Joe Landrum
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Joseph Butler Landrum
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
- School Clemson University
- Debut July 13, 1950
- Final Game September 11, 1952
- Born December 13, 1928 in Columbia, SC USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Joe Landrum pitched 16 games in the majors for the 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers and the 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers. He was two years younger than teammate Duke Snider and the same age as teammate Dick Williams, who was on the 1952 team with him.
Landrum was a high school and college pitching star. In college, he reportedly pitched a no-hitter when matched against Carl Erskine.
He pitched for the Montreal Royals in 1950. He had also been with the Fort Worth Cats.
One source says his major league pitching career was cut short by the Korean War. He returned to school to get an engineering degree and an ROTC commission.
Son Bill Landrum pitched in the major leagues in the 80s and 90s.
