Les Lancaster

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: April 21, 1962 in Dallas, TX us

Draft: 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).

High School: Nimitz HS (Irving, TX)

Schools: University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR), Dallas Baptist University (Dallas, TX)

Debut: April 7, 1987 (Age 24-351d, 15,286th in major league history)
vs. STL 2.1 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 3, 1993 (Age 31-165d)
vs. PHI 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Full Name: Lester Wayne Lancaster

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.5

ERA

4.05

323

703.2

408

WHIP

1.387

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 60 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 15 go ahead

3 Tms
CHC	44
DET	11
STL	5

Platoon
vs RHB	37
vs LHB	23

Home/Road
Home	33
Away	27

Outs
1	26
2	19
0	15

21 Opps
NYM	9
LAD	6
PHI	5
ATL	5
MON	5
CIN	4
HOU	4
SFG	3
SDP	3
PIT	3
MIN	2
BAL	2
STL	1
OAK	1
CHC	1
NYY	1
SEA	1
CLE	1
MIL	1
TOR	1
CHW	1

47 Batters
Howard Johnson	3
Terry Pendleton	2
Hubie Brooks	2
Chili Davis	2
Glenn Davis	2
Chris James	2
Dale Murphy	2
Kirk Gibson	2
Kevin Mitchell	2
Kevin McReynolds	2
Eric Davis	2
Darryl Strawberry	2
Glenallen Hill	1
Joe Carter	1
Moisés Alou	1
Craig Biggio	1
Jerry Goff	1
Mike Devereaux	1
Paul O'Neill	1
Andy Van Slyke	1
Jay Buhner	1
Kirby Puckett	1
Dion James	1
John Shelby	1
Tim Wallach	1
Ken Landreaux	1
Lloyd McClendon	1
Todd Zeile	1
Ron Gant	1
Randy Milligan	1
Eric Karros	1
Charlie Hayes	1
Tom Foley	1
Derek Bell	1
Mark McGwire	1
Robin Ventura	1
Dave Magadan	1
Glenn Wilson	1
Mickey Hatcher	1
Thomas Howard	1
Chris Sabo	1
Sammy Sosa	1
Greg Vaughn	1
Milt Thompson	1
Hensley Meulens	1
Jack Clark	1
Mike LaValliere	1

18 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	26
Shea Stad (NYC)	5
Busch Stad (STL)	5
Tiger Stad (DET)	4
VeteransStad (PHI)	3
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
Astrodome (HOU)	2
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
Metrodome (MIN)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1

Where Hit
7	16
9	15
78	13
8	7
89	7

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	14
3	11
1	10
4	8
6	7
2	7
5	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	43
2·HR gms	7
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	27
-2-	9
1--	9
123	6
12-	5
-23	2
--3	1
1-3	1

113 Runs
RISP	24
0 on	27
1 on	19
2 on	8
3 on	6
Any on	33

Inning
1	5
2	4
3	1
4	10
5	10
6	7
7	9
8	7
9	5
Extra	2

1-3	10
4-6	27
7-end	23

RelScore
+4..	11
+3	7
+2	2
+1	9
Tied	12
-1	3
-2	4
-3	9
-4..	3

Ahead	29
Tied	12
Behind	19

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	14
0-0	10
1-1	7
3-2	5
1-0	5
2-1	5
1-2	4
2-0	4
2-2	3
0-1	2
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
3B	14
RF	12
LF	12
CF	10
1B	7
C	2
PH	1
2B	1
DH	1

OrderPos
3rd	15
4th	13
6th	12
5th	7
7th	6
2nd	4
1st	1
9th	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	24
Low Lev	26

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1987-05-12	Ken Landreaux	LAD		CHC	ahead 5-0	b 6	2	1--		2	2	9	2%	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Honeycutt Scores
2	2	2	1	1987-07-05	Kevin Mitchell	SFG	@	CHC	behind 0-1	t 2	1	-2-		2	6	5	17%	58%		Home Run (LF-CF); C. Davis Scores
3	3	3	2	1987-07-05	Kevin Mitchell	SFG	@	CHC	behind 2-5	t 6	0	-2-		2	6	5	14%	34%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Davis Scores
4	4	4	1	1987-07-12	John Shelby	LAD	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---		1	2	8	12%	57%		Home Run (Deep RF)
5	5	5	2	1987-07-12	Mickey Hatcher	LAD	@	CHC	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	1--		2	6	5	18%	80%		Home Run (LF-CF); M. Scioscia Scores
6	6	6	1	1987-07-19	Chili Davis	SFG		CHC	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	--3		2	5	8	15%	79%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Leonard Scores
7	7	7	1	1987-08-01	Chris James	PHI	@	CHC	behind 0-3	t 4	2	1--		2	6	7	17%	33%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Wilson Scores
8	8	8	1	1987-08-06	Darryl Strawberry	NYM		CHC	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1--		2	4	9	19%	71%		Home Run (Deep CF); K. Hernandez Scores
9	9	9	2	1987-08-06	Howard Johnson	NYM		CHC	ahead 2-1	b 2	1	---		1	7	5	10%	74%		Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	10	3	1987-08-06	Darryl Strawberry	NYM		CHC	ahead 4-2	b 6	0	---		1	4	9	7%	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	11	1	1987-08-11	Chris James	PHI		CHC	behind 3-6	b 5	0	-23		3	6	7	20%	57%		Home Run; M. Schmidt Scores; G. Wilson Scores
12	12	12	1	1987-08-27 (2)	Dion James	ATL	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---		1	1	8	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	13	1	1987-09-11	Tom Foley	MON	@	CHC	behind 0-3	t 5	0	---		1	6	4	9%	25%		Home Run
14	14	14	1	1987-10-03	Tim Wallach	MON		CHC	tied 4-4	b 7	2	---		1	4	5	23%	75%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1988-04-20	Hubie Brooks	MON	@	CHC	ahead 2-1	t 9	1	12-	4,(2-1) BBCX	3	3	9	11%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); L. Rivera Scores; T. Raines Scores
16	16	2	1	1988-05-10	Kirk Gibson	LAD	@	CHC	tied 5-5	t 14	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	7	42%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
17	17	3	1	1988-07-14 (2)	Kirk Gibson	LAD	@	CHC	ahead 4-3	t 8	1	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	3	7	17%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Gonzalez Scores
18	18	4	1	1988-08-16	Eric Davis	CIN		CHC	tied 4-4	b 7	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	8	34%	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Sabo Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1989-08-18	Glenn Davis	HOU		CHC	behind 2-5	b 8	0	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	4	3	7%	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
20	20	2	1	1989-08-25	Dale Murphy	ATL	@	CHC	tied 2-2	t 8	1	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	4	9	28%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1990-04-17	Howard Johnson	NYM		CHC	behind 2-5	b 5	0	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	3	5	27%	56%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); G. Jefferies Scores; K. Miller Scores
22	22	2	1	1990-05-19	Craig Biggio	HOU		CHC	behind 0-3	b 6	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	3	2	9%	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	3	1	1990-05-26 (2)	Glenn Davis	HOU	@	CHC	ahead 5-1	t 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
24	24	4	2	1990-05-26 (2)	Glenn Wilson	HOU	@	CHC	ahead 6-1	t 7	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	7	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	5	1	1990-06-13 (1)	Howard Johnson	NYM	@	CHC	ahead 11-10	t 9	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	3	5	9%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Jefferies Scores; K. Elster Scores; O. Mercado Scores
26	26	6	1	1990-06-15 (1)	Charlie Hayes	PHI		CHC	behind 3-5	b 8	1	-2-	1,(0-0) .X	2	4	5	38%	56%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); R. Ready Scores
27	27	7	1	1990-06-26	Jerry Goff	MON	@	CHC	tied 5-5	t 9	0	---	6,(3-2) .BCBFBX	1	9	PH	34%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
28	28	8	1	1990-07-01	Jack Clark	SDP		CHC	behind 5-6	b 4	2	-23	4,(1-2) FB.SX	3	4	3	34%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Gwynn Scores; R. Alomar Scores
29	29	9	1	1990-09-24	Kevin McReynolds	NYM	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	7	11%	58%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
30	30	10	2	1990-09-24	Kevin McReynolds	NYM	@	CHC	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	---	6,(2-2) BCSFBX	1	5	7	12%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
31	31	11	1	1990-09-29	Dave Magadan	NYM		CHC	behind 0-3	b 4	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	3	9%	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1991-04-13	Lloyd McClendon	PIT	@	CHC	behind 0-7	t 9	1	1-3	2,(1-0) BX	3	5	7	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); A. Van Slyke Scores; B. Bonilla Scores; L. McClendon Scores
33	33	2	1	1991-04-20	Mike LaValliere	PIT		CHC	ahead 4-1	b 6	1	123	3,(1-1) BFX	4	7	2	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Van Slyke Scores; B. Bonilla Scores; J. King Scores; M. LaValliere Scores
34	34	3	1	1991-05-11	Eric Davis	CIN	@	CHC	ahead 8-1	t 6	2	---	5,(3-1) BBCB.X	1	4	8	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Davis Scores
35	35	4	2	1991-05-11	Paul O'Neill	CIN	@	CHC	ahead 9-1	t 7	0	---	6,(3-2) ..BCFBBX	1	6	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); P. O'Neill Scores
36	36	5	1	1991-05-28	Hubie Brooks	NYM	@	CHC	ahead 7-3	t 5	0	---	5,(2-2) CBSBX	1	6	9	4%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); H. Brooks Scores
37	37	6	1	1991-06-15	Thomas Howard	SDP		CHC	behind 0-2	b 6	1	-2-	2,(0-1) FX	2	8	7	27%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); S. Coolbaugh Scores; T. Howard Scores
38	38	7	1	1991-07-03	Andy Van Slyke	PIT	@	CHC	behind 0-1	t 4	1	1--	6,(3-2) BB1BCFX	2	3	8	23%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Bell Scores; A. Van Slyke Scores
39	39	8	1	1991-07-07	Todd Zeile	STL		CHC	behind 0-2	b 1	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	5	10%	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Zeile Scores
40	40	9	1	1991-07-17	Terry Pendleton	ATL		CHC	tied 0-0	b 1	1	-2-	3,(1-1) BFX	2	3	5	16%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); O. Nixon Scores; T. Pendleton Scores
41	41	10	1	1991-07-23	Chris Sabo	CIN	@	CHC	behind 0-2	t 2	0	---	4,(1-2) BFFX	1	5	5	10%	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Sabo Scores
42	42	11	1	1991-07-27	Terry Pendleton	ATL	@	CHC	behind 0-5	t 4	1	-2-	3,(1-1) FBX	2	3	5	7%	15%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); J. Treadway Scores; T. Pendleton Scores
43	43	12	2	1991-07-27	Ron Gant	ATL	@	CHC	behind 2-5	t 4	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	8	8%	23%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); R. Gant Scores
44	44	13	1	1991-08-06	Dale Murphy	PHI		CHC	tied 2-2	b 11	1	123	3,(1-1) SBX	4	5	9	17%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball); L. Dykstra Scores; D. Daulton Scores; J. Kruk Scores; D. Murphy Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
45	45	1	1	1992-04-17	Randy Milligan	BAL		DET	ahead 4-0	b 7	1	123	6,(3-2) BFCBBX	4	4	3	2%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); B. Ripken Scores; B. Anderson Scores; C. Ripken Scores; R. Milligan Scores
46	46	2	1	1992-04-20	Mike Devereaux	BAL		DET	ahead 5-4	b 7	0	-2-	4,(1-2) B>FC.X	2	2	8	10%	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); B. Anderson Scores; M. Devereaux Scores
47	47	3	1	1992-04-26	Robin Ventura	CHW	@	DET	ahead 5-0	t 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	5	2%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); R. Ventura Scores
48	48	4	1	1992-05-07	Mark McGwire	OAK		DET	ahead 5-2	b 8	0	---	6,(2-2) .BFCFBX	1	4	3	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. McGwire Scores
49	49	5	1	1992-05-29	Kirby Puckett	MIN		DET	ahead 7-4	b 4	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	3	8	8%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball); G. Gagne Scores; S. Mack Scores; C. Knoblauch Scores; K. Puckett Scores
50	50	6	2	1992-05-29	Chili Davis	MIN		DET	ahead 12-4	b 4	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	7	DH	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball); G. Larkin Scores; C. Davis Scores
51	51	7	1	1992-07-03 (2)	Jay Buhner	SEA	@	DET	ahead 3-0	t 5	2	123	3,(2-0) BBX	4	6	9	12%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Martínez Scores; K. Griffey Scores; P. O'Brien Scores; J. Buhner Scores
52	52	8	1	1992-08-01	Glenallen Hill	CLE		DET	tied 5-5	b 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	9	23%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball); G. Hill Scores
53	53	9	1	1992-08-06	Joe Carter	TOR	@	DET	ahead 9-3	t 5	2	12-	3,(1-1) FBX	3	3	9	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Lee Scores; R. Alomar Scores; J. Carter Scores
54	54	10	1	1992-09-05	Greg Vaughn	MIL	@	DET	ahead 5-2	t 5	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	6	7	10%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); R. Yount Scores; F. Stubbs Scores; G. Vaughn Scores
55	55	11	1	1992-09-22 (2)	Hensley Meulens	NYY		DET	ahead 6-4	b 7	2	---	5,(1-2) CFFBX	1	7	5	6%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Meulens Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
56	56	1	1	1993-05-29	Derek Bell	SDP	@	STL	ahead 4-1	t 5	2	-2-	1,(0-0) .X	2	6	8	10%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); P. Plantier Scores
57	57	2	1	1993-06-01	Eric Karros	LAD	@	STL	ahead 4-3	t 5	2	12-	4,(2-1) BSBX	3	7	3	25%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Wallach Scores; M. Piazza Scores
58	58	3	1	1993-06-18	Sammy Sosa	CHC		STL	ahead 6-3	b 8	1	-2-	6,(3-2) ..B.BFBFX	2	7	9	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Wilkins Scores
59	59	4	1	1993-07-01	Milt Thompson	PHI	@	STL	behind 4-14	t 9	2	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	2	7	0%	0%		Home Run (Line Drive)
60	60	5	1	1993-09-14	Moisés Alou	MON	@	STL	ahead 8-2	t 8	1	1--	4,(2-1) FBBX	2	3	7	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Grissom Scores

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NYM	9
LAD	6
PHI	5
ATL	5
MON	5
CIN	4
HOU	4
SFG	3
SDP	3
PIT	3
MIN	2
BAL	2
STL	1
OAK	1
CHC	1
NYY	1
SEA	1
CLE	1
MIL	1
TOR	1
CHW	1

NYM	9
LAD	6
PHI	5
ATL	5
MON	5
CIN	4
HOU	4
SFG	3
SDP	3
PIT	3
MIN	2
BAL	2
STL	1
OAK	1
CHC	1
NYY	1
SEA	1
CLE	1
MIL	1
TOR	1
CHW	1

NYM	9
LAD	6
PHI	5
ATL	5
MON	5
CIN	4
HOU	4
SFG	3
SDP	3
PIT	3
MIN	2
BAL	2
STL	1
OAK	1
CHC	1
NYY	1
SEA	1
CLE	1
MIL	1
TOR	1
CHW	1