1910
Born September 6, 1910
Asheville, NC, USA
Johnny Lanning Notable
b. September 6, 1910 · Boston Bees 1936–1939, Pittsburgh Pirates 1940–1943, 1945–1946, Boston Braves 1947
Johnny Lanning played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Bees in 1936 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1947.
He went 58 and 60 with a 3.58 earned run average, pitching 1,071 innings in 278 games. He struck out 295, completed 30 of his 104 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 278 games he batted .146, with 47 hits and 17 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 11 doubles.
He was born in Asheville, NC, USA on September 6, 1910, and died on November 8, 1989. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | BSN | 28 | 52 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .135 |
| 1937 | BSN | 32 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .121 |
| 1938 | BSN | 32 | 48 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .188 |
| 1939 | BSN | 37 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .143 |
| 1940 | PIT | 38 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 |
| 1941 | PIT | 34 | 56 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .107 |
| 1942 | PIT | 34 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .138 |
| 1943 | PIT | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1945 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | PIT | 27 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .143 |
| 1947 | BSN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 278 | 322 | 17 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 67 | 0 | .146 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | BSN | 7 | 11 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 153.0 | 154 | 62 | 55 | 33 | 3.65 |
| 1937 | BSN | 5 | 7 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 116.2 | 107 | 51 | 40 | 37 | 3.93 |
| 1938 | BSN | 8 | 7 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 138.0 | 146 | 57 | 52 | 39 | 3.72 |
| 1939 | BSN | 5 | 6 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 129.0 | 120 | 49 | 53 | 45 | 3.42 |
| 1940 | PIT | 8 | 4 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 115.2 | 119 | 52 | 39 | 42 | 4.05 |
| 1941 | PIT | 11 | 11 | 34 | 23 | 1 | 175.2 | 175 | 61 | 47 | 41 | 3.13 |
| 1942 | PIT | 6 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 119.1 | 125 | 44 | 26 | 31 | 3.32 |
| 1943 | PIT | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 27.0 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 2.33 |
| 1945 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 |
| 1946 | PIT | 4 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 91.0 | 97 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 3.07 |
| 1947 | BSN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9.82 |
| Career | — | 58 | 60 | 278 | 104 | 13 | 1071.0 | 1078 | 426 | 358 | 295 | 3.58 |
On this day & linked events
1989
Died November 8, 1989
1936
Major-league debut: Johnny Lanning
Johnny Lanning made a major-league debut on April 17, 1936.
1947
Final major-league game: Johnny Lanning
Johnny Lanning played a final major-league game on May 12, 1947.