Max Lanier Stats

Max Lanier was born on Wednesday, August 18, 1915, in Denton, North Carolina. Lanier was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1938, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Max Lanier baseball stats page.

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Max Lanier

Max Lanier Autograph on a 1992 Sporting News (#620)

Max Lanier Autograph on a 1992 Sporting News (#620)

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Birth Name:   Hubert Max Lanier
Nickname:   None
Born On:   08-18-1915  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Denton, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-30-2007 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Lecanto, Florida
Cemetery:   Dunnellon Memorial Gardens, Dunnellon, Florida
High School:   Denton High School (Denton, NC)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   187
First Game:   04-20-1938 (Age 22)
Last Game:   07-04-1953
Draft:   Not Applicable

Max Lanier

Max Lanier Pitching Stats

1938 23 Cardinals 18 3 4 0 3 .000 4.20 1 0 0 45.0 215 57 21 30 1 28 1 14 0 2 0 -
1939 24 Cardinals 7 6 0 2 1 .667 2.39 2 0 0 37.2 149 29 10 11 0 13 1 14 0 1 0 -
1940 25 Cardinals 35 11 14 9 6 .600 3.34 4 2 3 105.0 458 113 39 50 1 38 2 49 4 1 0 -
1941 26 Cardinals 35 18 6 10 8 .556 2.82 8 2 3 153.0 628 126 48 59 4 59 3 93 2 1 2 -
1942 27 Cardinals 34 20 11 13 8 .619 2.96 8 2 2 161.0 657 137 53 55 4 60 6 93 3 2 0 -
1943 28 Cardinals 32 25 5 15 7 .682 1.94 14 2 3 213.1 882 195 46 63 3 75 9 123 0 2 0 -
1944 29 Cardinals 33 30 3 17 12 .586 2.65 16 5 0 224.1 908 192 66 82 5 71 12 141 0 3 0 -
1945 30 Cardinals 4 3 0 2 2 .500 1.73 3 0 0 26.0 108 22 5 10 0 8 1 16 0 0 0 -
1946 31 Cardinals 6 6 0 6 0 1.000 1.93 6 2 0 56.0 221 45 12 13 1 19 3 36 0 1 0 0
1949 34 Cardinals 15 15 0 5 4 .556 3.82 4 1 0 92.0 396 92 39 42 5 35 1 37 0 0 0 0
1950 35 Cardinals 27 27 0 11 9 .550 3.13 10 2 0 181.1 771 173 63 70 13 68 6 89 0 1 5 0
1951 36 Cardinals 31 23 6 11 9 .550 3.26 9 2 1 160.0 660 149 58 60 14 50 3 59 2 1 1 -
1952 37 Giants 37 16 10 7 12 .368 3.94 6 1 5 137.0 584 124 60 64 11 65 8 47 2 3 0 -
1953 38 Giants 3 0 1 0 0 .000 6.75 0 0 0 5.1 26 8 4 4 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 -
1953 38 Browns 10 1 2 0 1 .000 7.25 0 0 0 22.1 109 28 18 18 2 19 0 8 0 0 0 -
14 Years 327 204 62 108 82 .568 3.01 91 21 17 1,619.1 6,772 1,490 542 631 65 611 56 821 13 18 8 0

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Max Lanier Hitting Stats

1938 23 Cardinals 18 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100
1939 24 Cardinals 7 14 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .333 .286
1940 25 Cardinals 35 30 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 4 .200 .226 .200
1941 26 Cardinals 35 52 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 1 .192 .208 .192
1942 27 Cardinals 34 47 6 12 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 5 4 0 0 2 .255 .327 .255
1943 28 Cardinals 32 73 8 12 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 5 11 0 0 1 .164 .176 .164
1944 29 Cardinals 33 77 11 14 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 6 0 0 1 .182 .222 .195
1945 30 Cardinals 4 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182
1946 31 Cardinals 6 25 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .231 .200
1949 34 Cardinals 15 27 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 0 0 3 .074 .167 .074
1950 35 Cardinals 27 68 5 11 1 1 0 0 10 3 0 10 4 0 0 3 .162 .197 .206
1951 36 Cardinals 31 53 2 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 1 .151 .167 .151
1952 37 Giants 38 41 4 11 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 5 0 0 0 .268 .286 .317
1953 38 Giants 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1953 38 Browns 10 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167
14 Years 328 535 46 99 4 1 0 0 27 23 0 45 41 0 0 17 .185 .219 .196

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Max Lanier Fielding Stats

1938 Cardinals P 18 3 135 14 0.8 12 3 9 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .857 2.40
1939 Cardinals P 7 6 113 7 1.0 7 1 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.67
1940 Cardinals P 35 11 315 34 1.0 31 5 26 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .912 2.66
1941 Cardinals P 35 18 459 47 1.3 47 10 37 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.76
1942 Cardinals P 34 20 483 45 1.3 43 5 38 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .956 2.40
1943 Cardinals P 32 25 640 52 1.6 51 8 43 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.15
1944 Cardinals P 33 30 673 50 1.5 47 8 39 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .940 1.89
1945 Cardinals P 4 3 78 4 1.0 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.38
1946 Cardinals P 6 6 168 11 1.8 11 1 10 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.77
1949 Cardinals P 15 15 276 14 0.9 14 2 12 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.37
1950 Cardinals P 27 27 544 44 1.6 43 12 31 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.13
1951 Cardinals P 31 23 480 39 1.3 37 9 28 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .949 2.08
1952 Giants P 37 16 411 53 1.4 50 13 37 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .943 3.28
1953 Giants P 3 0 16 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.69
1953 Browns P 10 1 67 4 0.4 4 1 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.61
P Totals 327 204 4,858 419 1.3 402 78 324 17 25 n/a n/a n/a .959 2.23
14 Years 327 204 4,858 419 1.3 402 78 324 17 25 n/a n/a n/a .959 2.23

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Max Lanier Miscellaneous Stats

1938 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 2.80 5.60
1939 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 14.0 0.0 1.08 3.35 3.11
1940 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 1.29 4.20 3.26
1941 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 10.4 0.0 1.58 5.47 3.47
1942 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.4 11.8 1.55 5.20 3.35
1943 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 14.6 14.6 1.64 5.19 3.16
1944 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 38.5 38.5 1.99 5.66 2.85
1945 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.00 5.54 2.77
1946 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 25.0 12.5 1.89 5.79 3.05
1949 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 27.0 27.0 1.06 3.62 3.42
1950 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.8 6.8 1.31 4.42 3.38
1951 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 10.6 53.0 1.18 3.32 2.81
1952 Giants 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 10.3 20.5 0.72 3.09 4.27
1953 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.67 3.38 5.06
1953 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.42 3.22 7.66
14 Years 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 11.9 19.8 1.34 4.56 3.40

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Max Lanier Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1938 St. Louis Cardinals 32 Undetermined - -
1939 St. Louis Cardinals 30 Undetermined - -
1940 St. Louis Cardinals 23 Undetermined - -
1941 St. Louis Cardinals 23 Undetermined - -
1942 St. Louis Cardinals 23 Undetermined - Stats
1943 St. Louis Cardinals 23, 21 Undetermined Stats Stats
1944 St. Louis Cardinals 21 $10,000.00 Stats Stats
1945 St. Louis Cardinals 21 $10,000.00 n/a -
1946 St. Louis Cardinals 21 $10,500.00 - -
1949 St. Louis Cardinals 40, 23 $23,000.00 - -
1950 St. Louis Cardinals 23 Undetermined - -
1951 St. Louis Cardinals 23 Undetermined - -
1952 New York Giants 42, 37 Undetermined - -
1953 New York Giants 37 Undetermined - -
1953 St. Louis Browns 5 Undetermined - -

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