Max Lanier Hubert Max Lanier Bats Right Throws Left Height 5'10 Weight 187 Born August 18, 1915 Denton, NC Died January 30, 2007 Dunnellton, FL

Pitching  

 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 1939 23 MON   2   0 1.000   1  20   2   0   0   37.2   30   13    8   23    4   1  1.91  4.19  219  
 1940 24 MON   3   8  .273   0  40  19   0   0  126.2  171   94   83   49   62  11  5.90  4.26   72  
 1941 25 MON   6   3  .667   0  62   4   0   0   97.1   90   40   39   43   77   7  3.61  4.22  117  
 1942 26 MON  13   5  .722  15  87   0   0   0  120.0  111   62   55   58   81  10  4.13  4.04   98  
 1943 27 MON   3   4  .429  10  31   0   0   0   30.2   31   11   10   13   13   3  2.93  4.08  139  

 1944 28 MON  10   7  .588   0  29  29   0   0  176.2  154   93   84   87  161  19  4.28  4.32  101  
 1945 29 MON   3   4  .429   1  57   0   0   0   74.1   71   31   30   43   23   1  3.63  3.94  108  
 1946 30 MON   2   4  .333   9  27   0   0   0   32.1   31   13   13   12   26   2  3.62  4.08  113  
 1946 30 HAR   2   1  .667   1   5   1   0   0   15.1   16    4    4    3    7   1  2.35  3.87  165  
 1946 30 TOT   4   5  .444  10  32   1   0   0   47.2   47   17   17   15   33   3  3.21  3.97  124  

 1948 32 HAR                                                                                         
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
  8 Seasons   44  36  .550  37 358  55   0   0  711.0  705  361  326  331  454  55  4.13  4.14  100
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg   7   6  .550   6  56   9   0   0  112.0  111   57   51   52   71   9  4.13 
 Career High  13   8  .722  15  87  29   0   0  176.2  171   94   84   87  161  19  4.13 
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 8 Yrs.  MON  42  35  .545  36 353  54   0   0  695.2  689  357  322  328  447  54  4.17  4.14   99  
 1 Yrs.  HAR   2   1  .667   1   5   1   0   0   15.1   16    4    4    3    7   1  2.35  3.87  165                                                                                      +-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+

Shaded Text indicates partial season results.

Postseason Pitching

 
 Year Tm  OPP WLser   W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR   ERA  
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
 1940 MON BRK   W     0   0  .000   0   4   0   0   0   4.1    3    1    1    3    0   0  2.08
 1942 MON FRE   W     1   0 1.000   0   3   0   0   0   4.2    3    2    2    0    4   1  3.86
 1944 MON HAR   W     0   1  .000   0   1   1   0   0   8.0    5    2    1    3    8   0  1.13
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
               3-0    1   1  .500   0   8   1   0   0  17.0   11    5    4    6   12   1  2.12
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+


WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

All-Star 1943

Wins 1942-13-7

Strikeouts 1944-161-5

Saves 1942-15-7 1946-10-8

Games 1942-87-7 1945-57-10

Walks 1944-87-10

Transactions January 1, 1938: Drafted 1st round (5th overall) by Montgomery. July 15, 1946: Traded by Montgomery with Dick Sisler to Harlem for Hank Greenberg and Randy Gumpert.

Biography Hubert Max Lanier played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1938-46, 1949-51), New York Giants (1952-53) and St. Louis Browns (1953). He is the father of Hal Lanier, a former major league player and manager. Lanier was one of just a handful of players who remained active during the World War II years. In fact, he had arguably his best season with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1943 , compiling a 15-7 record with a 1.90 ERA, and In 1944 he won a career-high 17 games. He did however defect to the Mexican League in 1946 and did not pitch again with the Cardinals until 1949. He also pitched in part of two seasons with the New York Giants and St. Louis Browns. In a 14-season career, Lanier posted a 108-82 record with 821 strikeouts and a 3.01 ERA in 1619-1/3 innings pitched , including 21 shutouts and 91 complete games