Dick Lanahan Explained

Dick Lanahan
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:27 September 1911
Birth Place:Washington, D.C.
Death Place:Rochester, Minnesota
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 15
Debutyear:1935
Debutteam:Washington Senators
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 12
Finalyear:1941
Finalteam:Pittsburgh Pirates
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:6–13
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:5.15
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:62
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Richard Anthony Lanahan (September 27, 1911 – March 12, 1975) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators in a four-year career varying from 1935 to 1941.

Lanahan's best season was the 1940 season in which he had six wins in 40 games, and a 4.25 earned run average.[1] His forty games played was ninth in the National League.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dick Lanahan . retrosheet.org . August 7, 2019.