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

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 65 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 5 tying, 20 go ahead

3 Tms
STL	50
NYG	12
SLB	2

Platoon
vs RHB	47
vs LHB	17

Home/Road
Away	37
Home	27

Outs
0	22
1	21
2	21

9 Opps
BSN	14
BRO	12
CIN	10
CHC	10
PHI	8
NYG	6
PIT	2
PHA	1
CHW	1

49 Batters
Joe Adcock	3
Earl Torgeson	3
Roy Campanella	3
Walker Cooper	2
Granny Hamner	2
Connie Ryan	2
Andy Pafko	2
Hank Sauer	2
Carl Furillo	2
Andy Seminick	2
Bob Elliott	2
Del Ennis	2
Wally Post	1
Willie Jones	1
Babe Barna	1
Sam Jethroe	1
Billy Cox	1
Elbie Fletcher	1
Gil Hodges	1
Whitey Lockman	1
Sammy Meeks	1
Chuck Workman	1
Phil Cavarretta	1
Johnny Mize	1
Bill Serena	1
Ival Goodman	1
Dick Bartell	1
Roy Smalley	1
Frank Demaree	1
Augie Galan	1
Mickey Witek	1
Dolph Camilli	1
Lou Novikoff	1
Gus Bell	1
Jimmy Wasdell	1
Mike Goliat	1
Johnny Logan	1
Joe Astroth	1
Ted Kluszewski	1
Jack Phillips	1
Willard Marshall	1
Gil English	1
Johnny Wyrostek	1
Sam Mele	1
Roy Easterwood	1
Max Macon	1
Tommy Brown	1
Clyde McCullough	1
Joe Orengo	1

8 Parks
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	21
Polo Grounds (NYC)	10
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	9
Braves Fld (BOS)	6
Crosley Fld (CIN)	6
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	5
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	5
Forbes Fld (PIT)	2

Where Hit
7	31
9	15
8	3

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	40
2·HR gms	8
4·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	39
1--	10
12-	8
-2-	3
123	2
-23	1
1-3	1

103 Runs
RISP	15
0 on	39
1 on	13
2 on	10
3 on	2
Any on	25

Inning
1	7
2	8
3	4
4	7
5	5
6	14
7	11
8	5
9	3

1-3	19
4-6	26
7-end	19

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	1
+2	6
+1	7
Tied	15
-1	6
-2	7
-3	6
-4..	12

Ahead	18
Tied	15
Behind	31

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	12
LF	12
C	10
RF	9
SS	6
3B	6
2B	4
CF	3
PH	2

OrderPos
4th	14
5th	9
6th	9
3rd	8
2nd	8
7th	7
1st	5
8th	3
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	13
Medium Lev	23
Low Lev	25

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1938	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1938-05-15	Ival Goodman	CIN	@	STL	behind 9-11	t 8	1	1--	2	3	9	31%	45%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Cooke Scores
1940	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1940-07-05	Augie Galan	CHC	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 1	2	12-	3	5	7	25%	74%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Herman Scores; J. Gleeson Scores
1941	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1941-04-20	Clyde McCullough	CHC	@	STL	behind 3-7	t 4	0	-2-	2	7	2	10%	27%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Russell Scores
4	4	2	1	1941-07-10	Joe Orengo	NYG		STL	behind 0-8	b 7	0	1--	2	9	PH	1%	2%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Jurges Scores/unER
5	5	3	1	1941-07-27 (1)	Frank Demaree	BSN	@	STL	ahead 7-6	t 7	1	---	1	7	9
6	6	4	1	1941-07-31	Jimmy Wasdell	BRO	@	STL	ahead 4-3	t 4	1	-23	3	4	9	16%	87%		Home Run; B. Herman Scores; P. Reiser Scores
1942	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1942-04-23	Lou Novikoff	CHC		STL	tied 1-1	b 6	0	---	1	4	7	19%	76%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	2	1	1942-06-05	Johnny Mize	NYG	@	STL	tied 1-1	t 6	0	---	1	4	3	17%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
9	9	3	1	1942-07-11	Babe Barna	NYG	@	STL	ahead 5-3	t 8	1	12-	3	6	7	9%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Mize Scores/unER; H. Danning Scores
10	10	4	1	1942-07-18 (2)	Dolph Camilli	BRO	@	STL	ahead 2-0	t 6	2	---	1	5	3	9%	86%		Home Run
1943	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1943-05-23 (1)	Dick Bartell	NYG		STL	ahead 1-0	b 2	2	12-	3	1	5	22%	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Orengo Scores; G. Mancuso Scores
12	12	2	1	1943-07-11 (2)	Chuck Workman	BSN		STL	behind 2-4	b 2	2	1-3	3	3	9	32%	64%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Wietelmann Scores/unER; C. Ryan Scores/unER; C. Workman Scores/unER
13	13	3	1	1943-08-11	Mickey Witek	NYG		STL	ahead 1-0	b 5	0	---	1	2	4	11%	83%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1944	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1944-04-23 (1)	Roy Easterwood	CHC		STL	behind 2-9	b 7	0	---	1	8	2	1%	2%		Home Run (Deep CF)
15	15	2	1	1944-05-26	Gil English	BRO		STL	behind 0-2	b 6	2	12-	3	6	6	48%	72%		Home Run; A. Galan Scores; D. Walker Scores
16	16	3	1	1944-05-31	Max Macon	BSN		STL	behind 0-1	b 1	0	1--	2	2	3	17%	65%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Ryan Scores
17	17	4	2	1944-05-31	Connie Ryan	BSN		STL	ahead 2-1	b 6	0	---	1	1	4	11%	85%		Home Run (Deep RF)
18	18	5	1	1944-08-02	Bob Elliott	PIT		STL	behind 1-5	b 3	2	12-	3	4	5	23%	39%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; J. Russell Scores/unER; J. Barrett Scores/unER; B. Elliott Scores/unER
1946	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1946-05-19 (1)	Johnny Wyrostek	PHI		STL	behind 3-6	b 7	2	1--	2	2	8	18%	25%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. O'Neil Scores
1949	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1949-07-04 (1)	Hank Sauer	CHC		STL	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	1	4	7	11%	55%		Home Run
21	21	2	1	1949-07-14	Del Ennis	PHI		STL	tied 0-0	b 9	1	---	1	4	7	42%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	3	1	1949-07-19	Elbie Fletcher	BSN		STL	tied 0-0	b 3	1	12-	3	2	3	24%	84%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Livingston Scores; E. Stanky Scores
23	23	4	1	1949-09-30	Roy Smalley	CHC		STL	behind 0-2	b 1	2	---	1	3	6	10%	40%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	5	2	1949-09-30	Hank Sauer	CHC		STL	behind 1-2	b 1	2	---	1	4	7	11%	51%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1950	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	1950-05-17	Gil Hodges	BRO		STL	behind 0-2	b 6	2	-2-	2	6	3	28%	52%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); C. Furillo Scores
26	26	2	1	1950-05-28 (2)	Sammy Meeks	CIN		STL	behind 0-5	b 2	1	---	1	5	6	5%	16%		Home Run
27	27	3	1	1950-06-04	Del Ennis	PHI	@	STL	behind 0-1	t 6	2	1--	2	4	9	31%	61%		Home Run; E. Waitkus Scores
28	28	4	1	1950-06-09	Earl Torgeson	BSN	@	STL	behind 1-6	t 6	0	---	1	2	3	4%	9%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	5	2	1950-06-09	Walker Cooper	BSN	@	STL	behind 2-6	t 6	2	---	1	5	2	4%	10%		Home Run (Deep LF)
30	30	6	3	1950-06-09	Sam Jethroe	BSN	@	STL	behind 3-8	t 7	1	---	1	1	8	2%	5%		Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	7	4	1950-06-09	Walker Cooper	BSN	@	STL	behind 4-8	t 8	1	---	1	5	2	3%	5%		Home Run (Deep LF)
32	32	8	1	1950-06-21	Whitey Lockman	NYG		STL	behind 1-4	b 3	1	---	1	2	7	9%	30%		Home Run (Deep RF)
33	33	9	1	1950-07-04 (1)	Phil Cavarretta	CHC	@	STL	behind 0-4	t 8	1	---	1	7	3	3%	5%		Home Run
34	34	10	1	1950-07-09	Jack Phillips	PIT		STL	behind 0-2	b 6	2	---	1	3	3	13%	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
35	35	11	1	1950-07-25	Carl Furillo	BRO		STL	behind 0-2	b 2	0	---	1	5	9	10%	45%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
36	36	12	1	1950-07-31	Bob Elliott	BSN		STL	tied 2-2	b 7	2	---	1	4	5	24%	76%		Home Run (Deep LF)
37	37	13	1	1950-09-12	Andy Seminick	PHI		STL	tied 0-0	b 5	0	---	1	7	2	14%	71%		Home Run
1951	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	1951-05-03	Granny Hamner	PHI		STL	tied 1-1	b 4	1	---	1	6	6	14%	67%		Home Run (Deep LF)
39	39	2	2	1951-05-03	Willie Jones	PHI		STL	tied 2-2	b 5	1	---	1	3	5	16%	69%		Home Run (Deep LF)
40	40	3	1	1951-05-13 (1)	Joe Adcock	CIN		STL	ahead 2-0	b 1	1	---	1	4	7	8%	80%		Home Run
41	41	4	2	1951-05-13 (1)	Joe Adcock	CIN		STL	ahead 3-2	b 3	1	12-	3	4	7	19%	89%		Home Run; G. Hatton Scores; C. Ryan Scores
42	42	5	1	1951-05-26	Connie Ryan	CIN	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	4	10%	58%		Home Run
43	43	6	2	1951-05-26	Ted Kluszewski	CIN	@	STL	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	---	1	7	3	9%	81%		Home Run
44	44	7	1	1951-06-09	Earl Torgeson	BSN		STL	tied 1-1	b 5	0	---	1	6	3	15%	72%		Home Run (Deep RF)
45	45	8	1	1951-06-15	Mike Goliat	PHI	@	STL	behind 1-4	t 7	0	---	1	7	4
46	46	9	2	1951-06-15	Granny Hamner	PHI	@	STL	behind 0-4	t 7	0	---	1	6	6
47	47	10	1	1951-07-20	Roy Campanella	BRO		STL	ahead 4-1	b 6	2	---	1	6	2	5%	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
48	48	11	1	1951-08-23	Roy Campanella	BRO		STL	behind 1-4	b 9	1	---	1	6	2	3%	5%		Home Run (Deep LF)
49	49	12	1	1951-09-14	Willard Marshall	BSN	@	STL	behind 0-3	t 2	1	1--	2	7	9	15%	37%		Home Run; W. Cooper Scores
50	50	13	1	1951-09-25	Wally Post	CIN		STL	behind 0-1	b 6	2	12-	3	3	8	44%	83%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Pramesa Scores; B. Adams Scores
1952	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
51	51	1	1	1952-04-19	Andy Pafko	BRO		NYG	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	1	5	7	12%	53%		Home Run (Deep LF)
52	52	2	2	1952-04-19	Carl Furillo	BRO		NYG	ahead 2-1	b 4	2	123	4	8	9	23%	95%		Home Run (Deep CF); R. Campanella Scores; A. Pafko Scores; G. Hodges Scores
53	53	3	3	1952-04-19	Roy Campanella	BRO		NYG	ahead 7-3	b 7	0	1--	2	4	2	2%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Robinson Scores
54	54	4	4	1952-04-19	Andy Pafko	BRO		NYG	ahead 9-3	b 7	0	---	1	5	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
55	55	5	1	1952-04-24	Earl Torgeson	BSN	@	NYG	behind 0-3	t 8	2	---	1	3	3	4%	7%		Home Run (Deep RF)
56	56	6	1	1952-07-12	Andy Seminick	CIN		NYG	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	6	2	11%	66%		Home Run (Deep LF)
57	57	7	2	1952-07-12	Joe Adcock	CIN		NYG	behind 1-5	b 9	1	1--	2	4	7	2%	4%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Marshall Scores
58	58	8	1	1952-07-29	Tommy Brown	CHC	@	NYG	tied 0-0	t 5	2	-2-	2	1	3	25%	73%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Smalley Scores
59	59	9	2	1952-07-29	Bill Serena	CHC	@	NYG	ahead 2-0	t 6	0	1--	2	5	5	11%	93%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Sauer Scores
60	60	10	1	1952-08-15 (2)	Johnny Logan	BSN	@	NYG	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	1	2	6	13%	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
61	61	11	1	1952-09-08 (1)	Billy Cox	BRO	@	NYG	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	5	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
1953	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
62	62	1	1	1953-05-04 (2)	Gus Bell	CIN	@	NYG	ahead 4-0	t 7	0	123	4	3	9	2%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Church Scores; B. Marquis Scores; G. Hatton Scores
63	63	2	1	1953-06-13	Joe Astroth	PHA	@	SLB	ahead 5-3	t 6	2	---	1	8	2	9%	85%		Home Run (Deep RF)
64	64	3	1	1953-07-04 (1)	Sam Mele	CHW	@	SLB	ahead 6-0	t 4	2	1--	2	4	PH	3%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Fain Scores

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