Was Red Lanning a pitcher?

No. Red Lanning was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 6 career games.

How many home runs did Red Lanning hit?

Red Lanning hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

Red Lanning

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1916)

AVG .182

HR 0

RBI 1

H 6

OPS .615

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 165 lb
Born: 5/13/1895 in Harvard, IL, USA
Died: 6/13/1962 in Bristol, CT, USA
MLB Debut: 1916-06-20
Last Game: 1916-08-05

Full name: Lester Alfred Lanning

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
19	33	5	6	2	0	0	1	0	10	9	.182	.372	.242	.615	0

Career AVG .182 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 26.8% below league average.

Career OBP .372 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — +18.5% above league average.

Career SLG .242 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 25.8% below league average.

Career OPS .615 vs. league average .641 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1916	PHA	AL	19	33	5	6	2	0	0	1	0	10	9	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			19	33	5	6	2	0	0	1	0	10	9	.182	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	3	6	3	1	0	0	24.3	38	22	1	17	9	8.14	-1053.4

Career ERA 8.14 vs. league average 2.78 across their career seasons — 192.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1916	PHA	AL	0	3	6	3	1	0	0	24.3	38	22	17	9	8.14	2.78 (-193%)	-1053.4
Career · 1 season			0	3	6	3	1	0	0	24.1	38	22	17	9	8.14	—	-1,053

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	10	17	1	3	0	1	.176
Away	9	16	4	3	0	0	.188

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	5.0	2	2	3	1	3.60
Away	5	19.1	36	20	14	8	9.31

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO
1916-08-05	PHA	CLE	L	0	1	0	0	1	0
1916-08-02	PHA	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1916-07-30	PHA	CHW	L	2	0	0	0	1	0
1916-07-27	PHA	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1916-07-26	PHA	SLA	L	2	1	1	1	0	0
1916-07-25	PHA	SLA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1916-07-18	PHA	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	1	0
1916-07-15	PHA	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1916-07-12	PHA	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1916-07-08	PHA	DET	L	3	1	2	1	1	1

Last 6 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1916-08-05	PHA	CLE	—	1.0	4	4	4	1	0	0
1916-08-02	PHA	CHW	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1916-07-30	PHA	CHW	L	8.0	19	10	8	3	5	1
1916-07-26	PHA	SLA	—	7.0	6	3	1	6	3	0
1916-07-25	PHA	SLA	L	1.1	5	6	6	3	0	0
1916-07-18	PHA	CHW	L	5.0	2	3	2	3	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	9	0	10	0	1	0
P	6	0	0	8	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1916	PHA	OF	9	0	10	0	1	0
1916	PHA	P	6	0	0	8	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	6
Left Field	7
Right Field	2

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Wesleyan University	Middletown	CT	1913, 1914, 1915, 1916

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Lanning

Was Red Lanning a pitcher?: No. Red Lanning was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 6 career games.
How many home runs did Red Lanning hit?: Red Lanning hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.