Johnny Lanning

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: September 6, 1910 in Asheville, NC us

Died: November 8, 1989 in Asheville, NC

Buried: Tweed Chapel Cemetery, Asheville, NC

School: North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)

Debut: April 17, 1936 (Age 25-224d, 7,988th in major league history)
vs. NYG 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 12, 1947 (Age 36-248d)
vs. BRO 1.1 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1936 season

Full Name: John Young Lanning

Nicknames: Tobacco Chewin' Johnny

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Relatives: Brother of Tom Lanning

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.7

ERA

3.58

278

104

1071.0

295

WHIP

1.341

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-19 / in Starts: 8-12
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 55 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	33 (16-10-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 55 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (19-12-6)

Most Driven In
H Lee	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1
B Urbanski	0
R Warstler	0

1936 Batting Game Log

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1936 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	4 (3)	Apr 17	BSN		NYG	L,4-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	2	19 (14)	May 6	BSN	@	CHC	L,6-8	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.72	-0.045	4.56	-0.07%	-0.25	P
3	3	25 (5)	May 13	BSN		PIT	W,4-3	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.63	-0.002	1.54	0.00%	-0.01	P
4	4	28 (2)	May 16	BSN		STL	L,5-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
5	5	32 (3)	May 21	BSN		CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.36	0.059	2.30	0.06%	0.38	P
6	6	37 (4)	May 25	BSN	@	BRO	W,8-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.91	0.005	1.61	0.01%	-0.26	P
7	7	43 (5)	May 30 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,4-5	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.462	.692	9	.66	-0.067	1.09	-0.07%	-1.40	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	8	48 (4)	Jun 4	BSN	@	PIT	L,5-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	.86	-0.047	1.45	-0.05%	-0.65	P
9	9	53 (4)	Jun 9	BSN	@	STL	L,5-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.353	.529	9	.91	-0.047	2.13	-0.07%	-0.49	P
10	10	57 (3)	Jun 14	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.316	.474	9	.60	-0.031	.62	-0.02%	-0.29	P
11	11	62 (4)	Jun 19	BSN		CIN	L,4-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	.84	-0.064	.69	-0.03%	-1.36	P
12	12	66 (3)	Jun 23	BSN		CHC	L,6-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9						P
13	13	68 (1)	Jun 25 (2)	BSN		CHC	L,4-8	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.174	.174	.304	.478	9	1.85	-0.030	1.15	-0.01%	-0.14	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	14	75 (6)	Jul 4 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	L,6-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.174	.304	.478	9						P
15	15	81 (5)	Jul 12	BSN	@	PIT	W,6-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	.185	.185	.296	.481	9	1.67	-0.156	.57	-0.03%	-1.21	P
16	16	87 (5)	Jul 18	BSN	@	STL	W,6-5	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.286	.464	9	1.83	-0.046	.74	-0.01%	-0.17	P
17	17	89 (1)	Jul 19 (2)	BSN	@	STL	L,2-7	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.172	.172	.276	.448	9	.61	-0.016	.24	0.00%	-0.17	P
18	18	91 (1)	Jul 22	BSN		CIN	L,4-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.172	.276	.448	9						P
19	19	95 (3)	Jul 26 (2)	BSN		STL	L,5-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.172	.276	.448	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	20	100 (4)	Aug 1	BSN		CHC	L,0-1	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.281	.469	9	1.27	-0.067	.06	0.00%	-0.32	P
21	21	107 (6)	Aug 9 (2)	BSN		BRO	L,2-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.176	.176	.265	.441	9						P
22	22	111 (3)	Aug 14	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	9	.85	-0.044	.01	0.00%	-0.50	P
23	23	115 (3)	Aug 18	BSN		PHI	L,0-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.162	.162	.243	.405	9	.47	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
24	24	122 (6)	Aug 25 (2)	BSN	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.146	.220	.366	9	1.16	-0.118	.00	0.00%	-0.75	P
25	25	126 (3)	Aug 29	BSN	@	CHC	W,6-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.205	.341	9	1.05	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-1.12	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	26	134 (7)	Sep 6	BSN	@	NYG	W,3-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.188	.313	9	.97	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-0.92	P
27	27	144 (9)	Sep 16 (1)	BSN		CHC	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.120	.120	.180	.300	9	1.83	-0.131	.00	0.00%	-1.28	P
28	28	150 (5)	Sep 22 (1)	BSN		BRO	W,4-3	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.135	.151	.192	.343	9	1.23	0.224	.00	0.00%	1.16	P
							9-19		55	52	1	7	0	0	1	2	1	0	11	0	2		1	3	0	1	.135	.151	.192	.343		1.14	-0.821	.80	-0.30%	-9.83

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