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Jim Landis
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Birthdate: 3/9/1934    
Height / Weight: 6' 1" / 180 lbs. Place of Birth: Fresno, CA, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Fleet-footed centerfielder, Jim Landis made up for his weak bat with speed and a desire to succeed. He won Gold Gloves from 1960 thru 1964 for the 'Go Go' Chicago White Sox and was chosen for the 1962 AL All-Star Team. His best season with the bat was 1961, when he batted .283 with 22 HR's and 85 RBI's. Landis had a career batting average of only .247 but was a valuable player averaging around 65 walks per/year. He scored six runs in the six games 1959 World Series but the White Sox lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers. When he retired from baseball, Landis career fielding mark was .989 in 1346 games. Jim Landis' career stats: on base pct .346, scored 625 runs with 93 HR's. Jim Landis proudly served in the US Military 1954-55.


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
13 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1957 CHW (AL) 96 274 38 58 11 3 2 16 45 61 14 4 2 3 2 0 .212 .329 SLG
1958 CHW (AL) 142 523 72 145 23 7 15 64 52 80 19 7 1 8 9 1 .277 .351 SLG
1959 CHW (AL) 149 515 78 140 26 7 5 60 78 68 20 9 5 8 13 9 .272 .370 SLG
1960 CHW (AL) 148 494 89 125 25 6 10 49 80 84 23 6 4 9 7 4 .253 .365 SLG
1961 CHW (AL) 140 534 87 151 18 8 22 85 65 71 19 5 0 4 10 5 .283 .362 SLG
1962 CHW (AL) 149 534 82 122 21 6 15 61 80 105 19 7 3 9 3 4 .228 .337 SLG
1963 CHW (AL) 133 396 56 89 6 6 13 45 47 75 8 6 4 6 5 0 .225 .316 SLG
1964 CHW (AL) 106 298 30 62 8 4 1 18 36 64 5 0 1 6 6 1 .208 .305 SLG
1965 KCA (AL) 118 364 46 87 15 1 3 36 57 84 8 3 1 3 6 1 .239 .346 SLG
1966 CLE (AL) 85 158 23 35 5 1 3 14 20 25 2 1 1 2 0 0 .222 .317 SLG
1967 BOS (AL) 5 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 SLG
1967 HOU (NL) 50 143 19 36 11 1 1 14 20 35 2 1 0 1 0 3 .252 .341 SLG
1967 DET (AL) 25 48 4 10 0 0 2 4 7 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 .208 .304 SLG
13 years   1346 4288 625 1061 169 50 93 467 588 767 139 51 22 59 61 29 .247 .344 .SLG



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