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	8-24 / in Starts: 2-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 32 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	22 (13-7-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 32 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
M Van Robays	1
B Phelps	0

Most Driven In By
P Coscarart	0

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 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	202	3 (2)	Apr 16	PIT	@	CIN	L,7-8	3-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.21	-0.134	3.85	-0.26%	-1.25	P
2	203	10 (6)	Apr 23	PIT		CIN	L,3-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.93	0.005	2.98	0.01%	-0.04	P
3	204	15 (4)	Apr 29	PIT		PHI	W,7-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
4	205	16	Apr 30	PIT		PHI	L,3-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	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
5	206	22 (5)	May 5	PIT		BSN	L,1-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
6	207	29 (6)	May 12	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-7	3-9	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	9	1.42	0.097	4.72	0.19%	0.40	P
7	208	35 (5)	May 17 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	1						P
8	209	38 (2)	May 23	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	9						P
9	210	39	May 24 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,5-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	9						P
10	211	41 (1)	May 25	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	9						P
11	212	46 (4)	May 31 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-8	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	9						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
12	213	48 (1)	Jun 2	PIT		BRO	L,2-17	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.222	.422	9	.21	-0.005	.12	0.00%	-0.14	P
13	214	52 (3)	Jun 7 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,8-6	3-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.200	.382	9	1.31	-0.027	.60	-0.01%	-0.37	P
14	215	59 (6)	Jun 16	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-5	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.091	.167	.182	.348	9	1.75	-0.071	.88	-0.02%	-0.45	P
15	216	64 (4)	Jun 23	PIT	@	BRO	L,2-6	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.182	.348	9						P
16	217	66 (1)	Jun 27	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.182	.348	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
17	218	72 (5)	Jul 3	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	1	.133	.188	.267	.454	9	.46	-0.052	.07	-0.01%	-0.94	P
18	219	78 (5)	Jul 12 (1)	PIT		BRO	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.294	.516	9	1.25	0.094	.10	0.00%	0.80	P
19	220	83 (4)	Jul 17	PIT		NYG	L,2-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.294	.516	9						P
20	221	87 (3)	Jul 20	PIT		BRO	L,0-5	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.263	.463	9	1.30	-0.061	.03	0.00%	-0.36	P
21	222	93 (5)	Jul 26 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.250	.440	9	.67	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
22	223	94	Jul 28	PIT	@	BSN	L,3-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.190	.250	.440	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
23	224	103 (8)	Aug 8	PIT		STL	T,5-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.190	.250	.440	9						P
24	225	104	Aug 9 (1)	PIT		STL	L,3-4	0-0	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.174	.208	.304	.513	9						P
25	226	109 (4)	Aug 14	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-7	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.280	.472	9	.63	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
26	227	110	Aug 15 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,8-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.192	.280	.472	9						P
27	228	114 (3)	Aug 18	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.167	.241	.408	9	.66	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-1.25	P
28	229	120 (5)	Aug 23 (2)	PIT	@	STL	L,2-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.167	.241	.408	9						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
29	230	139 (18)	Sep 13 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,0-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.167	.241	.408	9						P
30	231	142 (2)	Sep 16	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.167	.241	.408	9						P
31	232	146 (3)	Sep 20 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	12-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.167	.241	.408	9						P
32	233	147	Sep 20 (2)	PIT		CIN	T,3-3	7-GF(7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.167	.241	.408	9						P
33	234	149 (1)	Sep 22	PIT	@	STL	L,3-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.167	.241	.408	9						P
34	235	150	Sep 27 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,8-7	7-12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.138	.167	.241	.408	9	3.48	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
							8-24		32	29	0	4	3	0	0	1	1	0	7	0	2		0	2	0	1	.138	.167	.241	.408		1.01	-0.289	1.06	-0.09%	-4.36

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