Jim Landis Notable

b. March 9, 1934 · Chicago White Sox 1957–1964, Kansas City Athletics 1965, Cleveland Indians 1966, Houston Astros 1967, Detroit Tigers 1967, Boston Red Sox 1967

Jim Landis played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1957 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1967.

Across 1,346 games he batted .247, with 1,061 hits and 625 runs. He finished with 93 home runs, 169 doubles, 50 triples, 588 walks and 139 stolen bases.

He played 1,265 games in the outfield, with 2,927 putouts and 32 errors.

He took five Gold Gloves, between 1960 and 1964. He was an All-Star in 1962.

He was born in Fresno, CA, USA on March 9, 1934, and died on October 7, 2017. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1962
Gold Glove	5	1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1957	CHW	96	274	38	58	11	3	2	16	45	61	14	.212
1958	CHW	142	523	72	145	23	7	15	64	52	80	19	.277
1959	CHW	149	515	78	140	26	7	5	60	78	68	20	.272
1960	CHW	148	494	89	125	25	6	10	49	80	84	23	.253
1961	CHW	140	534	87	151	18	8	22	85	65	71	19	.283
1962	CHW	149	534	82	122	21	6	15	61	80	105	19	.228
1963	CHW	133	396	56	89	6	6	13	45	47	75	8	.225
1964	CHW	106	298	30	62	8	4	1	18	36	64	5	.208
1965	KCA	118	364	46	87	15	1	3	36	57	84	8	.239
1966	CLE	85	158	23	35	5	1	3	14	20	25	2	.222
1967	BOS/DET/HOU	80	198	24	47	11	1	4	19	28	50	2	.237
Career	—	1346	4288	625	1061	169	50	93	467	588	767	139	.247

On this day & linked events

1934

Born March 9, 1934

Fresno, CA, USA

2017

Died October 7, 2017

1957

Major-league debut: Jim Landis

Jim Landis made a major-league debut on April 16, 1957.

1967

Final major-league game: Jim Landis

Jim Landis played a final major-league game on August 27, 1967.

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