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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, TX
Schools: University of Arkansas, Dallas Baptist University
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1985. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1987
Final Game: October 3, 1993
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1987 25 CHC NL 8 3 .727 4.90 27 18 4 0 0 0 132.1 138 76 72 14 51 5 78 1 8 7 578 87 1.428 9.4 1.0 3.5 5.3 1.53 RoY-6
1988 26 CHC NL 4 6 .400 3.78 44 3 15 1 0 5 85.2 89 42 36 4 34 7 36 1 3 3 371 96 1.436 9.4 0.4 3.6 3.8 1.06
1989 27 CHC NL 4 2 .667 1.36 42 0 15 0 0 8 72.2 60 12 11 2 15 1 56 0 1 2 288 278 1.032 7.4 0.2 1.9 6.9 3.73
1990 28 CHC NL 9 5 .643 4.62 55 6 26 1 1 6 109.0 121 57 56 11 40 8 65 1 0 7 479 89 1.477 10.0 0.9 3.3 5.4 1.63
1991 29 CHC NL 9 7 .563 3.52 64 11 21 1 0 3 156.0 150 68 61 13 49 7 102 4 2 2 653 110 1.276 8.7 0.8 2.8 5.9 2.08
1992 30 DET AL 3 4 .429 6.33 41 1 17 0 0 0 86.2 101 66 61 11 51 12 35 3 0 2 404 62 1.754 10.5 1.1 5.3 3.6 0.69
1993 31 STL NL 4 1 .800 2.93 50 0 12 0 0 0 61.1 56 24 20 5 21 5 36 1 0 5 259 135 1.255 8.2 0.7 3.1 5.3 1.71
7 Seasons 41 28 .594 4.05 323 39 110 3 1 22 703.2 715 345 317 60 261 45 408 11 14 28 3032 98 1.387 9.1 0.8 3.3 5.2 1.56
162 Game Avg. 8 5 .594 4.05 61 7 21 1 0 4 132 134 65 60 11 49 8 77 2 3 5 570 98 1.387 9.1 0.8 3.3 5.2 1.56
CHC (5 yrs) 34 23 .596 3.82 232 38 81 3 1 22 555.2 558 255 236 44 189 28 337 7 14 21 2369 104 1.344 9.0 0.7 3.1 5.5 1.78
STL (1 yr) 4 1 .800 2.93 50 0 12 0 0 0 61.1 56 24 20 5 21 5 36 1 0 5 259 135 1.255 8.2 0.7 3.1 5.3 1.71
DET (1 yr) 3 4 .429 6.33 41 1 17 0 0 0 86.2 101 66 61 11 51 12 35 3 0 2 404 62 1.754 10.5 1.1 5.3 3.6 0.69
NL (6 yrs) 38 24 .613 3.73 282 38 93 3 1 22 617.0 614 279 256 49 210 33 373 8 14 26 2628 106 1.335 9.0 0.7 3.1 5.4 1.78
AL (1 yr) 3 4 .429 6.33 41 1 17 0 0 0 86.2 101 66 61 11 51 12 35 3 0 2 404 62 1.754 10.5 1.1 5.3 3.6 0.69

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp 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
1989 27 CHC NL NLCS L SFG 1 1 .500 6.00 3 0 3 0 0 0 6.0 6 4 4 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 25 1.167 9.0 4.5 1.5 4.5 3.00
1 NLCS 1 1 .500 6.00 3 0 3 0 0 0 6.0 6 4 4 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 25 1.167 9.0 4.5 1.5 4.5 3.00

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1987 25 CHC NL 27 51 49 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 19 .082 .100 .102 .202 -47 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 RoY-6
1988 26 CHC NL 44 23 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .050 .050 .050 .100 -72 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
1989 27 CHC NL 42 11 11 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .182 .182 .273 .455 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 28 CHC NL 55 24 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 .050 .174 .050 .224 -37 1 0 0 1 0 0 1/7
1991 29 CHC NL 64 34 28 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 .179 .179 .250 .429 18 7 0 0 6 0 0 1
1993 31 STL NL 50 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 282 148 132 6 13 4 0 0 5 0 0 5 64 .098 .131 .129 .260 -29 17 0 0 11 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 85 76 3 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 37 .098 .131 .129 .260 -29 10 0 0 6 0 0
CHC (5 yrs) 232 143 128 6 13 4 0 0 5 0 0 4 62 .102 .129 .133 .262 -29 17 0 0 11 0 0
STL (1 yr) 50 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1989 27 CHC NL NLCS SFG L 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1987 CHC NL 25 P 27 18 132.1 26 12 14 0 0 1.000 1.77 0.96 .954 1.91 0.62 RoY-6
1988 CHC NL 26 P 44 3 85.2 23 6 17 0 0 1.000 2.42 0.52 .952 1.96 0.69
1989 CHC NL 27 P 42 0 72.2 13 8 5 0 1 1.000 1.61 0.31 .946 1.87 0.63
1990 CHC NL 28 P 55 6 109.0 28 9 19 0 1 1.000 2.31 0.51 .954 1.80 0.58
1990 CHC NL 28 LF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 1.70
1990 CHC NL 28 OF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 2.00
1991 CHC NL 29 P 64 11 156.0 27 13 14 0 1 1.000 1.56 0.42 .952 1.86 0.59
1992 DET AL 30 P 41 1 86.2 13 3 9 1 4 .923 1.25 0.29 .954 1.72 0.56
1993 STL NL 31 P 50 0 61.1 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.32 0.18 .956 1.83 0.54
7 Seasons P 323 39 703.2 139 54 84 1 7 .993 1.77 0.43 .953 1.85 0.60
1 Season LF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 1.70
1 Season OF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 2.00
7 Seasons TOT 324 39 703.2 139 54 84 1 7 .993 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.77 0.43 .945 1.85 0.60

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 3 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1635), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (719), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 24th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 39th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 13, 1985: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

March 31, 1992: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

April 6, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 26, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

January 13, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 29, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2008.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1987Chicago Cubs$62,500
1988Chicago Cubs$90,000
1989Chicago Cubs$120,000
1990Chicago Cubs$300,000
1991Chicago Cubs$550,000
1993St. Louis Cardinals$350,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,472,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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