About Les Lancaster
Born 1962. Les Lancaster is an American baseball player.
Lester Wayne Lancaster (born April 21, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, and St. Louis Cardinals from 1987 to 1993 and later managed in the minor leagues.
Along with fellow reliever Mitch Williams, Lancaster helped lead the Chicago Cubs to a 1989 National League East division title.
Lancaster played college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Dallas Baptist University.
In 703.2 innings of work, Lancaster was 41–28, a winning percentage of .594 with an earned run average of 4.05. He was a good fielding pitcher, committing only one error in 139 total chances for a .993 fielding percentage.
In November 2025, Lancaster was announced as the new manager of the Idaho Falls Chukars.
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American baseball player
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Les Lancaster was born on 21 April 1962 in Dallas.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Les Lancaster. https://biography.guide/les-lancaster/
MLA: "Les Lancaster." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/les-lancaster/.
Chicago: "Les Lancaster." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/les-lancaster/.
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