Biittner spent five of his 14 big-league seasons with the Cubs, including a productive 1977 campaign.
Biittner's most productive season came a year after the trade. He played a career-high 138 games in 1977, slashing .298/.345/.432 with the Cubs while registering personal bests in home runs , RBIs , hits and runs scored .Biittner appeared in 490 games in the outfield, largely spent between the corner spots, and also racked up 381 games at first base. He was a reliable pinch hitter, making 426 such plate appearances in his career.
Biittner, who also played for the Senators/Rangers, Expos and Reds, finished his career in Cincinnati in 1983.
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