Jim Landis died today, Saturday:
Jim Landis, who starred for the 1959 Go-Go White Sox and is considered one of the best defensive center fielders in major-league history, died Saturday in his hometown of Napa, Calif. He was 83.
Landis, who also played for the Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox during an 11-year career, retired in 1967 with a .989 career fielding percentage.
My thoughts go out to his family and friends.
Landis’ strength as a hitter was getting on base. During his peak, from 1958 to 1962, he posted a .356 OBP. In 1959, his best season (5.7 rWAR) was a big part of the White Sox reaching the World Series for the first time in 40 years.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2fVcwzp
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