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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, 8,458th 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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-21 / in Starts: 6-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 47 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	16 (10-5-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 47 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
A Dark	1
B Elliott	1

Most Driven In By
W Lockman	3
D Mueller	1

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 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	278	4 (3)	Apr 19	NYG	@	BRO	L,6-11	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.60	0.015	1.45	0.02%	0.19	P
2	279	9 (4)	Apr 24	NYG		BSN	L,3-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	.65	0.047	1.81	0.08%	0.38	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
3	280	17 (7)	May 6	NYG	@	STL	L,4-9	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	1.42	-0.014	5.63	-0.03%	-0.17	P
4	281	24 (6)	May 16 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,4-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9						P
5	282	25	May 17	NYG		CHC	W,9-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9						P
6	283	27 (1)	May 21 (1)	NYG		STL	L,0-3	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9						P
7	284	31 (3)	May 24	NYG		BSN	W,5-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9						P
8	285	36 (4)	May 30 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-3	GS-8	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9	1.32	-0.008	6.70	-0.02%	-0.07	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
9	286	38 (1)	Jun 1 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,7-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9						P
10	287	40 (1)	Jun 2	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9						P
11	288	45 (4)	Jun 7	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-5	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9						P
12	289	47 (1)	Jun 10	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9						P
13	290	50 (2)	Jun 15 (1)	NYG		STL	L,12-14	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9						P
14	291	52 (1)	Jun 16	NYG		STL	W,8-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9						P
15	292	56 (3)	Jun 20	NYG		CHC	W,4-3	3-GF(10)	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818	9	1.46	-0.009	6.09	-0.02%	-0.13	P
16	293	58 (1)	Jun 24 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,3-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.417	.750	9	.16	-0.004	.57	-0.01%	-0.15	P
17	294	60 (1)	Jun 25	NYG		CIN	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.417	.750	9						P
18	295	64 (3)	Jun 29	NYG	@	PHI	W,12-3	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.417	.750	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.08	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
19	296	72 (7)	Jul 6 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,2-0	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.467	.867	9	.55	0.026	2.34	0.07%	0.41	P
20	297	76 (3)	Jul 12	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.368	.368	.421	.789	9	.72	-0.004	2.67	-0.01%	-0.14	P
21	298	82 (5)	Jul 17	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.348	.348	.435	.783	9	.94	0.077	3.99	0.20%	0.62	P
22	299	86 (3)	Jul 24	NYG		STL	W,9-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692	9	.13	-0.013	.42	-0.03%	-0.68	P
23	300	89 (2)	Jul 27	NYG		CIN	L,4-11	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
24	301	90	Jul 29	NYG		CHC	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.357	.643	9	1.05	-0.055	4.79	-0.15%	-0.46	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
25	302	96 (5)	Aug 3 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,0-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.357	.643	9						P
26	303	101 (4)	Aug 8	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.290	.355	.645	9	.64	-0.021	2.46	-0.05%	-0.19	P
27	304	103 (1)	Aug 11 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,10-11	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.290	.355	.645	9						P
28	305	105 (1)	Aug 13 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.290	.355	.645	9						P
29	306	109 (3)	Aug 15 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.353	.647	9	1.02	0.025	2.03	0.03%	0.19	P
30	307	117 (7)	Aug 23	NYG	@	STL	L,1-3	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.343	.629	9	.71	-0.017	1.82	-0.03%	-0.15	P
31	308	121 (3)	Aug 26	NYG	@	PIT	W,14-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.333	.611	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	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
32	309	126 (4)	Sep 1 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.275	.325	.600	9	.67	-0.016	.63	-0.01%	-0.15	P
33	310	134 (7)	Sep 8 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,2-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.275	.325	.600	9						P
34	311	137 (2)	Sep 10	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.275	.325	.600	9						P
35	312	138	Sep 11	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.275	.325	.600	9						P
36	313	139	Sep 12 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,4-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.275	.325	.600	9						P
37	314	142 (2)	Sep 14	NYG		STL	L,4-14	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.286	.317	.603	9	.01	0.001	.07	0.00%	0.10	P
38	315	148 (5)	Sep 21	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.286	.317	.603	9						P
							17-21		47	41	4	11	2	0	0	2	1	0	5	0	5		0	0	0	0	.268	.286	.317	.603		.70	0.030	2.45	0.04%	-0.63

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