Rimp Lanier
Lorenzo "Rimp" Lanier is an American former professional baseball player. An outfielder and third baseman, Lanier had a September trial with the 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 tall and weighed, batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He played for seven seasons in the Pirates' farm system, batting.289 with 608 hits in 633 minor league games.
