Jim Landis
[edit] Biography
Jim Landis (James Henry Landis) was born on March 9, 1934 in Fresno, California. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1957 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1957, his rookie year, he hit .212 with 2 home runs and 16 RBI. Landis played for the Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Jim Landis's best season was 1961, when he slugged 22 home runs, hit for a .283 average and knocked in 85 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| 96
| 274
| 38
| 58
| 2
| 16
| .212
| .329
| .296
| 11
| 3
| 45
| 61
| 3
| 2
| 14
| 2
| 3
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| 142
| 523
| 72
| 145
| 15
| 64
| .277
| .351
| .434
| 23
| 7
| 52
| 80
| 8
| 9
| 19
| 1
| 9
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| 149
| 515
| 78
| 140
| 5
| 60
| .272
| .370
| .379
| 26
| 7
| 78
| 68
| 8
| 13
| 20
| 5
| 5
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| 148
| 494
| 89
| 125
| 10
| 49
| .253
| .365
| .389
| 25
| 6
| 80
| 84
| 9
| 7
| 23
| 4
| 7
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 140
| 534
| 87
| 151
| 22
| 85
| .283
| .362
| .470
| 18
| 8
| 65
| 71
| 4
| 10
| 19
| 0
| 10
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| 149
| 534
| 82
| 122
| 15
| 61
| .228
| .337
| .375
| 21
| 6
| 80
| 105
| 9
| 3
| 19
| 3
| 10
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 133
| 396
| 56
| 89
| 13
| 45
| .225
| .316
| .369
| 6
| 6
| 47
| 75
| 6
| 5
| 8
| 4
| 4
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| 106
| 298
| 30
| 62
| 1
| 18
| .208
| .305
| .272
| 8
| 4
| 36
| 64
| 6
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 5
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| 118
| 364
| 46
| 87
| 3
| 36
| .239
| .346
| .310
| 15
| 1
| 57
| 84
| 3
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 10
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 85
| 158
| 23
| 35
| 3
| 14
| .222
| .317
| .323
| 5
| 1
| 20
| 25
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| 50
| 143
| 19
| 36
| 1
| 14
| .252
| .341
| .364
| 11
| 1
| 20
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| DET
| A
| 25
| 48
| 4
| 10
| 2
| 4
| .208
| .304
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| BOS
| A
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| .143
| .250
| .571
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| 80
| 198
| 24
| 47
| 4
| 19
| .237
| .329
| .364
| 11
| 1
| 28
| 50
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| TOT
| A
| 30
| 55
| 5
| 11
| 3
| 5
| .200
| .297
| .364
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 50
| 143
| 19
| 36
| 1
| 14
| .252
| .341
| .364
| 11
| 1
| 20
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1296
| 4145
| 606
| 1025
| 92
| 453
| .247
| .344
| .376
| 158
| 49
| 568
| 732
| 58
| 61
| 137
| 22
| 65
|
| Total
|
|
| 1346
| 4288
| 625
| 1061
| 93
| 467
| .247
| .344
| .375
| 169
| 50
| 588
| 767
| 59
| 61
| 139
| 22
| 65
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 41
| 35
| 314.2
| 96
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 91
| 78
| 705.1
| 192
| 8
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 11
| 3
| 49
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 42
| 40
| 341.2
| 80
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 142
| 138
| 1217.2
| 334
| 9
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 142
| 138
| 1217.2
| 331
| 9
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 148
| 145
| 1301.2
| 420
| 10
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 148
| 145
| 1301.2
| 426
| 9
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 147
| 141
| 1262.1
| 372
| 13
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 147
| 141
| 1262.1
| 376
| 10
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 139
| 138
| 1235
| 394
| 9
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 139
| 138
| 1235
| 389
| 9
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 144
| 137
| 1226
| 360
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 144
| 137
| 1226
| 357
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 125
| 95
| 906.1
| 264
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 124
| 95
| 904.1
| 259
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 101
| 78
| 716.2
| 183
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 101
| 78
| 716.2
| 178
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| CF
| 108
| 101
| 869
| 254
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| OF
| 108
| 101
| 870
| 258
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 63
| 35
| 349.1
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 18
| 4
| 64
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 35
| 30
| 246
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 21
| 1
| 39.1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 14
| 11
| 107.2
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 44
| 36
| 337
| 50
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| CF
| 3
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 28
| 24
| 220.1
| 28
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| DET
| A
| RF
| 6
| 5
| 43
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| DET
| A
| LF
| 6
| 3
| 35
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| DET
| A
| OF
| 12
| 9
| 86
| 18
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1967
| DET
| A
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1967
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 5
| 1
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 5
| 1
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| LF
| 34
| 27
| 255.1
| 41
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| OF
| 61
| 46
| 441
| 72
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| CF
| 4
| 2
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| RF
| 25
| 17
| 168.2
| 28
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 17
| 10
| 104
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1967
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 11
| 6
| 61
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 63
| 34
| 368.1
| 65
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1269
| 1132
| 10231.1
| 2927
| 72
| 32
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1133
| 1040
| 9310.1
| 2745
| 59
| 30
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 90
| 58
| 552.2
| 117
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1952).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Mike Hershberger to Kansas City Athletics as part of 3-team trade in which Kansas City Athletics sent Rocky Colavito to Cleveland Indians; Cleveland Indians sent Tommy John, Tommie Agee and John Romano to Chicago White Sox; Chicago White Sox sent Cam Carreon to Cleveland Indians (January 20, 1965); and Chicago White Sox sent Fred Talbot to Kansas City Athletics (February 10, 1965).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Jim Rittwage to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Phil Roof and Joe Rudi (December 1, 1965).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Jim Weaver and Doc Edwards to Houston Astros in exchange for Lee Maye and Ken Retzer (January 4, 1967).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Larry Sherry (June 29, 1967).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (August 18, 1967).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (August 22, 1967).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (August 28, 1967).
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