- William Van Landingham
Infobox MLB retired
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name=William Van Landingham
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=May 21
debutyear=1994
debutteam=San Francisco Giants
finaldate=July 27
finalyear=1997
finalteam=San Francisco Giants
stat1label=Wins
stat1value=27
stat2label=Losses
stat2value=26
stat3label=ERA
stat3value=4.54
teams=
*San Francisco Giants (1994-97)
highlights=William Joseph Van Landingham (born
July 16 ,1970 inColumbia, Tennessee ) is a formerpitcher inMajor League Baseball . He played his entire Major League career with theSan Francisco Giants (1994-1997).On
May 29 ,1996 , Van Landingham started againstJason Isringhausen , then a starter for theNew York Mets . They tied a record for the longest combined names of two starting pitchers. Van Landingham also set the record for longest complete name in Major League Baseball, at twenty characters. The record has since been tied byJarrod Saltalamacchia .He played his final Major League Baseball game on
July 27 ,1997 . After being affiliated with the Angels, Expos, and Brewers in theminor leagues , he moved toAthens, Georgia , to live with his family.Nickname
San Francisco fans, often frustrated by the Giants lack of experienced pitching often took out these frustrations on Van Landingham, dubbing him "Van Launching Pad" on sports talk radio showsFact|date=June 2008.
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vanlawi01.shtml Baseball Reference]
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