Les Lancaster
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[edit] Biography
Born on April 21, 1962 in Dallas, Texas, Les Lancaster (Lester Wayne Lancaster) played for the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 7 year career. Lancaster broke into the bigs on April 7, 1987 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 4.90 ERA in 132.1 innings pitched in 1987, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Les Lancaster's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1991, when he posted a 3.52 ERA and struck out 102 batters. However, others believe that it was 1989, when he posted a 1.36 ERA and struck out 56 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | CHI | N | 27 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4.90 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132.1 | 138 | 14 | 51 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 1988 | CHI | N | 44 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3.78 | 36 | 42 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 85.2 | 89 | 4 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 | CHI | N | 42 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.36 | 56 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 72.2 | 60 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | CHI | N | 55 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4.62 | 65 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 109 | 121 | 11 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 1991 | CHI | N | 64 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3.52 | 102 | 68 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 150 | 13 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 1992 | DET | A | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6.33 | 35 | 66 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86.2 | 101 | 11 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| 1993 | STL | N | 50 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.93 | 36 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.1 | 56 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | NL | 282 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 3.73 | 373 | 279 | 256 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 617 | 614 | 49 | 210 | 33 | 26 | 8 | |
| Total | AL | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6.33 | 35 | 66 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86.2 | 101 | 11 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 3 | |
| Total | 323 | 39 | 41 | 28 | 4.05 | 408 | 345 | 317 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 703.2 | 715 | 60 | 261 | 45 | 28 | 11 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | CHI | N | P | 27 | 18 | 132.1 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1988 | CHI | N | P | 44 | 3 | 85.2 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 1989 | CHI | N | P | 42 | 0 | 72.2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1990 | CHI | N | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1990 | CHI | N | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1990 | CHI | N | P | 55 | 6 | 109 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1991 | CHI | N | P | 64 | 11 | 156 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1992 | DET | A | P | 41 | 1 | 86.2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .923 |
| 1993 | STL | N | P | 50 | 0 | 61.1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Total | P | 323 | 39 | 703.2 | 54 | 84 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 34 | 6 | .993 | ||
| Total | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | CHI | N | 27 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .082 | .100 | .102 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | CHI | N | 44 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .050 | .050 | .050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | CHI | N | 42 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .273 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | CHI | N | 55 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .050 | .174 | .050 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | CHI | N | 64 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .179 | .179 | .250 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | DET | A | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | STL | N | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 282 | 132 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 5 | .098 | .131 | .129 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | AL | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 323 | 132 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 5 | .098 | .131 | .129 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 24th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1981).
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 39th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1983).
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Chicago Cubs (June 13, 1985).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (March 31, 1992).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (April 6, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 26, 1992).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (January 13, 1993).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 1993).
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