Skipping “front” and “back” for this card and just focusing
on the players.
Tito Landrum
The player: Tito Landrum was a backup outfielder for three
teams over nine season, mostly for the Cardinals. In 607 regular season games
he hit just .249 with 13 HR and 111 RBI. However, he excelled in the
postseason. In 1983, with the Orioles, he hit the game-winning home run in the
ALCS clincher. Two years later, with the Cardinals, he subbed for the injured
Vince Coleman and played in all 12 postseason games, hitting .385, including a
home run in Game 4 of the World Series.
The man: After his playing career, Landrum, who now goes by
his birth name of Terry, earned a physical therapy degree at NYU, and has
maintained a physical therapy practice in Manhattan since the late 1990s.
My collection: I have 20 of his cards, from 1981 to 1988. I
would be interested in trading for 1984 Fleer Update #69.
Al Olmsted
The player: Al Olmsted spent seven years in the minor
leagues, mostly for the Cardinals. 1980 was his only major league season. He
made five starts and was 1-1 with a 2.86 ERA. After the season he was traded to
the Padres in the Rollie Fingers/Terry Kennedy deal. He has a terrible 1981
season at AAA Hawaii (8-9, 5.95 ERA) which is why he didn’t get another shot at
the big leagues.
The man: Olmsted seems to have kept a low profile since his
playing career ended. Anyone know where he is now?
My collection: This is the only card of his in my
collection. I would be interested in trading for 1981 TCMA Hawaii Islanders
#13.
Andy Rincon
The player: Andy Rincon pitched well in 1980 and 1981, going
6-2 with a 2.16 ERA. However, he was hit in the arm by a line drive by Phil
Garner in 1981, and was never the same again. After a much less successful 1982
(2-3, 4.73), his major league career was over.
The man: According to the 1982 Topps Blog, Rincon is the
Principal of a company called AJ’s Mall.
My collection: I have two of his cards, 1981 and 1982 Topps.
I would be interested in trading for 1983 Riley’s Louisville Redbirds #17.
Terry "Tito" Landrum actually went back to school after he was done playing baseball, and has a physical therapy practice in New York. There was a card shop outside of St. Louis, it's been closed for awhile, that had a ton of his bats and game used stuff that they got from him.
ReplyDeleteTito is the only one I remember.
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