Bill Landrum
Encyclopedia
Thomas William Landrum is a former right-handed Major League Baseball
relief pitcher
who played eight seasons with four teams, the Cincinnati Reds
, Chicago Cubs
, the Pittsburgh Pirates
and the Montreal Expos
from to .
Landrum finished sixth in the National League
in saves with 26 in and had a 1.67 earned run average
that season and finished seventh in the NL in saves with 17 in with the Pirates.
His father Joe Landrum
pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers
in the 1950s.
Bill is now retired and still living in Columbia, SC.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
relief pitcher
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
who played eight seasons with four teams, the Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
, Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
, the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
and the Montreal Expos
Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
from to .
Landrum finished sixth in the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
in saves with 26 in and had a 1.67 earned run average
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
that season and finished seventh in the NL in saves with 17 in with the Pirates.
His father Joe Landrum
Joe Landrum
Joseph Butler Landrum was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in 16 games during the 1950 & 1952 seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers.His son Bill Landrum also pitched in the majors.-External links:...
pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
in the 1950s.
Bill is now retired and still living in Columbia, SC.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders
- List of second generation MLB players