Monday, February 17, 2020

1981 Topps Ken Landreaux

The front: Very nice batting cage shot at Yankee Stadium. Fans are already starting to file into their seats. (I don’t know if it was the case in 1980, but in my experience fans are allowed in after the Yankees take batting practice, so you can just watch the other team).

The back: Landreaux actually split his 1977 pretty evenly between AA El Paso and AAA Salt Lake City, putting up eye-popping numbers in both stops.

Games
Average
HR
RBI
El Paso
57
.354
16
59
Salt Lake City
62
.359
11
57
The player: Though he never lived up to his superstar minor league numbers, Landreaux had a very respectable 11-year career in the major leagues. In 1,264 games for the Angels, Twins and Dodgers he hit .268 with 91 HR and 479 RBI.

The man: Landreaux works as a coach and mentor to urban youths, particularly in his role as manager of the MLB Urban Youth Academy’s summer collegiate team.

My collection: I have 27 of his cards, from 1979 to 1988. I would be interested in trading for 1984 Fleer Star Stickers #2.

1 comment:

  1. This the card that Keith Olbermann says pictures his jacket and pant leg (on the right).

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