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Ken Landreaux

Ken Landreaux Notable

b. December 22, 1954 · California Angels 1977–1978, Minnesota Twins 1979–1980, Los Angeles Dodgers 1981–1987

Ken Landreaux played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the California Angels in 1977 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1987.

Across 1,264 games he batted .268, with 1,099 hits and 522 runs. He finished with 91 home runs, 180 doubles and 145 stolen bases.

He played 1,138 games in the outfield, with 2,206 putouts and 44 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1980.

He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on December 22, 1954. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 1 1980

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1977 CAL 2376619 510 55151 .250
1978 CAL 932603758 755 2320207 .223
1979 MIN 15156481172 27515 83375710 .305
1980 MIN 12948456136 23117 6239428 .281
1981 LAD 993904898 1647 41254218 .251
1982 LAD 12946171131 2377 50395431 .284
1983 LAD 14148163135 25317 66345230 .281
1984 LAD 13443839110 11511 47293510 .251
1985 LAD 14748270129 26212 50333715 .268
1986 LAD 1032833474 1324 29223910 .261
1987 LAD 1151821737 406 2316285 .203
Career 126441015221099 1804591 479299421145 .268

On this day & linked events

1954

Born December 22, 1954

Los Angeles, CA, USA

1977

Major-league debut: Ken Landreaux

Ken Landreaux made a major-league debut on September 11, 1977.

1987

Final major-league game: Ken Landreaux

Ken Landreaux played a final major-league game on October 4, 1987.

Image: Minnesota Twins, public domain