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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

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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Team Record in Appearances: 14-23 / in Starts: 4-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 23, Entered with runners on base: 16

1940 Pitching Game Log

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1940 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	130	1	Apr 16	PIT	@	STL	W,6-4	6-6	H(1)	99	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.00	2	1	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.045	2.73	-0.06%	-0.67	6b -2- 2 out a3	6b 3 out a2
2	131	4	Apr 24	PIT		CHC	L,4-9	1-5		7	4.2	4	2	2	2	3	0	0	3.60	3.00	19	6	4	0	2	4		3	1	0	0	0	17	1	0	1	1	0	0	.68	0.007	1.93	0.01%	0.49	1t 123 1 out d4	5t 3 out d5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	132	11	May 5	PIT		BSN	L,1-5	8-GF		10	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.86	3.14	8	1	4	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	.22	-0.023	.37	-0.02%	-0.03	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
4	133	13	May 7	PIT		BSN	L,9-11	4-5	L(0-1)	1	1.2	4	4	4	1	1	1	0	7.27	4.73	9	1	2	0	2	4		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.72	-0.332	2.06	-0.24%	-3.13	4t --- 0 out tie	5t --- 2 out d4
5	134	21	May 18	PIT	@	BSN	L,5-15	8-GF(8)		10	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.45	4.55	6	3	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.55	8b --- 0 out d9	8b end d10
6	135	23	May 20	PIT	@	PHI	L,7-8			1	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.31	4.55	2												2					0
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	136	32	Jun 2(2)	PIT		NYG	L,3-7	8-GF(8)		12	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.44	4.40	4	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.007	.04	0.00%	0.48	8t --- 0 out d4	8t end d 4
8	137	36	Jun 7	PIT		PHI	W,10-4		W(1-1)	4	7.1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.00	4.00	24												23					0
9	138	41	Jun 12	PIT		BRO	L,4-5	8-GF		4	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.58	3.86	6	0	3	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	.62	0.074	.11	0.01%	1.15	8t -2- 1 out d2	9t end d 1
10	139	43	Jun 15	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-12	5-GF(8)		2	3.2	8	2	2	0	2	0	0	4.63	3.55	18	3	5	0	0	8		2	1	0	0	0	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.34	5b 1-3 1 out d8	8b end d11
11	140	46	Jun 17(1)	PIT	@	BSN	L,3-5	8-8	L(1-2)	1	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	5.40	3.68	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.27	-0.157	.26	-0.01%	-0.97	8b --- 0 out tie	8b 12- 0 out tie
12	141	47	Jun 17(2)	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-5	8-GF(8)		-1	1.0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	5.18	3.78	5	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.011	.01	0.00%	-0.55	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 4
13	142	50	Jun 21	PIT	@	BRO	L,8-10	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.97	3.98	5	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.15	0.007	.02	0.00%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
14	143	54	Jun 25	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-7	2-7	W(2-2)	3	5.2	5	4	4	2	1	1	0	5.23	4.35	23	9	6	2	0	5		3	0	0	0	0	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.16	0.398	.14	0.03%	0.51	2b 123 0 out d1	7b --- 2 out a3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
15	144	62	Jul 3	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-7	3-3		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.12	4.32	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	-0.006	.08	0.00%	0.16	3b 1-3 1 out d2	3b 3 out d3
16	145	63	Jul 4(1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-9	3-7		0	4.1	6	3	3	1	1	1	0	5.25	4.55	20	7	5	0	0	6		2	0	2	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	.11	0.006	.01	0.00%	-0.59	3b 12- 2 out d5	7b 3 out d7
17	146	66	Jul 6(1)	PIT	@	STL	W,15-8	5-GF	S(1)	1	5.0	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	4.61	4.24	16	7	2	0	1	2		1	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.01	0.270	.01	0.00%	2.95	5b 1-- 0 out a1	9b end a 7
18	147	70	Jul 12	PIT		PHI	L,3-6	5-7		5	2.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.36	4.13	8	1	4	0	1	2		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.069	.01	0.00%	1.46	5t 1-3 2 out d3	7t 3 out d3
19	148	73	Jul 14(2)	PIT		BRO	L,0-2	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.26	4.06	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.016	.01	0.00%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
20	149	76	Jul 16	PIT		BRO	W,5-3	CG	W(3-2)	1	9.0	8	3	1	4	2	1	0	3.71	4.27	36	8	14	0	0	8	61			0	2	0	32	1	0	1	1	0	1	.94	0.172	.03	0.00%	1.36	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
21	150	81	Jul 21(2)	PIT		BSN	W,16-2	GS-3		4	2.0	5	2	2	0	1	0	0	3.90	4.19	11	4	1	0	0	5	39			0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	-0.213	.01	0.00%	-2.02	1t start tie	3t 12- 0 out d1
22	151	82	Jul 23	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-9	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	4.15	4.22	8	1	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	.02	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-2.51	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 8
23	152	88	Jul 29	PIT	@	BRO	L,6-7	GS-7		5	6.2	9	4	4	1	5	0	0	4.29	3.98	31	7	9	1	0	9	44			0	0	0	29	2	1	1	0	0	0	.96	-0.064	.04	0.00%	-0.67	1b start tie	7b -2- 2 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	153	91	Aug 1(2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,7-8	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.22	3.93	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.033	.02	0.00%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
25	154	95	Aug 4(2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-4	GS-8	W(4-2)	2	7.2	7	4	4	6	2	0	0	4.27	4.03	35	7	13	0	0	7	45			0	0	0	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	0.053	.09	0.00%	0.30	1b start tie	8b 12- 2 out a2
26	155	97	Aug 7(1)	PIT		STL	W,10-9	9-GF	S(2)	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.21	3.99	3	1	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.44	0.267	.48	0.02%	0.47	9t 12- 0 out a2	9t end a 1
27	156	101	Aug 11(1)	PIT		CHC	W,7-3	8-GF	W(5-2)	3	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.12	3.91	6	1	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	0.188	.11	0.01%	1.38	8t 12- 1 out tie	9t end a 4
28	157	104	Aug 13	PIT		CIN	L,3-4	9-9	BS(1)	1	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.06	3.98	5	1	2	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.83	0.072	2.24	0.01%	0.47	9t 12- 0 out a1	9t 3 out tie
29	158	106	Aug 16(1)	PIT	@	STL	W,6-5	8-GF	BW(6-2)	2	1.2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.97	4.00	8	3	2	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	7	1	0	1	1	0	0	4.04	-0.041	.55	0.00%	-0.56	8b 12- 1 out a2	9b end a 1
30	159	113	Aug 22(1)	PIT		NYG	L,4-5	10-11		5	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.87	3.92	6	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.08	0.268	.18	0.01%	0.97	10t --- 0 out tie	11t 3 out tie
31	160	115	Aug 23	PIT		NYG	W,13-10	2-5		0	3.0	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	4.06	3.89	13	9	0	0	0	4		2	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.011	.05	0.00%	-0.82	2t 12- 1 out a1	5t 1-3 1 out a3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
32	161	123	Sep 1(2)	PIT		STL	T,5-5	3-9		8	7.0	5	2	2	3	2	1	0	3.94	4.02	30	10	11	0	0	4		0	0	1	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.44	0.137	.07	0.00%	1.39	3t --- 0 out d3	9t 3 out tie
33	162	127	Sep 5	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS-8	L(6-3)	3	7.0	9	6	5	1	1	1	0	4.13	4.09	31	11	9	0	0	9	37			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.29	-0.419	.01	0.00%	-1.93	1b start tie	8b 1-- 0 out d2
34	163	129	Sep 8(1)	PIT	@	STL	W,16-14	6-7		2	1.0	1	2	2	3	0	1	0	4.27	4.31	7	2	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.66	-0.144	.00	0.00%	-2.49	6b --- 0 out a4	7b 12- 0 out a5
35	164	134	Sep 12(1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,0-7	8-GF(8)		3	0.2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.33	4.30	5	2	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.08	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-3.06	8b 12- 1 out d3	8b end d 7
36	165	138	Sep 14(2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,2-4	GS-6	L(6-4)	1	6.0	5	4	4	1	4	1	0	4.43	4.30	23	4	9	0	0	5	49			0	1	0	22	1	1	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.205	.00	0.00%	-0.86	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
37	166	149	Sep 22(2)	PIT		CIN	W,8-1	CG	W(7-4)	7	9.0	7	1	1	2	1	0	0	4.15	4.23	35	14	11	1	0	7	68			0	0	0	33	3	0	0	2	0	1	.66	0.297	.00	0.00%	3.36	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
38	167	153	Sep 26	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-6	6-8	W(8-4)	3	3.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.05	4.18	12	8	0	0	0	3		2	2	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.53	0.175	.00	0.00%	0.77	6b 1-3 0 out tie	8b 3 out a1
							14-23		W-L:8-4,Sv:2,BSv:2,Hld:1	2.8	115.2	119	58	52	39	42	8	0	4.05	4.18	489	1.10		2%	3%	112	49	31	39%	4	5	0	443	21	4	6	11	0	7	1.02	0.816	.20	-0.22%	-2.55

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