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	12-20 / in Starts: 7-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 51 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	36 (19-9-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 51 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	34 (17-11-5)

Most Driven In
A Lopez	1
R Warstler	1
M West	1
J Hitchcock	0

Most Driven In By
D Garms	2
J Stripp	1
G Moore	1
V DiMaggio	0

1938 Batting Game Log

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1938 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	61	1	Apr 19	BSN	@	NYG	L,1-13	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	62	9 (7)	Apr 30	BSN	@	PHI	W,16-11	0-0	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	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
3	63	11 (1)	May 3	BSN	@	STL	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9						P
4	64	14 (2)	May 6	BSN	@	CHC	L,9-13	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9						P
5	65	19 (4)	May 14	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-10	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.03	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.16	P
6	66	28 (8)	May 24	BSN		CIN	W,10-9	1-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.84	-0.044	2.42	-0.08%	-0.42	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
7	67	34 (5)	Jun 2	BSN	@	CHC	W,6-2	2-GF	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.86	-0.027	2.95	-0.06%	-1.30	P
8	68	43 (8)	Jun 12 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	W,6-5	7-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	9	3.10	-0.053	7.16	-0.07%	-0.17	P
9	69	48 (4)	Jun 17 (2)	BSN		CHC	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9	.28	-0.022	.75	-0.04%	-0.64	P
10	70	51 (2)	Jun 20	BSN		CIN	L,1-3	10-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	6	3.23	-0.075	9.31	-0.13%	-0.34	P
11	71	55 (3)	Jun 25	BSN		PIT	L,7-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9						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
12	72	58 (2)	Jul 1 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	1.15	-0.057	1.57	-0.05%	-0.42	P
13	73	63 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	W,10-5	GS-4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	9	1.14	-0.011	.96	-0.01%	-0.15	P
14	74	64	Jul 4 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,2-10	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9	.02	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.23	P
15	75	67 (2)	Jul 10	BSN	@	NYG	L,2-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9						P
16	76	71 (3)	Jul 16	BSN	@	CHC	L,7-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	9	.68	-0.018	.42	-0.01%	-0.24	P
17	77	73 (1)	Jul 17 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	9						P
18	78	75 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	9	1.12	-0.054	.29	-0.01%	-0.52	P
19	79	81 (5)	Jul 24 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	9						P
20	80	82	Jul 26	BSN		CIN	L,2-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	9						P
21	81	86 (3)	Jul 29	BSN		STL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.160	.192	.160	.352	9	.73	0.030	.04	0.00%	0.14	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
22	82	90 (3)	Aug 2	BSN		PIT	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.148	.179	.148	.327	9	.93	-0.029	.08	0.00%	-0.57	P
23	83	95 (4)	Aug 7 (1)	BSN		CHC	L,4-7	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			1	0	0	.138	.167	.138	.305	9						P
24	84	100 (4)	Aug 13 (1)	BSN		BRO	L,1-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.167	.138	.305	9						P
25	85	104 (3)	Aug 15	BSN	@	PHI	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.212	.188	.400	9	1.29	0.096	.02	0.00%	0.89	P
26	86	111 (6)	Aug 23 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.189	.167	.356	9	.41	-0.037	.02	0.00%	-1.73	P
27	87	116 (4)	Aug 26	BSN	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.175	.195	.175	.370	9	1.01	0.062	.04	0.00%	0.74	P
Sep/Oct		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
28	88	122 (5)	Sep 1	BSN	@	CHC	L,2-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.195	.175	.370	9						P
29	89	128 (5)	Sep 6	BSN	@	NYG	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.163	.182	.163	.345	9	1.14	-0.093	.18	-0.01%	-1.16	P
30	90	132 (3)	Sep 10	BSN	@	PHI	W,6-5	3-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.174	.191	.174	.365	9	.98	0.031	.01	0.00%	0.22	P
31	91	143 (10)	Sep 24 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,8-9	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.204	.188	.392	9	1.07	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
32	92	152 (8)	Oct 1	BSN	@	NYG	L,5-13	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.204	.188	.392	9						P
							12-20		51	48	6	9	0	0	0	3	1	0	10	0	2		1	1	0	0	.188	.204	.188	.392		.99	-0.355	1.06	-0.45%	-6.39

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