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Johnny Lanning
John Young Lanning (Tobacco Chewin' Johnny)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.
School North Carolina State University

Debut April 17, 1936
Final Game May 12, 1947
Born September 6, 1910 in Asheville, NC
Died November 8, 1989 in Asheville, NC
Brother of Tom Lanning

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Pitching Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1936 25 BSN NL   7  11  28  20   3   1   5  0  153.0  154   75   62   9   55   33   0   3   649       1  3.65  3.86  106 1.366
 1937 26 BSN NL   5   7  32  11   4   1  13  2  116.7  107   59   51  10   40   37   1   3   499       0  3.93  3.59   91 1.260
 1938 27 BSN NL   8   7  32  18   4   1   9  0  138.0  146   74   57   5   52   39   1   4   607       0  3.72  3.44   93 1.435
 1939 28 BSN NL   5   6  37   6   3   0  14  4  129.0  120   53   49   6   53   45   2   1   548       0  3.42  3.68  108 1.341
 1940 29 PIT NL   8   4  38   7   2   0  16  2  115.7  119   59   52   8   39   42   0   1   489       0  4.05  3.81   94 1.366
 1941 30 PIT NL  11  11  34  23   9   0   8  1  175.7  175   72   61   6   47   41   0   2   742       0  3.13  3.63  116 1.264
 1942 31 PIT NL   6   8  34   8   2   1  11  1  119.3  125   52   44   7   26   31   1   1   497       0  3.32  3.38  102 1.265
 1943 32 PIT NL   4   1  12   2   0   0   4  2   27.0   23   10    7   0    9   11   0   0   114       0  2.33  3.47  149 1.185
 1945 34 PIT NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    2.0    8    8    8   1    0    0   0   0    14       0 36.00  3.95   11 4.000
 1946 35 PIT NL   4   5  27   9   3   0  12  1   91.0   97   36   31   3   31   16   1   2   400       0  3.07  3.51  115 1.407
 1947 36 BSN NL   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  0    3.7    4    5    4   0    6    0   0   0    18       0  9.82  3.91   40 2.727
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .492  58  60 278 104  30   4  92 13 1071.0 1078  503  426  55  358  295   6  17  4577       1  3.58  3.62  101 1.341
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10  10  49  18   5   0  16  2  190.3  191   89   75   9   63   52   1   3   814   0   0  3.58  3.62  101 1.341
 Career High     11  11  38  23   9   1  16  4  175.7  175   75   62  10   55   45   2   4   742   0   1  3.07  3.86  116 1.260

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1936 25 BSN NL  28   52    1    7   0  0   1    2   0      1  11  .135  .151  .192   -6   10   2           0   3
 1937 26 BSN NL  32   33    2    4   0  0   0    0   0      3  12  .121  .194  .121   -9    4   2           0   0
 1938 27 BSN NL  32   48    6    9   0  0   0    3   0      0  10  .188  .188  .188    8    9   2           0   1
 1939 28 BSN NL  37   42    1    6   2  0   0    4   0      0   7  .143  .143  .190   -8    8   2           0   1
 1940 29 PIT NL  38   35    2    7   2  0   0    3   0      2   8  .200  .243  .257   39    9   3           0   0
 1941 30 PIT NL  34   56    5    6   3  0   0    4   0      3   8  .107  .167  .161   -8    9   6           1   1
 1942 31 PIT NL  34   29    0    4   3  0   0    1   0      1   7  .138  .167  .241   17    7   2           0   2
 1943 32 PIT NL  12    6    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .167  .167  .167   -5    1   0           0   0
 1946 35 PIT NL  27   21    0    3   1  0   0    0   0      1   4  .143  .182  .190    5    4   3           0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     278  322   17   47  11  0   1   17   0  0  11  67  .146  .177  .189    3   61  22   0   0   1   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        188   10   27   6  0   1   10   0  0   6  39  .146  .177  .189    3   36  13   0   0   1   5
 Career High     38   56    6    9   3  0   1    4   0  0   3  12                          10   6   0   0   1   3

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1936 25 BSN NL   55   50    2   1.1    98| .135  .278| .151  .337| .192  .390| .343  .726|  -6  .063  -7.8  -0.8     
 1937 26 BSN NL   38   31    1   0.9    93| .121  .269| .194  .329| .121  .381| .315  .710|  -9  .046  -4.8  -0.5     
 1938 27 BSN NL   50   42    2   1.3    90| .188  .262| .188  .325| .188  .373| .376  .698|   8  .095  -5.9  -0.6     
 1939 28 BSN NL   44   39    1   0.7    97| .143  .272| .143  .336| .190  .388| .333  .724|  -8  .030  -6.3  -0.6     
 1940 29 PIT NL   40   31    2   1.7    97| .200  .271| .243  .335| .257  .389| .500  .724|  39  .156  -2.9  -0.3     
 1941 30 PIT NL   66   57    1   0.5    94| .107  .266| .167  .336| .161  .374| .328  .711|  -8  .018  -8.1  -0.9     
 1942 31 PIT NL   32   29    1   0.9    89| .138  .259| .167  .332| .241  .360| .408  .692|  17  .070  -3.1  -0.3     
 1943 32 PIT NL    6    5    0   0.0    92| .167  .268| .167  .337| .167  .364| .334  .701|  -5  .000  -0.8  -0.1     
 1946 35 PIT NL   25   22    1   1.2    94| .143  .265| .182  .340| .190  .371| .372  .711|   5  .101  -2.7  -0.3     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons      356  306   11   1.0    94| .146  .268| .177  .334| .189  .379| .366  .713|   3  .059 -42.3  -4.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1936 25 BSN NL   P   28      8   28    3    1  .923  .950  1.29  1.16  2.12  2.32   20  153.0
 1937 26 BSN NL   P   32      7   23    0    3 1.000  .958  0.94  1.20  2.31  2.39   11  116.7
 1938 27 BSN NL   P   32      7   24    3    3  .912  .963  0.97  1.13  2.02  2.21   18  138.0
 1939 28 BSN NL   P   37     12   25    3    3  .925  .961  1.00  1.09  2.58  2.19    6  129.0
 1940 29 PIT NL   P   38      8   22    3    2  .909  .962  0.79  1.10  2.33  2.22    7  115.7
 1941 30 PIT NL   P   34     12   41    0    2 1.000  .965  1.56  1.09  2.71  2.23   23  175.7
 1942 31 PIT NL   P   34     13   20    1    4  .971  .968  0.97  1.17  2.49  2.35    8  119.3
 1943 32 PIT NL   P   12      1    3    2    0  .667  .952  0.33  1.16  1.33  2.27    2   27.0
 1945 34 PIT NL   P    1      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.10  4.50  2.25    0    2.0
 1946 35 PIT NL   P   27      5   22    0    1 1.000  .961  1.00  1.01  2.67  2.24    9   91.0
 1947 36 BSN NL   P    3      0    3    0    0 1.000  .968  1.00  0.90  7.30  2.19    0    3.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1936 25 BSN NL   P   28      8   28    3    1  .923  .950  1.29  1.16  2.12  2.32   20  153.0
 1937 26 BSN NL   P   32      7   23    0    3 1.000  .958  0.94  1.20  2.31  2.39   11  116.7
 1938 27 BSN NL   P   32      7   24    3    3  .912  .963  0.97  1.13  2.02  2.21   18  138.0
 1939 28 BSN NL   P   37     12   25    3    3  .925  .961  1.00  1.09  2.58  2.19    6  129.0
 1940 29 PIT NL   P   38      8   22    3    2  .909  .962  0.79  1.10  2.33  2.22    7  115.7
 1941 30 PIT NL   P   34     12   41    0    2 1.000  .965  1.56  1.09  2.71  2.23   23  175.7
 1942 31 PIT NL   P   34     13   20    1    4  .971  .968  0.97  1.17  2.49  2.35    8  119.3
 1943 32 PIT NL   P   12      1    3    2    0  .667  .952  0.33  1.16  1.33  2.27    2   27.0
 1945 34 PIT NL   P    1      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.10  4.50  2.25    0    2.0
 1946 35 PIT NL   P   27      5   22    0    1 1.000  .961  1.00  1.01  2.67  2.24    9   91.0
 1947 36 BSN NL   P    3      0    3    0    0 1.000  .968  1.00  0.90  7.30  2.19    0    3.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 278     73  212   15   19  .950  .961  1.03  1.12  2.39  2.27  104 1071.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       278     73  212   15   19  .950  .961  1.03  1.12  2.39  2.27  104   1071

An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Bases on Balls/9IP
1941 NL-2.41-7

Saves
1939 NL-4-7

Gray Ink: Pitching - 5 (1826) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 8.0 (981) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
December 6, 1939: Traded by the Boston Bees to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jim Tobin and cash.
March 31, 1947: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
April 15, 1947: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Braves. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
May 15, 1947: Released by the Boston Braves.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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