- Jim Landis
Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=silver
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=black
textcolor2=silver
name=Jim Landis
position=Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=April 16
debutyear=by|1957
debutteam=Chicago White Sox
finaldate=June 28
finalyear=by|1967
finalteam=Houston Astros
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.247
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=93
stat3label=Runs scored
stat3value=625
teams=
*Chicago White Sox (by|1957-by|1964),
*Kansas City Athletics (by|1965)
*Cleveland Indians (by|1966)
*Detroit Tigers (by|1967)
*Boston Red Sox (by|1967)
*Houston Astros (by|1967)
highlights=
*Gold Glove Award :1960, 1961,1962,1963,1964
*Led American League in Sacrifice Hits (13) in 1959.James Henry Landis (born birth date and age|1934|3|9 in
Fresno, California ) is a retired Americanbaseball player. He was signed by theChicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1952. and played for 8 years before being traded toKansas City Athletics onJanuary 20 ,1965 where he played for one year. He then moved to theCleveland Indians ,Houston Astros ,Detroit Tigers , and finally theBoston Red Sox . He was a member of theAmerican League 1962 All-Star team and a 5 timeGold Glove Award winner from 1960 to 1964. Landis played his final Major League game with theHouston Astros onJune 28 ,1967 Jim Landis now lives in
Napa, California with his wife Sandy (Foster).ee also
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Chicago White Sox all-time roster External links
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/jim_landis_interview.shtml "Baseball Almanac" interview with Jim Landis]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jim_Landis BR Bullpen]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/landiji01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2006/12/08/features/milestones/iq_3712458.txt Jim and Sandy Landis celebrate 50th wedding anniversary]
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