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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	22-44 / in Starts: 14-27
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	61 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 189 PAs	16
Actual Runners on Base	124 (60-44-20)
Avg. MLBer w/ 189 PAs	18
Avg. Runners on Base	115 (59-36-18)

Most Driven In
D Mincher	6
T Harrah	2
D Billings	2
E Maddox	1
D Nelson	1
F Howard	1
D Unser	1
P Lindblad	1

Most Driven In By
D Billings	4
F Howard	2
T Harrah	1
T Cullen	1
E Maddox	1
J Burroughs	1
J Foy	1
D Nelson	1

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	3	36 (35)	May 18	WSA		CLE	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.18	0.007	.14	0.00%	0.36	PH
2	4	37	May 19	WSA		BAL	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	5	1.31	-0.128	.98	-0.06%	-0.78	RF
3	5	38	May 21	WSA	@	DET	L,0-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	5	1.13	-0.012	.60	0.00%	0.02	RF
4	6	39	May 22	WSA	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	5	1.61	-0.100	.74	-0.03%	-0.93	RF
5	7	41 (1)	May 23 (2)	WSA	@	DET	L,0-11	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9	.31	-0.008	.10	0.00%	-0.73	PH
6	8	42	May 24	WSA	@	BOS	W,8-6	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9	.80	-0.019	.26	0.00%	-0.15	PH
7	9	43	May 25	WSA	@	BOS	W,6-5	GS-8	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	5	.87	0.084	.38	0.02%	1.18	RF
8	10	44	May 26	WSA	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	5	1.35	-0.014	.66	0.00%	0.50	RF
9	11	45	May 27	WSA	@	BOS	L,2-6	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.391	.333	.725	8	.27	0.012	.11	0.00%	0.26	PH
10	12	46	May 28	WSA		KCR	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.370	.320	.690	5	.49	-0.007	.11	0.00%	-0.32	RF
11	13	47	May 31	WSA		CAL	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.379	.419	.379	.799	5	.55	0.115	.09	0.01%	1.31	RF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	14	48	Jun 1	WSA		CAL	W,6-5	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.394	.444	.394	.838	5	1.29	0.061	.29	0.01%	0.93	RF
13	15	49	Jun 2	WSA		CAL	L,1-2	CG(8)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.361	.410	.361	.771	5	1.23	-0.105	.40	-0.02%	-0.93	RF
14	16	50	Jun 4	WSA		OAK	L,3-5	CG(21)	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.311	.354	.311	.665	5	1.42	-0.180	.38	-0.03%	-0.71	RF
15	17	51	Jun 5	WSA		OAK	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.286	.327	.286	.613	5	2.25	-0.403	.43	-0.05%	-2.96	RF
16	18	53 (1)	Jun 8	WSA	@	KCR	L,2-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.327	.288	.616	7	.94	0.000	.11	0.00%	0.11	RF
17	19	54	Jun 9	WSA	@	KCR	L,4-5	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.322	.286	.608	5	.90	0.009	.08	0.00%	0.18	RF
18	20	57 (2)	Jun 13	WSA	@	CAL	W,5-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.317	.271	.589	5	1.08	-0.059	.06	0.00%	-0.63	RF
19	21	58	Jun 15	WSA	@	OAK	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.299	.254	.552	5	.77	-0.079	.05	0.00%	-1.06	RF
20	22	63 (4)	Jun 21	WSA		BAL	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.296	.254	.550	5	.88	0.074	.05	0.00%	0.46	RF
21	23	65 (1)	Jun 22 (2)	WSA		BAL	L,0-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.292	.250	.542	6	1.55	-0.037	.06	0.00%	-0.19	PH
22	24	66	Jun 23	WSA		BAL	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.289	.250	.539	5	.96	0.059	.03	0.00%	0.49	RF
23	25	67	Jun 24	WSA		BAL	L,1-6	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.286	.247	.532	9	.39	-0.009	.01	0.00%	-0.13	PH
24	26	68	Jun 25	WSA	@	NYY	L,2-12	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.282	.243	.525	9	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.13	PH
25	27	69	Jun 26	WSA	@	NYY	L,0-4	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.291	.253	.544	9	.82	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.36	PH
26	28	72 (2)	Jun 28	WSA	@	BOS	L,4-10	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.253	.288	.253	.541	8	.16	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PH
27	29	73	Jun 29	WSA	@	BOS	L,2-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.277	.244	.521	6	1.10	-0.082	.01	0.00%	-1.04	RF
28	30	74	Jun 30	WSA		NYY	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.299	.268	.567	6	1.88	0.448	.01	0.00%	1.34	RF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	31	76 (1)	Jul 2	WSA	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.308	.279	.587	5	.60	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.03	RF
30	32	77	Jul 3	WSA	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS-7	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.316	.289	.605	5	1.11	0.118	.01	0.00%	1.56	RF
31	33	78	Jul 4	WSA	@	CLE	W,9-4	CG	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.330	.283	.613	6	.36	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.29	RF
32	34	79	Jul 5	WSA	@	CLE	W,15-6	CG	6	5	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.340	.299	.639	3	.79	0.048	.01	0.00%	0.50	RF
33	35	80	Jul 6 (1)	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.336	.296	.632	9	.30	-0.007	.01	0.00%	-0.14	PH
34	36	82 (1)	Jul 7	WSA	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.324	.284	.609	5	.66	-0.066	.02	0.00%	-0.75	RF
35	37	83	Jul 8	WSA	@	BAL	L,3-7	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.330	.284	.615	8	.27	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.27	PH
36	38	84	Jul 9	WSA		DET	L,0-1	GS-11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.319	.274	.593	5	1.56	-0.146	.01	0.00%	-0.91	RF
37	39	86 (1)	Jul 11	WSA		DET	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.314	.269	.582	5	.85	-0.040	.01	0.00%	-0.51	RF
38	40	87	Jul 15	WSA		CHW	W,8-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.314	.269	.582	3						LF
39	41	93 (5)	Jul 21	WSA		MIL	W,6-1	GS-8	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.268	.320	.277	.596	5	.50	-0.021	.00	0.00%	0.14	RF
40	42	94	Jul 22	WSA		MIL	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.310	.267	.577	5	1.71	-0.174	.01	0.00%	-1.14	RF
41	43	96 (1)	Jul 24 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	W,5-3	5-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.315	.274	.588	9	1.60	0.091	.00	0.00%	1.06	PH
42	44	98 (1)	Jul 25 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	L,6-9	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.321	.289	.610	5	.71	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.07	RF LF
43	45	99	Jul 27	WSA	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.326	.285	.610	5	1.29	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.01	RF LF
44	46	100	Jul 28	WSA	@	MIN	W,7-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.326	.280	.606	5	1.11	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.47	RF
45	47	102 (1)	Jul 31	WSA	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.345	.320	.665	5	1.43	0.406	.00	0.00%	2.60	RF LF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
46	48	103	Aug 1 (1)	WSA	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.342	.318	.661	5	.61	0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.01	RF LF
47	49	104	Aug 1 (2)	WSA	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.272	.333	.309	.642	5	1.64	-0.224	.00	0.00%	-1.07	RF
48	50	105	Aug 2	WSA	@	DET	L,7-11	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.335	.307	.643	5	.61	0.001	.00	0.00%	1.19	RF
49	51	127 (21)	Aug 25	WSA	@	CAL	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.335	.307	.643	3						1B
50	52	128	Aug 26	WSA	@	CAL	W,8-3	9-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.340	.312	.652	9	3.57	0.371	.00	0.00%	0.91	PH
51	53	129	Aug 27	WSA	@	OAK	L,2-6	5-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.344	.317	.661	9	.14	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.20	PH
52	54	130	Aug 28	WSA	@	OAK	L,6-10	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.342	.315	.656	9	1.55	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.43	PH
53	55	132 (1)	Aug 29 (2)	WSA	@	OAK	L,0-9	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.346	.319	.665	9	1.17	0.054	.00	0.00%	0.36	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
54	56	135 (2)	Sep 2	WSA	@	NYY	L,1-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.337	.311	.648	5	.15	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.65	RF
55	57	137 (1)	Sep 4	WSA		BAL	L,2-6	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.335	.309	.644	9	1.70	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.42	PH
56	58	140 (2)	Sep 7	WSA		DET	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.333	.314	.647	5	.98	0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.13	LF
57	59	142 (1)	Sep 9	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.326	.306	.631	5	1.16	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-1.00	LF
58	60	144 (1)	Sep 14 (1)	WSA	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.326	.302	.628	7	.40	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.07	RF
59	61	145	Sep 14 susp	WSA	@	CLE	W,8-6	GS-9	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.328	.301	.628	6	1.77	0.268	.00	0.00%	0.45	RF
60	62	146	Sep 15	WSA	@	DET	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.326	.299	.625	9	.87	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
61	63	152 (5)	Sep 21	WSA		CLE	W,9-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.326	.299	.625	4						1B
62	64	153	Sep 22	WSA		CLE	W,3-2	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.324	.297	.621	9	.46	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.13	PH
63	65	154	Sep 24	WSA	@	BOS	L,0-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.322	.295	.618	9	.37	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.28	PH
64	66	155	Sep 25	WSA	@	BOS	L,3-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.326	.295	.621	9	.37	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.25	PH
65	67	157 (1)	Sep 28	WSA		NYY	W,4-2	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.324	.293	.618	9	1.31	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.19	PH
66	68	158	Sep 29	WSA		NYY	L,3-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.257	.323	.292	.615	3	1.50	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.07	1B
							22-44		189	171	12	44	4	1	0	16	16	3	19	1	0	1	1	7	1	0	.257	.323	.292	.615		1.04	0.166	.13	-0.15%	-2.15

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