:Les Lancaster

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1962)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Les Lancaster

|team=Rocky Mountain Vibes

|caption=

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1962|04|21}}

|birth_place=Dallas, Texas, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 7

|debutyear=1987

|debutteam=Chicago Cubs

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 3

|finalyear=1993

|finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=41–28

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.05

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=408

|teams=

• Chicago Cubs ({{mlby|1987}}–{{mlby|1991}})
• Detroit Tigers ({{mlby|1992}})
• St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|1993}})

}}

Lester Wayne Lancaster (born April 21, 1962) is a former professional baseball player.{{cite news |title=Profiles of Cub coaches and players |work=Chicago Tribune |date=3 Oct 1989 |department=1989 Cubs Playoff Guide |page=70}} He pitched in the Major Leagues 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 ERA of 4.05. He was a good fielding pitcher, committing only one error in 139 total chances for a .993 fielding percentage.