Johnny Bittner
John William Bittner
Born: January 16, 1915
New York, NY US
Deceased: June 18, 2007
Mineola, NY US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Career: 1935-1946
Johnny Bittner compiled a career record of 83 wins and 85 losses and a 3.81 ERA in his 269-game pitching career with the Norfolk Tars, Binghamton Triplets, Oakland Oaks and Hollywood Stars. He began playing during the 1935 season and last took the field during the 1946 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4.83 | 31 | 166.0 | 186 | 124 | 89 | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 1936 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 10 | 9 | .526 | 4.09 | 25 | 176.0 | 186 | 92 | 80 | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 1938 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 10 | 17 | .370 | 3.60 | 43 | 28 | 215.0 | 242 | 112 | 86 | 93 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 13 | 14 | .481 | 4.14 | 35 | 28 | 237.0 | 245 | 126 | 109 | 96 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.42 | 33 | 18 | 158.0 | 173 | 81 | 60 | 62 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 12 | 14 | .462 | 4.19 | 45 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 215.0 | 241 | 117 | 100 | 82 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1942 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 13 | 8 | .619 | 2.48 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 174.0 | 166 | 57 | 48 | 59 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.34 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 97.0 | 106 | 46 | 36 | 31 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Totals | 83 | 85 | .494 | 3.81 | 269 | 125 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1438.0 | 1545 | 755 | 608 | 0 | 594 | 0 | 184 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 31 | 44 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .114 | .114 | .114 | .227 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 25 | 67 | 67 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .194 | .224 | .418 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 44 | 68 | 68 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .279 | .515 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 40 | 81 | 81 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .296 | .296 | .346 | .642 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 33 | 50 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .220 | .420 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 45 | 76 | 67 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .104 | .143 | .104 | .247 | 7 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1942 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 28 | 66 | 58 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .259 | .306 | .293 | .600 | 17 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 29 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .148 | .179 | .148 | .327 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 275 | 482 | 462 | 12 | 94 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | .203 | .217 | .229 | .446 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1936 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 45 | 12 | 66 | 1 | 4 | .987 | 1.733 |
| 1942 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 28 | 15 | 59 | 2 | 0 | .974 | 2.643 |
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 29 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 1 | .935 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 158 | 32 | 149 | 5 | 5 | .973 | 1.146 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | B | Piedmont League | Norfolk Tars | NYA | ||
| 1935 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1936 | B | Piedmont League | Norfolk Tars | NYA | ||
| 1938 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1939 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | |||
| 1940 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | |||
| 1941 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | NY1 | ||
| 1942 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | |||
| 1946 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT |
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