Tom Lanning
American baseball player
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Thomas Newton Lanning (April 22, 1907 – November 4, 1967) was an American professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher for one season (1938) with the Philadelphia Phillies. For his career, he compiled a 0–1 record, with a 6.43 earned run average, and two strikeouts in seven innings pitched.
| Tom Lanning | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 22, 1907 Biltmore, North Carolina, U.S. | |
| Died: November 4, 1967 (aged 60) Marietta, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 14, 1938, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1938, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 6.43 |
| Strikeouts | 2 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
A single in his only at-bat left Lanning with a rare MLB career batting average of 1.000.[1] His only decision came in the same game when the Phillies lost to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 8–1, on September 24, 1938.[2]
An alumnus of Wake Forest University, Lanning was born in Biltmore, North Carolina, and died in Marietta, Georgia, at the age of 60.
Lanning's younger brother, Johnny, was also an MLB pitcher.
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