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.

Dick Lanahan
Pitcher
Born: (1911-09-27)September 27, 1911
Washington, D.C.
Died: March 12, 1975(1975-03-12) (aged 63)
Rochester, Minnesota
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 15, 1935, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
May 12, 1941, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Win–loss record6–13
Earned run average5.15
Strikeouts62
Teams

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.

References edit

  1. ^ "Dick Lanahan". retrosheet.org. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

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