3	b 6	0	---	1	3	3	0.088	20%		Home Run (Deep CF)
3	3	3	1	1972-09-02	TEX		MIL	Bill Parsons	behind 1-6	b 8	0	---	1	3	3	0.014	3%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1973-08-05 (2)	TEX	@	CHW	Bart Johnson	behind 2-3	t 6	2	1--	2	7	9	0.327	62%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Burroughs Scores
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1975-05-10	MON		HOU	Joe Niekro	ahead 4-3	b 7	2	12-	3	6	7	0.180	97%		Home Run; P. Mangual Scores; M. Jorgensen Scores
6	6	2	1	1975-05-16	MON		CIN	Jack Billingham	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	1	5	7	0.116	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	3	1	1975-08-23 (2)	MON	@	LAD	Rick Rhoden	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	9	0.115	62%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1977-05-17	CHC		SDP	Tom Griffin	behind 0-2	b 3	0	1--	2	3	3	0.178	56%		Home Run (Deep CF); G. Clines Scores
9	9	2	2	1977-05-17	CHC		SDP	Butch Metzger	ahead 11-2	b 5	0	---	1	3	3	0.002	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	3	1	1977-06-22	CHC	@	SFG	Ed Halicki	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	7	0.103	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	4	1	1977-06-27	CHC	@	MON	Santo Alcalá	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	7	0.105	58%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
12	12	5	1	1977-07-06	CHC		MON	Don Stanhouse	behind 1-5	b 3	1	1--	2	3	3	0.134	31%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); G. Gross Scores
13	13	6	1	1977-07-07	CHC		STL	Larry Dierker	ahead 1-0	b 6	0	---	1	3	3	0.104	84%		Home Run (Deep RF)
14	14	7	1	1977-07-24 (1)	CHC		HOU	Gene Pentz	behind 4-8	b 5	1	-2-	2	3	3	0.123	27%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Cardenal Scores
15	15	8	1	1977-07-25	CHC		HOU	Mark Lemongello	tied 7-7	b 8	2	1--	2	2	3	0.371	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); G. Mitterwald Scores
16	16	9	1	1977-09-05	CHC		STL	Eric Rasmussen	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	7	0.097	62%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
17	17	10	1	1977-09-14	CHC	@	MON	Hal Dues	ahead 1-0	t 3	0	---	1	2	7	0.105	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
18	18	11	1	1977-09-17 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	Pat Zachry	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2	2	7	0.163	70%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); I. de Jesús Scores
19	19	12	1	1977-09-26	CHC		PHI	Jim Lonborg	tied 0-0	b 1	0	-2-	2	2	7	0.122	73%		Home Run (Deep RF); I. de Jesús Scores
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1978-04-14	CHC		PIT	Jim Bibby	tied 4-4	b 9	0	---	1	3	3	0.364	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
21	21	2	1	1978-04-19	CHC		MON	Rudy May	ahead 4-3	b 4	2	---	1	3	3	0.112	76%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
22	22	3	1	1978-06-10	CHC		SDP	Gaylord Perry	behind 0-4	b 4	0	-2-	2	3	3	0.117	30%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Gross Scores
23	23	4	1	1978-07-14	CHC		SDP	Eric Rasmussen	behind 2-8	b 7	1	1--	2	2	7	0.031	5%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Scott Scores
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1979-05-31	CHC	@	PIT	Bert Blyleven	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	7	0.106	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
25	25	2	1	1979-08-01	CHC	@	MON	Stan Bahnsen	behind 3-4	t 9	1	-2-	2	8	PH	0.611	83%		Home Run; M. Diloné Scores
26	26	3	1	1979-09-05	CHC		MON	Dan Schatzeder	behind 0-2	b 6	0	1--	2	3	3	0.257	58%		Home Run; I. de Jesús Scores
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	1980-06-01	CHC		PHI	Bob Walk	behind 2-3	b 6	2	1--	2	9	PH	0.371	71%		Home Run; T. Blackwell Scores
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1982-04-21	CIN	@	ATL	Rick Mahler	tied 0-0	t 3	2	12-	3	5	9	0.292	79%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Oester Scores; D. Concepción Scores
29	29	2	1	1982-05-14	CIN	@	PIT	Manny Sarmiento	ahead 5-1	t 6	0	---	1	6	7	0.032	96%		Home Run (Deep RF)