| Max Lanier | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | ||
| Born: August 18, 1915 Denton, North Carolina | ||
| Died: January 30, 2007 (aged 91) Lecanto, Florida | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 20, 1938 for the St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Final game | ||
| July 4, 1953 for the St. Louis Browns | ||
| Career statistics | ||
| Win-Loss | 108-82 | |
| ERA | 3. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Denton is a town in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Lecanto is a Census-designated place (CDP in Citrus County, Florida, United States. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs (4-0 All-Star Game The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 01 | |
| Strikeouts | 821 | |
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Hubert Max Lanier (August 18, 1915 - January 30, 2007) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St He led the National League in earned run average in 1943, and was the winning pitcher of the clinching game in the 1944 World Series against the crosstown St. Louis Browns. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over St A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead The 1944 World Series was an all-St Louis World Series matching up the St The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. His son Hal became a major league infielder and manager. Harold Clifton Lanier (born July 4 1942 in Denton North Carolina) is a former Infielder, coach and manager in Major Baseball teams take turns one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters
Born in Denton, North Carolina, Lanier was one of just a handful of players who remained active during the World War II years. Denton is a town in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A naturally right-handed player, he had become a left-handed pitcher only because he twice broke his right arm in childhood. After signing with the Cardinals in 1937, he reached the major leagues in 1938. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs (4-0 All-Star Game He had arguably his best season in 1943, compiling a 15-7 record with a league-best 1. 90 ERA. In 1944 he won a career-high 17 games, and was the winner of the final game of the World Series against the crosstown Browns. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over St He was named an NL All-Star in both 1943 and 1944. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League
Lanier, along with a dozen other major leaguers, defected to the Mexican League in 1946 after being offered a salary nearly double what he was making with the Cardinals. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 All-Star Game Disappointed by poor playing conditions and allegedly broken contract promises, he tried to return to the Cardinals in 1948, but was barred by an order from commissioner Happy Chandler, imposing a five-year suspension on all players who had jumped to the Mexican League. Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Sr (July 14 1898 June 15 1991 was twice Governor of Kentucky, a U In response, Lanier and teammate Fred Martin, as well as Danny Gardella of the New York Giants, sued Major League Baseball in federal court, challenging baseball's reserve clause as a violation of U. Daniel Lewis Gardella ( February 26 1920 - March 6 2005) was an American Left fielder in Major League Baseball The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. The reserve clause is a term formerly employed in North American professional Sports Contracts The reserve clause, contained in all standard player S. antitrust law (anticipating the similar suit by Curt Flood some 25 years later). Curtis Charles Flood ( January 18 1938 &ndash January 20 1997) was a Major League Baseball player who spent most of his career as The dispute was settled when Chandler lifted the suspensions in June 1949 and the players dropped their suits.
Lanier rejoined the Cardinals in 1949. After winning a total of 101 games for the club, he ended his career with the New York Giants (1952-53) and the Browns (1953). The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game
In a 14-season career, Lanier posted a 108-82 record with 821 strikeouts and a 3. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes 01 ERA in 1619-1/3 innings pitched, including 21 shutouts and 91 complete games. In Baseball, innings pitched (IP are the number of Innings a Pitcher has completed measured by the number of batters and Baserunners In team sports in American English a shutout (a clean sheet in Soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring In Baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a Pitcher pitching an entire game himself without the benefit of a Relief pitcher
Lanier died at age 91 in Dunnellon, Florida. Dunnellon is a city in Marion County, Florida, United States.
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- BaseballLibrary - profile and career highlights
- New York Times obituary, Feb. 9, 2007
| Preceded by Mort Cooper | National League ERA Champion 1942 | Succeeded by Ed Heusser |
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