Rimp Lanier
Lorenzo "Rimp" Lanier (born October 19, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player. An outfielder and third baseman, Lanier had a September trial with the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He appeared in six games, five as a pinch hitter and one as a pinch runner, with five plate appearances, no hits and no runs scored. He reached base once when he was hit by a pitch thrown by Gary Gentry of the New York Mets on September 17.[1] Lanier was not on the postseason roster as the Pirates went on to win the National League pennant and the 1971 World Series.
| Rimp Lanier | |||
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| Pinch hitter/Pinch runner | |||
| Born: October 19, 1948 Tuskegee, Alabama | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 11, 1971, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 26, 1971, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .000 | ||
| At bats | 4 | ||
| Runs scored | 0 | ||
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Lanier stood 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall and weighed 150 pounds (68 kg), batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He played for seven seasons (1967–73) in the Pirates' farm system, batting .289 with 608 hits in 633 minor league games.[2]