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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1932	21		3 Teams	3 Lgs	C-D-B	STL	6	8	.429		3.77	20			6	0		129.0	107	54	47		49		39	1	1	2
1932	21	-5.1	Greensboro	PIED	B	STL	0	1	.000			2						14.0	19				4							1.643	12.2		2.6
1932	21	-0.4	Springfield	WA	C	STL	5	4	.556	4.81	5.52	13			6	0		88.0	88	54	47		45		39	1	1	2		1.511	9.0		4.6	4.0	0.87
1932	21	-4.3	Monroe	CSTL	D	STL	1	3	.250			5						27.0
1933	22	-3.7	Springfield	WL	A	STL	0	0				1
1934	23		2 Teams	PIED	B	BOS	11	7				25						149.0	168	116			76
1934	23	-1.0	Charlotte	PIED	B
1934	23	-1.0	Columbia/Asheville	PIED	B	BOS
1935	24	-4.4	Knoxville	SOUA	A	BOS	13	13	.500	3.84	4.41	44						237.0	238	116	101		47							1.203	9.0		1.8
1936	25	-3.8	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	7	11	.389	3.65	4.41	28	20	5	3	1	0	153.0	154	75	62	9	55	3	33	0	1	3	649	1.366	9.1	0.5	3.2	1.9	0.60
1937	26	-3.1	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	5	7	.417	3.93	4.55	32	11	13	4	1	2	116.2	107	59	51	10	40	2	37	1	0	3	499	1.260	8.3	0.8	3.1	2.9	0.93
1938	27	-2.1	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	8	7	.533	3.72	4.83	32	18	9	4	1	0	138.0	146	74	57	5	52	3	39	1	0	4	607	1.435	9.5	0.3	3.4	2.5	0.75
1939	28	-1.6	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	5	6	.455	3.42	3.70	37	6	14	3	0	4	129.0	120	53	49	6	53	4	45	2	0	1	548	1.341	8.4	0.4	3.7	3.1	0.85
1940	29	-0.5	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	8	4	.667	4.05	4.59	38	7	16	2	0	2	115.2	119	59	52	8	39	6	42	0	0	1	489	1.366	9.3	0.6	3.0	3.3	1.08
1941	30	1.0	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	11	11	.500	3.13	3.69	34	23	8	9	0	1	175.2	175	72	61	6	47	6	41	0	0	2	742	1.264	9.0	0.3	2.4	2.1	0.87
1942	31	2.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	6	8	.429	3.32	3.92	34	8	11	2	1	1	119.1	125	52	44	7	26	0	31	1	0	1	497	1.265	9.4	0.5	2.0	2.3	1.19
1943	32	2.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	4	1	.800	2.33	3.33	12	2	4	0	0	2	27.0	23	10	7	0	9	2	11	0	0	0	114	1.185	7.7	0.0	3.0	3.7	1.22

1945	34	3.5	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	0		36.00	36.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	8	8	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	4.000	36.0	4.5	0.0	0.0
1946	35	5.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	4	5	.444	3.07	3.56	27	9	12	3	0	1	91.0	97	36	31	3	31	4	16	1	0	2	400	1.407	9.6	0.3	3.1	1.6	0.52
1947	36	6.8	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	0	0		9.82	12.27	3	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	4	5	4	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	18	2.727	9.8	0.0	14.7	0.0	0.00
1948	37	13.0	Albany	EL	A	PIT	10	9	.526	3.06	4.06	23	21		15	2		162.0	179	73	55		51		56	2	1	2		1.420	9.9		2.8	3.1	1.10
1949	38		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-B		9	7	.563	3.57	4.53	20			12	0		141.0	150	71	56		27		94	0	0	7		1.255	9.6		1.7	6.0	3.48
1949	38	13.9	Rock Hill	TRIS	B		4	2	.667	3.71	4.14	7			6	0		63.0	64	29	26		11		29	0	0	1		1.190	9.1		1.6	4.1	2.64
1949	38	14.2	Marion	WCAR	D		5	5	.500	3.46	4.85	13			6	0		78.0	86	42	30		16		65	0	0	6		1.308	9.9		1.8	7.5	4.06
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		58	60	.492	3.58	4.23	278	104	92	30	4	13	1071.0	1078	503	426	55	358	30	295	6	1	17	4577	1.341	9.1	0.5	3.0	2.5	0.82
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		38	37				108	21		33	2		669.0	674	314	259		174		189	3	2	11
All Levels (17 Seasons)							96	97				386	125	92	63	6	13	1740.0	1752	817	685	55	532	30	484	9	3	28	4577

A (3 seasons)					Minors		23	22	.511			68	21		15	2		399.0	417	189	156		98		56	2	1	2
B (3 seasons)					Minors		4	3				9			6	0		77.0	83	29	26		15		29	0	0	1
C (1 season)					Minors		5	4	.556	4.81	5.52	13			6	0		88.0	88	54	47		45		39	1	1	2		1.511	9.0		4.6	4.0	0.87
D (2 seasons)					Minors		6	8	.429		3.60	18			6	0		105.0	86	42	30		16		65	0	0	6