Lester Wayne (Les) Lancaster (born April 21, 1962) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1987–1993 and later managed in the minor leagues. Along with fellow reliever

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, Lancaster helped lead the

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to a surprise 1989 National League East division title. Lancaster played college baseball for the

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and

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. In 703.2 innings of work, Lancaster was 41-28, a winning percentage of .594 with an

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of 4.05. He was a good fielding pitcher, committing only one error in 139 total chances for a .993

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