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	6-6 / in Starts: 0-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 6 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	2 (1-1-0) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 6 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	3 (1-1-0)

1943 Batting Game Log

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1943 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	236	3 (2)	Apr 24	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.18	-0.031	2.93	-0.05%	-0.33	P
2	237	5 (1)	Apr 27	PIT		CIN	W,4-1	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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	238	13 (7)	May 5	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.60	-0.030	1.64	-0.05%	-0.23	P
4	239	23 (9)	May 19 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	L,3-5	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	240	26 (2)	May 23 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-5	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	241	28 (1)	May 27	PIT		BRO	W,9-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	242	33 (4)	May 31 (1)	PIT		BSN	L,1-6	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.19	-0.005	.33	-0.01%	-0.09	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	243	35 (1)	Jun 1	PIT		BSN	W,5-4	0-GF(14)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
9	244	37 (1)	Jun 3	PIT		NYG	W,9-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
10	245	39 (1)	Jun 5	PIT		NYG	L,1-5	1-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.60	-0.036	3.81	-0.05%	-0.34	P
11	246	52 (12)	Jun 19	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
12	247	54 (1)	Jun 20 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	8						P
							6-6		6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333		.83	-0.102	2.07	-0.15%	-0.99

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