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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	27 (26)	May 12 (1)	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-11	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	45 (17)	May 31	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	47	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	80 (34)	Jul 9	CHC	@	ATL	W,7-4	GS	36	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	82 (1)	Jul 11	CHC	@	ATL	L,5-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
5	83	Jul 12	CHC	@	CIN	W,10-8	GS	48	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	LF 1B
6	84	Jul 13	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
7	85	Jul 14	CHC	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
8	86	Jul 15	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
9	87	Jul 19	CHC		ATL	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
10	88	Jul 20	CHC		ATL	W,10-2	GS	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	LF 1B
11	89	Jul 21	CHC		ATL	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
12	90	Jul 22 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,1-12	CG	51	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	91	Jul 22 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
14	92	Jul 23	CHC		CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
15	93	Jul 24	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
16	94	Jul 25	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-6	GS	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF 1B
17	95	Jul 26	CHC	@	NYM	W,9-2	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
18	96	Jul 27	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-2	GS	27	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
19	99 (2)	Jul 30	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	GF	12	2.1	4	0	0	4	0	PH 1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	103 (3)	Aug 3	CHC		STL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
21	104	Aug 4	CHC		STL	W,8-6	GS	29	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	105	Aug 5 (1)	CHC		STL	W,3-2	GF	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	106	Aug 5 (2)	CHC		STL	L,4-5	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	107	Aug 7	CHC		PIT	W,15-2	GF	10	2.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
25	108	Aug 8	CHC		PIT	L,2-5	GS	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	110 (1)	Aug 10 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,8-13	GS	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
27	111	Aug 10 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
28	112	Aug 11	CHC	@	STL	W,7-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
29	114 (1)	Aug 13	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	GF	15	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
30	116 (1)	Aug 15	CHC		SFG	W,6-5	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	117	Aug 16	CHC		SFG	W,14-4	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
32	121 (3)	Aug 20	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	122	Aug 21	CHC		LAD	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	126 (3)	Aug 26	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	127	Aug 27	CHC	@	SDP	L,4-5	GF	30	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	128	Aug 28	CHC	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	129	Aug 29	CHC	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
38	130	Aug 30	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	131	Aug 31	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	132	Sep 1	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
41	133	Sep 2	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-6	GS	37	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF 1B
42	134	Sep 3	CHC		STL	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	14	4	0	18	1	1B
43	135	Sep 4	CHC		STL	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
44	136	Sep 5	CHC		MON	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
45	137	Sep 6	CHC		MON	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
46	138	Sep 7	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
47	139	Sep 8	CHC		PHI	L,8-9	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
48	140	Sep 9	CHC		PHI	W,15-2	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
49	141	Sep 11 (1)	CHC	@	MON	L,6-8	GS	34	7.0	10	0	0	10	1	RF 1B
50	142	Sep 11 (2)	CHC	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
51	143	Sep 12	CHC	@	MON	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
52	144	Sep 13	CHC	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	12	3	0	15	0	1B
53	145	Sep 14	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	39	10.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
54	146	Sep 15	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
55	147	Sep 16	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
56	148	Sep 18 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	13	1	0	14	3	1B
57	149	Sep 18 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	39	11.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
58	150	Sep 19 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-6	GS	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B RF
59	151	Sep 19 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
60	152	Sep 20	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
61	153	Sep 21	CHC		PIT	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
62	154	Sep 22	CHC		PIT	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
63	155	Sep 23	CHC		PIT	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	156	Sep 24	CHC		NYM	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
65	157	Sep 25 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,11-3	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
66	159 (1)	Sep 26	CHC		NYM	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
67	160	Sep 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
68	161	Sep 29	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-6	GS	28	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
69	162	Sep 30	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
							75gm		521.1	280	23	6	309	24