Doc Landis
Appearance
Doc Landis | |
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Pitcher/Outfielder | |
Born: August 16, 1854 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Died: September 17, 1920 Richland Township, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Right Threw: Unknown | |
MLB debut | |
May 2, 1882, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 1882, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 17–28 |
Earned run average | 3.32 |
Strikeouts | 75 |
Teams | |
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Samuel H. "Doc" Landis (August 16, 1854 – September 17, 1920) was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher in 1882. He would play for the Philadelphia Athletics and Baltimore Orioles. He was married to Mary Ida Weidner on August 1st, 1883 and lived for a time being in Reading, PA where is continued to play baseball. They had two children together, Mary C. Landis (Allgier) and Floyd Wesley Landis. Doc and Mary Ida would divorce around 1890. After baseball he was employed as a railroad foreman, in a printing shop and as a timber dealer. He died in the township of Richland in Bucks County PA on September 17, 1920.
Doc's son Floyd was also a baseball player and an actor on Vaudeville, using the stage name of Patsy Flanagan.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- ^ Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966
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