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Max Lanier

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: August 18, 1915 in Denton, NC us

Died: January 30, 2007 in Lecanto, FL

Buried: Dunnellon Memorial Gardens, Dunnellon, FL

Debut: April 20, 1938 (Age 22-245d, 8,459th in major league history)
vs. PIT 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: July 4, 1953 (Age 37-320d)
vs. CHW 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Hubert Max Lanier

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Relatives: Father of Hal Lanier

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.2

108

ERA

3.01

327

204

1619.1

821

WHIP

1.297

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1934	18	STL-min	B	0	0		81.00	2						0.1	1	5	3		4									15.000	27.0		108.0			GBO PIED
1937	21	STL-min	AA	10	4	.714	3.06	38	12		4			147.0	138	64	50		73		78	5	0	3				1.435	8.4		4.5	4.8	1.07	CLB AA
1938	22	STL	NL	0	3	.000	4.20	18	3	4	1	0	0	45.0	57	30	21	1	28	1	14	2	0	0	215	95	4.72	1.889	11.4	0.2	5.6	2.8	0.50
1939	23	STL-min	AA	10	16	.385	4.14	33	28	4	12	4		200.0	202	110	92		105		148	4	0	5				1.535	9.1		4.7	6.7	1.41	CLB AA
1939	23	STL	NL	2	1	.667	2.39	7	6	0	2	0	0	37.2	29	11	10	0	13	1	14	1	0	0	149	174	2.96	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	2	49	1	0	4	458	119	2.75	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	3	93	1	2	2	628	134	2.63	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	6	93	2	0	3	657	116	2.39	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	9	123	2	0	0	882	178	2.77	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	12	141	3	0	0	908	135	2.70	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	1	16	0	0	0	108	221	2.38	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	3	36	1	0	0	221	180	2.60	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	1	37	0	0	0	396	108	3.55	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	6	89	1	5	0	771	137	3.68	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	3	59	1	1	2	660	122	3.84	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	8	47	3	0	2	584	94	4.24	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	0	10	0	0	0	135	61	5.67	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	0	2	0	0	0	26	68	5.97	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	0	8	0	0	0	109	59	5.59	2.104	11.3	0.8	7.7	3.2	0.42
1954	38	CHC-min	AA	2	3	.400	4.98	13	7		1	0		47.0	49	29	26	8	28		36	0	0	2				1.638	9.4	1.5	5.4	6.9	1.29	BMT TL
14 Yrs				108	82	.568	3.01	327	204	62	91	21	17	1619.1	1490	630	541	65	611	56	821	18	8	13	6772	126	3.18	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	7	105	2	1	2	867	126	3.18	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	48	764	15	8	11	6053	133	3.03	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	8	49	3	0	2	610	92	4.30	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	0	8	0	0	0	109	59	5.59	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	56	813	18	8	13	6663	128	3.15	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	0	8	0	0	0	109	59	5.59	2.104	11.3	0.8	7.7	3.2	0.42

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