Thomas Newton Lanning (April 22, 1907 – November 4, 1967) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher for one season (1938) with the Philadelphia Phillies. For his career, he compiled a 0–1 record, with a 6.43 earned run average, and two strikeouts in seven innings pitched. A single in his only at-bat left Lanning with a rare MLB career batting average of 1.000. His only decision came in the same game when the Phillies lost to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 8–1, on September 24, 1938. An alumnus of Wake Forest University, Lanning was born in Biltmore, North Carolina, and died in Marietta, Georgia, at the age of 60. Lanning's younger brother, Johnny, was also an MLB pitcher. References External links 1907 births 1967 deaths Philadelphia Phillies players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from North Carolina Winston-Salem Twins players High Point Pointers players Asheville Tourists players Portsmouth Truckers players Greenwood Chiefs players Dothan Boll Weevils players Dothan Browns players Montgomery Rebels players Memphis Chickasaws players Birmingham Barons players Wake Forest University alumni