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Johnny Lanning

Johnny Lanning

American baseball player (1910-1989)

John Young Lanning (September 6, 1910 – November 8, 1989) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1936 to 1947 for the Boston Bees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Boston Braves.[1] Lanning's main pitches were a hard curve and a slow curve.[2]

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Lanning attended North Carolina State College, where he played college baseball for the Wolfpack.[3]

During World War II, Lanning served in the US Army.[4]

Lanning's older brother, Tom, was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies.

References

  1. [1]
    "Johnny Lanning Stats". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  2. [2]
    James, Bill and Neyer, Rob. The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers (Simon & Schuster, 2004), p. 274.
  3. [3]
    "North Carolina State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2005. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Those Who Served A to Z". BaseballinWartime.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.


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