Richard Harrison Lane (June 28, 1927 – September 5, 2018) was an American

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and a former

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. He was born in

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. He appeared in 12 games for the

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during the middle of the season (June 20–July 8), making his

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against the Washington Senators at

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. He batted and threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed . In 42

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Lane

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just .119 (5-for-42...all singles) with four

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and four runs scored. Five walks, however, pushed his on-base percentage up to .213. Lane handled 27 chances for a fielding percentage of 1.000. Four of his five MLB hits, and three of his four RBIs, came during his first three big league games against Washington, June 22–24.Retrosheet
/ref> Lane attended the

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and his professional career lasted four seasons (1945; 1947–1949).

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