Rimp Lanier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Rimp Lanier

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1948

Place of Birth: Tuskegee, Alabama, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About 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.
  • Lanier was not on the postseason roster as the Pirates went on to win the National League pennant and the 1971 World Series. 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.

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