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Les Lancaster

Lester Wayne Lancaster

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: April 21, 1962 in Dallas, Texas, US
High School: Nimitz HS (Irving, TX)
Schools: University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR), Dallas Baptist University (Dallas, TX)

Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 24th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Nimitz HS (Irving, TX) and the Texas Rangers in the 39th round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR).

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Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1985	23	Wytheville	APPY	Rk	CHC	7	4	.636	3.62	20	10	8	7	1	3	102.0	98	49	41	6	24	5	81	1	0	4		1.196	8.6	0.5	2.1	7.1	3.38
1986	24	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	CHC	13	9	.591	3.45	27	27	0	5	0	0	185.0	193	83	71	8	64	4	101	7	2	3		1.389	9.4	0.4	3.1	4.9	1.58
1986	24	Winston-Salem	CARL	A	CHC	8	3	.727	2.78	13	13	0	3	0	0	97.0	88	37	30	4	30	2	52	2	1	1		1.216	8.2	0.4	2.8	4.8	1.73
1986	24	Pittsfield	EL	AA	CHC	5	6	.455	4.19	14	14	0	2	0	0	88.0	105	46	41	4	34	2	49	5	1	2		1.580	10.7	0.4	3.5	5.0	1.44
1987	25	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	5	3	.625	3.22	15	6	6	0	0	4	67.0	59	24	24	9	17	3	62	1	1	0		1.134	7.9	1.2	2.3	8.3	3.65

1989	27	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	5	7	.417	2.66	17	14	0	3	2	0	91.1	76	38	27	6	43	0	56	3	4	2		1.303	7.5	0.6	4.2	5.5	1.30
1990	28	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	0	1	.000	4.08	6	0	2	0	0	1	17.2	20	10	8	0	5	0	15	0	0	1		1.415	10.2	0.0	2.5	7.6	3.00

1994	32	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	14	3	.824	3.61	64	1	19	0	0	3	89.2	95	44	36	6	25	4	69	4	0	3	391	1.338	9.5	0.6	2.5	6.9	2.76
1995	33	Buffalo	AA	AAA	CLE	4	5	.444	4.31	45	3	10	1	0	0	87.2	90	45	42	6	19	5	68	2	0	4	372	1.243	9.2	0.6	2.0	7.0	3.58
1996	34	Pine Bluff	BSOL	Ind		12	2	.857	3.03	15	15	0	10	1	0	118.2	126	56	40	17	13	0	92	7	3	2	485	1.171	9.6	1.3	1.0	7.0	7.08
1997	35	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Ind		9	3	.750	3.04	16	14	2	9	1	0	106.2	101	40	36	7	22	0	87	4	0	3	437	1.153	8.5	0.6	1.9	7.3	3.95
1997	35	Tupelo	BSOL	Ind		8	2	.800	2.90	12	10	2	8	1	0	80.2	73	30	26	5	19	0	72	3	0	2	331	1.140	8.1	0.6	2.1	8.0	3.79
1997	35	Grays Harbor	WL	Ind		1	1	.500	3.46	4	4	0	1	0	0	26.0	28	10	10	2	3	0	15	1	0	1	106	1.192	9.7	0.7	1.0	5.2	5.00
1998	36	Adirondack	NEAS	Ind		0	4	.000	3.94	5	5	0	1	0	0	32.0	41	21	14	3	5	0	19	2	0	2	140	1.438	11.5	0.8	1.4	5.3	3.80
1999	37	Adirondack	NEAS	Ind		3	3	.500	2.20	11	11	0	1	0	0	69.2	75	30	17	2	14	0	41	2	0	2	291	1.278	9.7	0.3	1.8	5.3	2.93
2000	38	Adirondack	NEAS	Ind		1	2	.333	2.45	4	4	0	1	0	0	22.0	21	7	6	0	8	0	19	2	0	1	94	1.318	8.6	0.0	3.3	7.8	2.38
2001	39	Lincoln	NORL	Ind		5	1	.833	2.89	9	8	0	3	0	0	56.0	58	22	18	4	11	0	43	1	0	0	236	1.232	9.3	0.6	1.8	6.9	3.91
13 Seasons						78	47	.624	3.27	254	118	47	41	5	11	1045.1	1053	469	380	74	270	21	753	36	10	27	2446	1.266	9.1	0.6	2.3	6.5	2.79
Ind (6 seasons)				Ind		30	15	.667	2.91	60	57	2	25	2	0	405.0	422	176	131	33	73	0	301	18	3	10	1683	1.222	9.4	0.7	1.6	6.7	4.12
AAA (5 seasons)				AAA		28	19	.596	3.49	147	24	37	4	2	8	353.1	340	161	137	27	109	12	270	10	5	10	763	1.271	8.7	0.7	2.8	6.9	2.48
A (1 season)				A		8	3	.727	2.78	13	13	0	3	0	0	97.0	88	37	30	4	30	2	52	2	1	1		1.216	8.2	0.4	2.8	4.8	1.73
AA (1 season)				AA		5	6	.455	4.19	14	14	0	2	0	0	88.0	105	46	41	4	34	2	49	5	1	2		1.580	10.7	0.4	3.5	5.0	1.44
Rk (1 season)				Rk		7	4	.636	3.62	20	10	8	7	1	3	102.0	98	49	41	6	24	5	81	1	0	4		1.196	8.6	0.5	2.1	7.1	3.38

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1985	23	Wytheville	APPY	Rk	CHC	20	29	24	5	4	2	0	1	3	0	0	3	3	.167	.259	.375	.634	9		0	2	0	0
1986	24	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A	CHC	28	25	23	1	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	9	.217	.217	.391	.609	9		0	2	0	0
1986	24	Winston-Salem	CARL	A	CHC	14	12	11	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	.182	.182	.455	.636	5		0	1	0	0
1986	24	Pittsfield	EL	AA	CHC	14	13	12	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.250	.250	.333	.583	4		0	1	0	0
1987	25	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	15	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	1		0	0	0	0

1989	27	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	17	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0	0	0
1990	28	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	1	0	0

1994	32	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	65	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0
1995	33	Buffalo	AA	AAA	CLE	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	34	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Ind-AAA		20	15	14	2	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	4	.286	.286	.500	.786	7	0	0	1	0	0
1996	34	Pine Bluff	BSOL	Ind		20	15	14	2	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	4	.286	.286	.500	.786	7	0	0	1	0	0
1996	34	Oaxaca	MEX	AAA
1997	35	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Ind		18	8	6	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	.167	.143	.667	.810	4	0	0	1	1	0
1997	35	Tupelo	BSOL	Ind		14	8	6	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	.167	.143	.667	.810	4	0	0	1	1	0
1997	35	Grays Harbor	WL	Ind		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	36	Adirondack	NEAS	Ind		5	12	11	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.364	.545	4	2	0	1	0	0
1999	37	Adirondack	NEAS	Ind		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	38	Adirondack	NEAS	Ind		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	39	Lincoln	NORL	Ind		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
13 Seasons						263	109	97	10	17	5	0	4	13	0	0	3	25	.175	.198	.351	.549	34	3	0	8	1	0
Ind (6 seasons)				Ind		67	35	31	4	7	2	0	2	8	0	0	0	5	.226	.219	.484	.703	15	2	0	3	1	0
AAA (6 seasons)				AAA		148	20	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.053	.053	.053	.105	1	1	0	1	0	0
A (1 season)				A		14	12	11	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	.182	.182	.455	.636	5		0	1	0	0
AA (1 season)				AA		14	13	12	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.250	.250	.333	.583	4		0	1	0	0
Rk (1 season)				Rk		20	29	24	5	4	2	0	1	3	0	0	3	3	.167	.259	.375	.634	9		0	2	0	0

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%
1985	23	Wytheville	APPY	Rk	CHC	P	20	26	6	20	0	1	1.000	1.30
1986	24	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A	CHC	P	27	39	15	23	1	3	.974	1.41
1986	24	Winston-Salem	CARL	A	CHC	P	13	21	9	12	0	2	1.000	1.62
1986	24	Pittsfield	EL	AA	CHC	P	14	18	6	11	1	1	.944	1.21
1987	25	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	P	15	11	1	10	0	1	1.000	0.73

1989	27	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	P	17	26	8	17	1	2	.962	1.47
1990	28	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	P	6	3	1	2	0	1	1.000	0.50

1994	32	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	P	64	13	4	8	1	0	.923	0.19
1995	33	Buffalo	AA	AAA	CLE	P	45	18	7	10	1	0	.944	0.38	8	4	33%
1996	34	Pine Bluff	BSOL	Ind		1B	4	31	29	1	1	4	.968	7.50
1996	34	Pine Bluff	BSOL	Ind		P	15	24	5	17	2	2	.917	1.47	7	9	56%
1997	35	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Ind		P	16	17	7	9	1	1	.941	1.00	3	7	70%
1997	35	Tupelo	BSOL	Ind		SS	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
1997	35	Tupelo	BSOL	Ind		P	12	13	6	6	1	0	.923	1.00	2	6	75%
1997	35	Grays Harbor	WL	Ind		P	4	4	1	3	0	1	1.000	1.00	1	1	50%
1998	36	Adirondack	NEAS	Ind		P	5	6	1	5	0	1	1.000	1.20	7	1	13%
1999	37	Adirondack	NEAS	Ind		P	11	18	4	14	0	0	1.000	1.64	9	4	31%
2000	38	Adirondack	NEAS	Ind		P	4	9	2	5	2	0	.778	1.75	4	2	33%
2001	39	Lincoln	NORL	Ind		P	9	9	2	7	0	3	1.000	1.00	7	3	30%
13 Seasons							259	250	92	148	10	19	.960	0.93	45	30	40%
P (13 seasons)						P	254	219	63	147	9	15	.959	0.83	45	30	40%
1B (1 season)						1B	4	31	29	1	1	4	.968	7.50
SS (1 season)						SS	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Managing

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev		G	W	L	W-L%
1999	37	Adirondack	NEAS	Ind	1 of 1	86	43	43	.500
2000	38	Adirondack	NEAS	Ind	1 of 1	85	48	37	.565
2001	39	Lincoln	NORL	Ind	1 of 2	90	52	38	.578
2002	40	Lincoln	NORL	Ind	1 of 1	91	55	36	.604
2003	41	Coastal Bend	CENL	Ind	1 of 1	96	46	50	.479

2005	43	Mesa	GOBL	Ind	1 of 1	90	51	39	.567
2006	44	Reno	GOBL	Ind	1 of 1	80	47	33	.588
2007	45	Reno	GOBL	Ind	1 of 1	75	33	42	.440
2008	46	Sioux City	AA	Ind	1 of 1	96	52	44	.542
2009	47	Sioux City	AA	Ind	1 of 1	96	40	56	.417
2010	48	Sioux City	AA	Ind	1 of 1	96	49	47	.510
11 Seasons						981	516	465	.526

W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1985	23	Wytheville Cubs	Appalachian League	Rk	CHC
1986	24	Winston-Salem Spirits	Carolina League	A	CHC
1986	24	Pittsfield Cubs	Eastern League	AA	CHC
1987	25	Iowa Cubs	American Association	AAA	CHC
1987	25	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1987-04-07	1987-10-03
1988	26	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1988-04-05	1988-08-19
1989	27	Iowa Cubs	American Association	AAA	CHC
1989	27	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1989-06-24	1989-09-30
1990	28	Iowa Cubs	American Association	AAA	CHC
1990	28	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1990-04-10	1990-09-29
1991	29	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1991-04-09	1991-10-05
1992	30	Detroit Tigers	American League	MLB	DET	1	1992-04-06	1992-09-29
1993	31	St. Louis Cardinals	National League	MLB	STL	1	1993-04-06	1993-10-03
1994	32	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	AAA	TOR
1995	33	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	AAA	CLE
1996	34	Pine Bluff Locomotives	Big South League	Ind
1996	34	Oaxaca Guerreros	Mexican League	AAA
1997	35	Tupelo	Big South League	Ind
1997	35	Grays Harbor Gulls	Western League	Ind
1998	36	Adirondack Lumberjacks	Northeast League	Ind
1999	37	Adirondack Lumberjacks	Northern League East	Ind
2000	38	Adirondack Lumberjacks	Northern League East	Ind
2001	39	Lincoln Saltdogs	Northern League Central	Ind

Sabr ID: 164d0a9f

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