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

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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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-23 / in Starts: 3-8
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 38 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	15 (9-4-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 38 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	25 (12-8-4)

Most Driven In By
R Johnson	1
R Warstler	1

1937 Batting Game Log

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1937 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	29	4 (3)	Apr 24	BSN	@	NYG	L,0-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.77	-0.038	1.52	-0.05%	-0.28	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	30	15 (10)	May 7	BSN		CIN	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
3	31	19 (3)	May 12	BSN		CHC	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.74	0.028	1.17	0.03%	0.16	P
4	32	25 (5)	May 22	BSN	@	PIT	L,2-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
5	33	26	May 23	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
6	34	34 (7)	May 31 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,6-9	2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	35	38 (3)	Jun 5	BSN		CHC	L,3-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
8	36	40 (1)	Jun 6 (2)	BSN		CHC	L,2-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
9	37	45 (4)	Jun 12	BSN		STL	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
10	38	51 (5)	Jun 20 (1)	BSN	@	STL	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
11	39	54 (2)	Jun 23	BSN	@	PIT	L,5-8	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.97	-0.025	.16	0.00%	-0.24	P
12	40	56 (1)	Jun 25	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-6	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.43	0.019	.05	0.00%	0.26	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	41	63 (6)	Jul 1	BSN		BRO	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	1.66	-0.004	.34	0.00%	0.00	P
14	42	66 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	W,14-9	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.56	-0.014	.11	0.00%	-0.18	P
15	43	69 (2)	Jul 5 (2)	BSN		NYG	W,8-6	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9						P
16	44	71 (1)	Jul 10	BSN		PHI	L,0-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9						P
17	45	72	Jul 11 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,4-10	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9						P
18	46	83 (10)	Jul 21 (2)	BSN		STL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9	.49	0.009	.04	0.00%	0.01	P
19	47	89 (5)	Jul 28	BSN	@	CIN	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9	.46	-0.012	.08	0.00%	-0.10	P
20	48	92 (2)	Jul 31	BSN	@	PIT	W,9-7	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	1.08	-0.028	.14	0.00%	-0.24	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	49	97 (4)	Aug 6 (1)	BSN	@	CHC	L,6-12	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	.36	-0.009	.03	0.00%	-0.11	P
22	50	100 (2)	Aug 8 (1)	BSN	@	CHC	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9						P
23	51	103 (2)	Aug 12	BSN	@	NYG	W,6-4	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	.95	0.012	.01	0.00%	0.15	P
24	52	106 (2)	Aug 15 (1)	BSN		BRO	L,5-7	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.158	.238	.158	.396	9						P
25	53	109 (2)	Aug 18	BSN		NYG	L,1-9	1-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.217	.143	.360	9	.40	-0.019	.01	0.00%	-0.29	P
26	54	113 (3)	Aug 22	BSN	@	BRO	L,1-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.208	.136	.345	9	.68	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
27	55	119 (5)	Aug 29 (2)	BSN		STL	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.192	.125	.317	9	1.30	-0.060	.01	0.00%	-0.44	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	56	127 (7)	Sep 7	BSN	@	BRO	L,1-6	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.207	.148	.355	9	1.77	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
29	57	134 (6)	Sep 14 (1)	BSN	@	CHC	W,9-0	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.129	.206	.129	.335	9	.47	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-1.21	P
30	58	139 (4)	Sep 18	BSN	@	STL	W,8-7	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.206	.129	.335	9						P
31	59	140	Sep 19 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.206	.129	.335	9						P
32	60	147 (6)	Sep 27 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	L,4-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.121	.194	.121	.316	9	.90	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
							9-23		38	33	2	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	12	0	2		2	0	0	0	.121	.194	.121	.316		.87	-0.340	.25	-0.03%	-3.58

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