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Max Lanier

Hubert Max Lanier

All-Star Player

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 18, 1915 in Denton, NC
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1934. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1938
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Giants/Browns 1938-1953
Final Game: July 4, 1953
Died: January 30, 2007 in Lecanto, FL
Buried: Dunnellon Memorial Gardens, Dunnellon, FL
Relatives: Father of Hal Lanier
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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
1938 22 STL NL 0 3 .000 4.20 18 3 4 1 0 0 45.0 57 30 21 1 28 14 2 0 0 215 94 1.889 11.4 0.2 5.6 2.8 0.50
1939 23 STL NL 2 1 .667 2.39 7 6 0 2 0 0 37.2 29 11 10 0 13 14 1 0 0 149 172 1.115 6.9 0.0 3.1 3.3 1.08
1940 24 STL NL 9 6 .600 3.34 35 11 14 4 2 3 105.0 113 50 39 1 38 49 1 0 4 458 120 1.438 9.7 0.1 3.3 4.2 1.29
1941 25 STL NL 10 8 .556 2.82 35 18 6 8 2 3 153.0 126 59 48 4 59 93 1 2 2 628 134 1.209 7.4 0.2 3.5 5.5 1.58
1942 26 STL NL 13 8 .619 2.96 34 20 11 8 2 2 161.0 137 55 53 4 60 93 2 0 3 657 116 1.224 7.7 0.2 3.4 5.2 1.55
1943 27 STL NL 15 7 .682 1.90 32 25 5 14 2 3 213.1 195 62 45 3 75 123 2 0 0 882 178 1.266 8.2 0.1 3.2 5.2 1.64 AS
1944 28 STL NL 17 12 .586 2.65 33 30 3 16 5 0 224.1 192 82 66 5 71 141 3 0 0 908 134 1.172 7.7 0.2 2.8 5.7 1.99 AS,MVP-26
1945 29 STL NL 2 2 .500 1.73 4 3 0 3 0 0 26.0 22 10 5 0 8 16 0 0 0 108 217 1.154 7.6 0.0 2.8 5.5 2.00
1946 30 STL NL 6 0 1.000 1.93 6 6 0 6 2 0 56.0 45 13 12 1 19 36 1 0 0 221 179 1.143 7.2 0.2 3.1 5.8 1.89
1949 33 STL NL 5 4 .556 3.82 15 15 0 4 1 0 92.0 92 42 39 5 35 37 0 0 0 396 109 1.380 9.0 0.5 3.4 3.6 1.06
1950 34 STL NL 11 9 .550 3.13 27 27 0 10 2 0 181.1 173 70 63 13 68 89 1 5 0 771 138 1.329 8.6 0.6 3.4 4.4 1.31
1951 35 STL NL 11 9 .550 3.26 31 23 6 9 2 1 160.0 149 60 58 14 50 59 1 1 2 660 121 1.244 8.4 0.8 2.8 3.3 1.18
1952 36 NYG NL 7 12 .368 3.94 37 16 10 6 1 5 137.0 124 64 60 11 65 47 3 0 2 584 95 1.380 8.1 0.7 4.3 3.1 0.72
1953 37 TOT MLB 0 1 .000 7.16 13 1 3 0 0 0 27.2 36 22 22 3 22 10 0 0 0 135 59 2.096 11.7 1.0 7.2 3.3 0.45
1953 37 NYG NL 0 0 6.75 3 0 1 0 0 0 5.1 8 4 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 26 64 2.063 13.5 1.7 5.1 3.4 0.67
1953 37 SLB AL 0 1 .000 7.25 10 1 2 0 0 0 22.1 28 18 18 2 19 8 0 0 0 109 58 2.104 11.3 0.8 7.7 3.2 0.42
14 Seasons 108 82 .568 3.01 327 204 62 91 21 17 1619.1 1490 630 541 65 611 821 18 8 13 6772 126 1.297 8.3 0.4 3.4 4.6 1.34
162 Game Avg. 14 11 .568 3.01 42 26 8 12 3 2 207 191 81 69 8 78 105 2 1 2 867 126 1.297 8.3 0.4 3.4 4.6 1.34
STL (12 yrs) 101 69 .594 2.84 277 187 49 85 20 12 1454.2 1330 544 459 51 524 764 15 8 11 6053 133 1.275 8.2 0.3 3.2 4.7 1.46
NYG (2 yrs) 7 12 .368 4.05 40 16 11 6 1 5 142.1 132 68 64 12 68 49 3 0 2 610 93 1.405 8.3 0.8 4.3 3.1 0.72
SLB (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.25 10 1 2 0 0 0 22.1 28 18 18 2 19 8 0 0 0 109 58 2.104 11.3 0.8 7.7 3.2 0.42
NL (14 yrs) 108 81 .571 2.95 317 203 60 91 21 17 1597.0 1462 612 523 63 592 813 18 8 13 6663 128 1.286 8.2 0.4 3.3 4.6 1.37
AL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.25 10 1 2 0 0 0 22.1 28 18 18 2 19 8 0 0 0 109 58 2.104 11.3 0.8 7.7 3.2 0.42

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
1942 26 STL NL WS W NYY 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 1.000 6.8 0.0 2.3 2.3 1.00
1943 27 STL NL WS L NYY 0 1 .000 1.76 3 2 0 0 0 0 15.1 13 5 3 1 3 0 13 0 0 1 62 1.043 7.6 0.6 1.8 7.6 4.33
1944 28 STL NL WS W SLB 1 0 1.000 2.19 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.1 8 3 3 0 8 1 11 0 0 1 53 1.297 5.8 0.0 5.8 8.0 1.38
3 Seasons (3 Series) 2 1 .667 1.71 7 4 2 0 0 0 31.2 24 10 6 1 12 1 25 0 0 2 132 1.137 6.8 0.3 3.4 7.1 2.08
3 WS 2 1 .667 1.71 7 4 2 0 0 0 31.2 24 10 6 1 12 1 25 0 0 2 132 1.137 6.8 0.3 3.4 7.1 2.08

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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
1938 22 STL NL 18 11 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 .182 .100 .282 -23 1 0 0 0 1
1939 23 STL NL 7 16 14 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 .333 .286 .619 64 4 0 0 1 /1
1940 24 STL NL 35 32 30 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .200 .226 .200 .426 15 6 4 0 1 1
1941 25 STL NL 35 55 52 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .192 .208 .192 .400 10 10 1 0 2 1
1942 26 STL NL 34 56 47 6 12 0 0 0 4 0 5 5 .255 .327 .255 .582 66 12 2 0 4 1
1943 27 STL NL 32 85 73 8 12 0 0 0 5 0 1 5 .164 .176 .164 .340 -4 12 1 0 11 1 AS
1944 28 STL NL 33 87 77 11 14 1 0 0 2 0 4 2 .182 .222 .195 .417 17 15 1 0 6 1 AS,MVP-26
1945 29 STL NL 4 11 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364 0 2 0 0 0 /1
1946 30 STL NL 6 26 25 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 .200 .231 .200 .431 21 5 1 0 0 /1
1949 33 STL NL 15 34 27 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 .074 .167 .074 .241 -35 2 3 0 4 1
1950 34 STL NL 27 75 68 5 11 1 1 0 10 0 3 10 .162 .197 .206 .403 4 14 3 0 4 1
1951 35 STL NL 31 57 53 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .151 .167 .151 .318 -14 8 1 0 3 1
1952 36 NYG NL 38 47 41 4 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .268 .286 .317 .603 66 13 0 0 5 1
1953 37 TOT MLB 13 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 -24 1 0 0 0 1
1953 37 NYG NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1953 37 SLB AL 10 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 -11 1 0 0 0 1
14 Seasons 328 599 535 46 99 4 1 0 27 0 0 23 45 .185 .219 .196 .415 14 105 17 0 41
162 Game Avg. 162 296 264 23 49 2 0 0 13 0 11 22 .185 .219 .196 .415 14 52 8 0 20
STL (12 yrs) 277 545 487 42 87 2 1 0 25 0 0 22 40 .179 .214 .187 .401 10 91 17 0 36
NYG (2 yrs) 41 48 42 4 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .262 .279 .310 .589 62 13 0 0 5
SLB (1 yr) 10 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 -11 1 0 0 0
NL (14 yrs) 318 593 529 46 98 4 1 0 27 0 0 23 44 .185 .219 .197 .416 14 104 17 0 41
AL (1 yr) 10 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 -11 1 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
1942 26 STL NL WS NYY W 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1943 27 STL NL WS NYY L 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
1944 28 STL NL WS SLB W 2 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 2 0 0 1 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 7 10 9 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .444 .889 4 0 0 1 0 0
3 WS 7 10 9 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .444 .889 4 0 0 1 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1938 STL NL 22 P 18 14 3 9 2 1 .857 0.67 .971 1.13
1939 STL NL 23 P 7 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.00 .957 1.09
1940 STL NL 24 P 35 34 5 26 3 1 .912 0.89 .965 1.10
1941 STL NL 25 P 35 47 10 37 0 2 1.000 1.34 .964 1.09
1942 STL NL 26 P 34 45 5 38 2 1 .956 1.26 .969 1.17
1943 STL NL 27 P 32 52 8 43 1 2 .981 1.59 .960 1.16 AS
1944 STL NL 28 P 33 50 8 39 3 3 .940 1.42 .962 1.09 AS,MVP-26
1945 STL NL 29 P 4 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 1.05
1946 STL NL 30 P 6 11 1 10 0 1 1.000 1.83 .955 1.02
1949 STL NL 33 P 15 14 2 12 0 2 1.000 0.93 .950 0.91
1950 STL NL 34 P 27 44 12 31 1 2 .977 1.59 .961 0.97
1951 STL NL 35 P 31 39 9 28 2 5 .949 1.19 .962 0.96
1952 NYG NL 36 P 37 53 13 37 3 4 .943 1.35 .953 0.98
1953 TOT MLB 37 P 13 5 1 4 0 1 1.000 0.38 .960 0.88
1953 NYG NL 37 P 3 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.33 1.000 0.87
1953 SLB AL 37 P 10 4 1 3 0 1 1.000 0.40 .950 0.88
14 Seasons P 327 419 78 324 17 25 .959 1.23 .961 1.06
14 Seasons TOT 327 419 78 324 17 25 .959 1.23 .921 1.06

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1943
1944

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1944 NL (26, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1469th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1943 NL  1.90 (1st)
1944 NL  2.65 (5th)
1950 NL  3.13 (5th)
1951 NL  3.26 (9th)
Career  3.01 (169th)

Wins s c a p y
1943 NL  15 (6th)
1944 NL  17 (6th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1943 NL  .682 (6th)
1944 NL  .586 (10th)
Career  .568 (225th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1944 NL  1.172 (9th)
1951 NL  1.244 (7th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1942 NL  7.658 (6th)
1943 NL  8.227 (10th)
1944 NL  7.703 (3rd)
Career  8.281 (213th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1951 NL  2.813 (8th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1942 NL  5.199 (2nd)
1943 NL  5.189 (3rd)
1944 NL  5.657 (1st)

Saves s c a p y
1940 NL  3 (7th)
1941 NL  3 (9th)
1943 NL  3 (10th)
1952 NL  5 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1941 NL  93 (8th)
1942 NL  93 (7th)
1943 NL  123 (4th)
1944 NL  141 (2nd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1944 NL  16 (10th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1944 NL  5 (3rd)
1950 NL  2 (9th)
Career  21 (230th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1942 NL  1.550 (6th)
1943 NL  1.640 (5th)
1944 NL  1.986 (2nd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1942 NL  .224 (6th)
1943 NL  .127 (1st)
1944 NL  .201 (2nd)
1950 NL  .645 (6th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1943 NL  178 (1st)
1944 NL  134 (5th)
1950 NL  138 (3rd)
1951 NL  121 (8th)
Career  126 (59th)

Oldest s c a p y
1951 NL  born 1915-08-18 (10th)
1952 NL  born 1915-08-18 (7th)
1953 NL  born 1915-08-18 (5th)
1953 AL  born 1915-08-18 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (459), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 70 (343), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 35 (380), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 17 (394), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1934 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

December 11, 1951: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Chuck Diering to the New York Giants for Eddie Stanky.

May 15, 1953: Released by the New York Giants.

May 29, 1953: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns.

July 10, 1953: Released by the St. Louis Browns.

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