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Larry Biittner
Lawrence David Biittner

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 205 lb.
School Buena Vista

MLB Debut July 17, 1970
Final Game September 29, 1983
Born July 27, 1946 in Pocahontas, IA
Died January 2, 2022 (age 75)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1971 24 WAA AL   75  177   21   47   7   0   0   19   2   0   21   13  .266  .347  .305  .652    93    54   0   0   0   1   3  
 1972 25 TEA AL  128  217   12   56   8   0   1   22   0   0    9   12  .258  .285  .309  .594    88    67   4   2   0   0   4  
 1973 26 TEA AL  103  286   29   79  11   4   2   24   0   0   20   14  .276  .328  .364  .692    96   104   1   0   0   2   6  
 1974           [Did not play]
 1975 28 OAA AL  110  386   55  119  11   6   2   41   0   0   32   35  .308  .357  .383  .740   106   148   1   5   0   0  11  
 1976 29 TEA AL   27   27    3    8   2   1   0    4   0   0    1    1  .296  .321  .444  .766   110    12   1   0   0   0   0  
         CHN NL   29  103    5   20   4   0   0    6   0   0    2    5  .194  .208  .233  .441    66    24   0   1   0   0   4  
         TOT      56  130    8   28   6   1   0   10   0   0    3    6  .215  .231  .277  .508          36   1   1   0   0   4 
 1977 30 CHN NL  142  534   52  169  36   1  12   56   1   2   31   45  .316  .351  .455  .807   114   243   2   4   4   0  17  
 1978 31 CHN NL   98  300   24   77  10   0   7   36   0   0   19   27  .257  .300  .360  .660    91   108   0   3   2   1   5  
 1979 32 CHN NL   87  257   30   80  11   3   6   32   1   0   13   23  .311  .342  .447  .789   108   115   0   2   1   0   5  
 1980 33 BOA AL   75  247   22   49   7   1   0   13   0   0   22   30  .198  .268  .235  .503    70    58   0   1   1   2   4  
 1981 34 CHA AL   15   57    8   14   6   0   0    6   0   0    3    7  .246  .283  .351  .634    90    20   0   0   0   0   0  
 1982 35 CHA AL   45  173   24   58   8   2   0   19   1   0   13   16  .335  .382  .405  .787   107    70   3   3   0   2   3  
 1983 36 CHN NL   31  111   14   31   7   0   0    7   1   0    9   17  .279  .328  .342  .670   100    38   0   2   1   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons      965 2875  299  807 128  18  30  285   6   2  195  245  .281  .326  .369  .695        1061  12  23   9   8  62
 Per 600 PA           554   58  156  25   3   6   55   1   0   38   47                                 204   2   4   2   2  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With CHN      387 1305  125  377  68   4  25  137   3   2   74  117  .289  .325  .405  .729         528   2  12   8   1  31
   With TEA      333  707   65  190  28   5   3   69   2   0   51   40  .269  .320  .335  .655         237   6   2   0   3  13
   With OAA      110  386   55  119  11   6   2   41   0   0   32   35  .308  .357  .383  .740         148   1   5   0   0  11
   With BOA       75  247   22   49   7   1   0   13   0   0   22   30  .198  .268  .235  .503          58   0   1   1   2   4
   With CHA       60  230   32   72  14   2   0   25   1   0   16   23  .313  .359  .391  .750          90   3   3   0   2   3
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1217 3151  310  861 144  20  29  354  10  12  236  287  .273  .324  .359  .683        1132  18  27  36  11  93
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1971 24 WAA AL  15   20   4.1  26  11   0  .423   5   14    5  .357    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e20    37   
 1972 25 TEA AL   9   19   3.0  37   7   0  .189   5   15    7  .467    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e12   -54   
 1973 26 TEA AL   3   33   4.3  11   3   0  .273   4   20   10  .500    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e6    74   
 1974           [Did not play]
 1975 28 OAA AL   4   52   5.0  10   5   0  .500   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH             -43   
 1976 29 TEA AL   4    3   5.4  18   5   0  .278   1    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             185   
         CHN NL  18    4   1.3   2   0   0  .000   2    7    3  .429    0    0  .000  1B   4e23     -140   
         TOT                    20   5   0  .250   3    8    3  .375    0    0  .000
 1977 30 CHN NL  35   80   5.6   5   1   0  .200  11   47   14  .298    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e4    30   
 1978 31 CHN NL  11   32   3.8  18   4   1  .222   4   33   12  .364    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e7    19   
 1979 32 CHN NL  20   38   5.7  31  10   1  .323   8   22    5  .227    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e24   57   
 1980 33 BOA AL  62   16   2.2   3   2   0  .667   1   22   13  .591    0    0  .000  UT            -110   
 1981 34 CHA AL  10    5   3.7   0   0   0  .000   0    4    3  .750    0    0  .000  1B   4e5        98   
 1982 35 CHA AL   3   27   6.1   0   0   0  .000   1    7    3  .429    0    0  .000  1B   4e25        5   
 1983 36 CHN NL  23   13   4.5   4   1   0  .250   1    8    4  .500    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e7    11   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 12 Seasons          349   4.4 165  49   2  .297  43  200   79  .395    0    0  .000                   2   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 6.5 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1971 24 WAA AL  RF    41    66     2    4    0   .944    39   327.2   1.87
                 LF     7    14     0    1    0   .933     7    63.1   1.99
                 1B     4     6     1    0    0  1.000     0     5.1  11.81
                 CF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1972 25 TEA AL  RF    40    47     4    4    1   .927    34   274.0   1.68
                 1B    57   133    11    1   16   .993     0   127.1  10.18
                 LF     7     6     0    0    0  1.000     4    36.0   1.50
                 CF     9     4     0    0    0  1.000     0    19.0   1.89
 1973 26 TEA AL  RF    72   103     5    4    1   .964    67   568.0   1.71
                 1B    27    71     5    0   15  1.000     4    65.1  10.47
                 LF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1974           [Did not play]
 1975           [Did not play]
 1976 29 TOT     1B    33   205    10    3   27   .986    25   218.1   8.86
                 RF     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     3    23.0   0.78
                 3B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1977 30 CHN NL  LF   107   157     9    5    1   .971   104   936.2   1.60
                 1B    34   283    21    6   26   .981    31   275.0   9.95
                 RF     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   3.00
 1978 31 CHN NL  LF    69   109     2    1    1   .991    67   577.2   1.73
                 1B    10    77     7    3    8   .966     9    81.0   9.33
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     9.0   0.00
 1979 32 CHN NL  LF    51    76     2    7    0   .918    49   428.2   1.64
                 RF     6     5     0    1    0   .833     5    44.0   1.02
                 1B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1980 33 BOA AL  RF    35    72     1    0    0  1.000    34   295.0   2.23
                 1B    25   183    24    1   20   .995    22   189.0   9.86
                 LF    14    26     1    0    1  1.000    13   115.1   2.11
 1981 34 CHA AL  1B    13   106     7    0   12  1.000    12   103.2   9.81
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     5.0   0.00
 1982 35 CHA AL  1B    45   384    22    1   30   .998    45   372.2   9.81
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1983 36 CHN NL  LF    21    32     3    1    0   .972    21   182.0   1.73
                 RF     8     6     0    0    0  1.000     6    58.0   0.93
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   279   420    17   15    3   .967   265  2342.2   1.68
                 RF   208   304    12   13    2   .960   190  1604.2   1.77
                 1B   250  1449   108   15  154   .990   148  1440.2   9.73
                 CF    11     5     0    0    0  1.000     1    30.0   1.50
                 3B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1975 ALCS  OAA BOA   W    4  14  2  5  1  1  0   1  1  1  .357  .400  .571  0
      WS    OAA LAN   L    5  18  2  5  0  0  1   3  2  4  .278  .350  .444  0
 1982 ALCS  CHA NYA   W    1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
      WS    CHA MON   W    4   3  1  2  2  0  0   3  1  0  .667  .750 1.333  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1971  WAA   74-88   Larry Cupp
 1972  TEA   74-88   Larry Cupp
 1973  TEA   65-97   Larry Cupp
 1975  OAA   99-63   Drew Kennedy
 1976  TEA   88-74   Larry Cupp, Stu Blake
 1976  CHN   85-77   Alan Bosslet
 1977  CHN   59-103  Alan Bosslet
 1978  CHN   54-108  Alan Bosslet
 1979  CHN   70-92   Alan Bosslet
 1980  BOA   84-78   Mike Tomeo
 1981  CHA   70-92   Ben Lea
 1982  CHA   91-71   Ben Lea
 1983  CHN   54-108  Alan Bosslet

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