Larry Biittner
[edit] Biography
Larry Biittner (Lawrence David Biittner) was born on July 27, 1945 in Pocahontas, Iowa. He made his Major League debut on July 17, 1970 for the Washington Senators. In 1971, his rookie year, he hit .257 with 0 home runs and 16 RBI. Biittner played for the Washington Senators, Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Larry Biittner's best season was 1977, when he hit for a .298 average and knocked in 62 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| WAS
| A
| 66
| 171
| 12
| 44
| 0
| 16
| .257
| .323
| .292
| 4
| 1
| 16
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 7
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| 137
| 382
| 34
| 99
| 3
| 31
| .259
| .313
| .335
| 18
| 1
| 29
| 37
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 5
| 7
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| 83
| 258
| 19
| 65
| 1
| 12
| .252
| .307
| .310
| 8
| 2
| 20
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 8
|
| 1974
| MON
| N
| 18
| 26
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .269
| .269
| .308
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| 121
| 346
| 34
| 109
| 3
| 28
| .315
| .376
| .408
| 13
| 5
| 34
| 33
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 8
| 12
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| 11
| 32
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .188
| .188
| .219
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| 78
| 192
| 21
| 47
| 0
| 17
| .245
| .286
| .323
| 13
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1976
| TOT
| N
| 89
| 224
| 23
| 53
| 0
| 18
| .237
| .272
| .308
| 14
| 1
| 10
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 6
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| 138
| 493
| 74
| 147
| 12
| 62
| .298
| .345
| .432
| 28
| 1
| 35
| 36
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 17
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| 120
| 343
| 32
| 88
| 4
| 50
| .257
| .300
| .341
| 15
| 1
| 23
| 37
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 8
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| 111
| 272
| 35
| 79
| 3
| 50
| .290
| .339
| .393
| 13
| 3
| 21
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 10
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| 127
| 273
| 21
| 68
| 1
| 34
| .249
| .294
| .319
| 12
| 2
| 18
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 6
|
| 1981
| CIN
| N
| 42
| 61
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 8
| .213
| .258
| .279
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1982
| CIN
| N
| 97
| 184
| 18
| 57
| 2
| 24
| .310
| .369
| .413
| 9
| 2
| 17
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 9
|
| 1983
| TEX
| A
| 66
| 116
| 5
| 32
| 0
| 18
| .276
| .323
| .336
| 5
| 1
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 863
| 2222
| 240
| 621
| 25
| 277
| .279
| .328
| .376
| 109
| 15
| 162
| 193
| 7
| 11
| 7
| 23
| 71
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 354
| 929
| 70
| 240
| 4
| 77
| .258
| .314
| .320
| 35
| 5
| 74
| 94
| 4
| 7
| 3
| 13
| 22
|
| Total
|
|
| 1217
| 3151
| 310
| 861
| 29
| 354
| .273
| .324
| .359
| 144
| 20
| 236
| 287
| 11
| 18
| 10
| 36
| 93
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1971
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 7
| 2
| 25
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 41
| 40
| 338
| 72
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1971
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 1
| 11
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1971
| WAS
| A
| RF
| 38
| 38
| 313
| 68
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 65
| 42
| 414.2
| 410
| 36
| 4
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 8
| 8
| 66.1
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 32
| 27
| 239.1
| 55
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 66
| 56
| 481
| 93
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 30
| 21
| 175.1
| 26
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 39
| 38
| 303.1
| 59
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 21
| 14
| 144
| 31
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 58
| 52
| 449.1
| 91
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 20
| 15
| 139.1
| 143
| 14
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| MON
| N
| LF
| 4
| 3
| 28
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| MON
| N
| OF
| 4
| 3
| 28
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| LF
| 35
| 31
| 281.1
| 66
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| OF
| 93
| 86
| 757
| 166
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| CF
| 4
| 4
| 39
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| RF
| 55
| 51
| 436.2
| 85
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 33.1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 26.2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| OF
| 7
| 7
| 60
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 24
| 18
| 163.1
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 21
| 15
| 139
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 33
| 24
| 232.1
| 232
| 33
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 24.1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 31
| 25
| 223.1
| 51
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1976
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 8
| 7
| 57.2
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 24
| 18
| 165.2
| 33
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 80
| 64
| 617.1
| 713
| 64
| 10
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 52
| 48
| 406.2
| 77
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 52
| 48
| 406.2
| 79
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 29
| 25
| 219.2
| 47
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 62
| 50
| 484
| 554
| 52
| 8
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 29
| 25
| 219.2
| 45
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 23
| 17
| 153.1
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 43
| 35
| 299.2
| 46
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 20
| 18
| 146.1
| 24
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 32
| 22
| 221.2
| 236
| 20
| 2
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 17
| 15
| 127.2
| 27
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 38
| 33
| 271.2
| 55
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 20
| 18
| 143
| 28
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 41
| 24
| 236.1
| 250
| 19
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1981
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 24
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 24
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 8
| 4
| 47
| 53
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 26
| 23
| 167.2
| 38
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1982
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 15
| 12
| 119.2
| 128
| 12
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1982
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 31
| 28
| 200.2
| 42
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1982
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 6
| 5
| 33
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 22
| 14
| 136
| 136
| 15
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1983
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 381
| 272
| 2659.1
| 2866
| 269
| 33
| 242
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 271
| 220
| 1909.2
| 376
| 14
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 220
| 204
| 1698
| 348
| 26
| 13
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 14
| 12
| 108.1
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 491
| 436
| 3716
| 757
| 41
| 25
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.50
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.1
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Washington Senators in the 10th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to Montreal Expos in exchange for Pat Jarvis (December 20, 1973).
- Traded by Montreal Expos with Steve Renko to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Andre Thornton (May 17, 1976).
- Granted free agency (October 23, 1980).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (January 12, 1981).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (December 6, 1982).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (December 29, 1982).
- Released by Texas Rangers (October 31, 1983).
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