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George Van Haltren League
4-1-2072
Chris Lankford Third Base
Retired (1989, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .251 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .684 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 1442 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 03-26-1953
HR 126 Drafted Round 1, Pick 13
(1972)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(42 games)
RBI 731
SB 130
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 3
2B A+ (98.9%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 5
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1974 NYA
8
18
2
4
1
0
0
0
3
3 0 0
0
0 0
.611
.333
.278
.056
.222
1975 NYA
29
45
3
9
0
0
0
1
4
10 0 0
0
0 1
.465
.265
.200
.000
.200
1976 NYA
101
308
29
76
8
1
3
38
24
57 1 1
2
1 3
.611
.302
.308
.062
.247
1977 NYA
121
401
39
97
8
2
8
41
25
78 1 3
4
0 12
.618
.286
.332
.090
.242
1978 NYA
123
379
57
101
18
5
10
55
36
68 1 5
6
5 6
.747
.328
.420
.153
.266
1979 NYA
128
404
44
104
23
5
6
47
27
74 1 2
7
5 8
.688
.304
.384
.126
.257
1980 NYA
129
409
53
108
19
4
15
63
39
75 1 3
8
4 12
.768
.327
.440
.176
.264
1981 NYA
128
354
30
85
17
2
6
49
38
79 1 5
11
3 5
.662
.312
.350
.110
.240
1982 NYA
153
490
60
135
19
9
10
66
38
80 1 4
9
6 16
.739
.326
.412
.137
.276
1983 NYA
153
527
64
146
29
4
17
71
41
88 0 1
13
5 5
.773
.329
.444
.167
.277
1984 NYA
153
483
50
102
15
5
8
64
42
108 1 5
11
3 6
.586
.273
.313
.101
.211
1985 BAL
158
551
73
133
14
4
16
60
59
102 1 1
22
13 13
.684
.315
.368
.127
.241
1986 BAL
154
536
51
128
17
4
8
56
33
93 2 0
19
9 10
.616
.285
.330
.091
.239
1987 BAL
157
509
65
141
25
5
11
73
48
104 5 1
12
3 18
.755
.345
.411
.134
.277
1988 BAL
70
185
23
43
5
2
6
30
18
42 1 1
2
1 4
.681
.302
.378
.146
.232
1989 NYA
56
137
15
30
1
1
2
17
14
30 0 0
4
0 1
.576
.291
.285
.066
.219
Total
1821
5736
658
1442
219
53
126
731
489
1091 17 32
130
58 120
.684
.310
.374
.123
.251
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Chris Lankford has retired from the New York Bricklayers
1989-04-01A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Rising and the New York Bricklayers. The New York Bricklayers receive Chris Lankford from the Baltimore Rising in exchange for Draft Pick 1990 Round 3 NYA (Hal Howell).
1985-03-07A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Rising and the New York Bricklayers. The New York Bricklayers receive Herb Serafini, Bill Mills from the Baltimore Rising in exchange for Red Keen, Chris Lankford.
1976-06-23Chris Lankford of the New York Bricklayers is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1975-04-08The New York Bricklayers have promoted Chris Lankford to the major league team. The New York Bricklayers have sent Bob Corbin to the minors.
1975-04-04The New York Bricklayers have promoted Bob Corbin to the major league team. The New York Bricklayers have sent Chris Lankford to the minors.
1974-10-01The New York Bricklayers have promoted Jimmy Boston to the major league team. The New York Bricklayers have promoted Chris Lankford to the major league team. The New York Bricklayers have sent Bob Corbin to the minors.
1974-09-27The New York Bricklayers have sent Chris Lankford to the minors.
1974-09-24The New York Bricklayers have promoted Chris Lankford to the major league team.
1974-08-12The New York Bricklayers have promoted Bob Corbin to the major league team. The New York Bricklayers have promoted Brodie Downs to the major league team. The New York Bricklayers have sent Armando Harlow to the minors. The New York Bricklayers have sent Chris Lankford to the minors.
1974-07-20The New York Bricklayers have promoted Armando Harlow to the major league team. The New York Bricklayers have promoted Chris Lankford to the major league team. The New York Bricklayers have sent Bob Corbin to the minors. The New York Bricklayers have sent Brodie Downs to the minors.
1973-06-11A trade has been completed between the New York Bricklayers and the Brooklyn Superbas. The Brooklyn Superbas receive Draft Pick - 1975 Round 3 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1974 Round 2 (NYA) from the New York Bricklayers in exchange for Chris Lankford.