What is Jim Landis?
[[File:Jim Landis 1962.png|thumb|right|200px|Landis in May 1962]] '''James Henry Landis''' (March 9, 1934 – October 7, 2017) was an [[Americans|American]] professional [[baseball]] player. Landis played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) as a [[center fielder]] on six teams from 1957 through 1967. Landis was born in [[Fresno, California]]. He was raised in [[Richmond, California]]. Landis studied at [[Contra Costa College]]. While playing eight seasons for the [[Chicago White Sox]], he was an [[American League]] (AL) [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] in 1962 and an AL [[Gold Glove Award]] winner five consecutive seasons. Landis also played for the [[Kansas City Athletics]], the [[Cleveland Indians]], the [[Detroit Tigers]], the [[Houston Astros]], and for the [[Boston Red Sox]]. Landis died at his [[Napa, California]] home on October 7, 2017 at the age of 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-white-sox-jim-landis-dies-spt-1008-20171007-story.html|title=Jim Landis, center fielder for Go-Go White Sox, dies at 83|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=October 7, 2017|access-date=October 7, 2017|author=Chris Kuc}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/jim_landis_interview.shtml ''Baseball Almanac'' interview with Jim Landis] {{DEFAULTSORT:Landis, Jim}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Chicago Cubs players]] [[Category:Kansas City Athletics players]] [[Category:Cleveland Indians players]] [[Category:Detroit Tigers players]] [[Category:Houston Astros players]] [[Category:Boston Red Sox players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from California]] [[Category:People from Richmond, California]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}