Hal Lanier Notable

b. July 4, 1942 · San Francisco Giants 1964–1971, New York Yankees 1972–1973

Hal Lanier divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a shortstop: the San Francisco Giants from 1964, then the New York Yankees through 1973.

Across 1,196 games he batted .228, with 843 hits and 297 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 111 doubles and 11 stolen bases.

He played 655 games at shortstop, with 2,083 assists and 96 errors. He turned 364 double plays. He also played 430 games at second base and 131 games at third base.

He was born in Denton, NC, USA on July 4, 1942. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1964	SFG	98	383	40	105	16	3	2	28	5	44	2	.274
1965	SFG	159	522	41	118	15	9	0	39	21	67	2	.226
1966	SFG	149	459	37	106	14	2	3	37	16	49	1	.231
1967	SFG	151	525	37	112	16	3	0	42	16	61	2	.213
1968	SFG	151	486	37	100	14	1	0	27	12	57	2	.206
1969	SFG	150	495	37	113	9	1	0	35	25	68	0	.228
1970	SFG	134	438	33	101	13	1	2	41	21	41	1	.231
1971	SFG	109	206	21	48	8	0	1	13	15	26	0	.233
1972	NYY	60	103	5	22	3	0	0	6	2	13	1	.214
1973	NYY	35	86	9	18	3	0	0	5	3	10	0	.209
Career	—	1196	3703	297	843	111	20	8	273	136	436	11	.228

On this day & linked events

1942

Born July 4, 1942

Denton, NC, USA

1964

Major-league debut: Hal Lanier

Hal Lanier made a major-league debut on June 18, 1964.

1973

Final major-league game: Hal Lanier

Hal Lanier played a final major-league game on September 30, 1973.

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