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Thomas William Landrum (born August 17, 1957) is a former right-handed 
Landrum finished sixth in the
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1957 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from Columbia, South Carolina Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Chicago Cubs players Cincinnati Reds players Denver Zephyrs players Gulf Coast Cubs players Indianapolis Indians players Iowa Cubs players Leones del Caracas players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Lubbock Crickets players Major League Baseball pitchers Montreal Expos players Nashville Sounds players Pittsburgh Pirates players South Carolina Gamecocks baseball players Spartanburg Methodist Pioneers baseball players Tampa Tarpons (1957–1987) players Tigres de Aragua players University of South Carolina alumni Waterbury Reds players Wichita Aeros players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1950s-stub
Major League Baseball
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relief pitcher
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who played eight seasons with four teams, the Cincinnati Reds
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, Chicago Cubs
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, the Pittsburgh Pirates
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and the Montreal Expos
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from to .
Landrum finished sixth in the National League
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in saves with 26 in and had a 1.67 earned run average
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that season and finished seventh in the NL in saves with 17 in with the Pirates.
In 361.1 innings pitched
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over 268 games, Landrum handled 76 total chances
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(31 putouts, 45 assists) without an error for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage
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.
His father Joe Landrum pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers
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in the 1950s.
Bill Landrum has retired and lives in Columbia, South Carolina.
See also
*List of second-generation Major League Baseball players
Dozens of father-and-son combinations have played or managed in Major League Baseball (MLB).
The first was Jack Doscher, son of Herm Doscher, who made his debut in 1903.
Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. became the first father-and-son duo ...
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Retrosheet
1957 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from Columbia, South Carolina Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Chicago Cubs players Cincinnati Reds players Denver Zephyrs players Gulf Coast Cubs players Indianapolis Indians players Iowa Cubs players Leones del Caracas players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Lubbock Crickets players Major League Baseball pitchers Montreal Expos players Nashville Sounds players Pittsburgh Pirates players South Carolina Gamecocks baseball players Spartanburg Methodist Pioneers baseball players Tampa Tarpons (1957–1987) players Tigres de Aragua players University of South Carolina alumni Waterbury Reds players Wichita Aeros players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1950s-stub