Landis appeared in 45 games for the Red Sox, going 5-5 with an earned run average of 5.25 over 82.1 innings of work.
Ironically it was the most action he’d see in any of his years on a Big League mound, but he would end up playing in the Minors for all of 1970 and 1971, the latter season in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Originally up for a taste of the Majors in 1963 with Kansas City at the age of 20, he appeared in one game, lasting 1.2 innings or scoreless ball.
But it would be only after three full seasons toiling in the Minors would he make it back, now with Boston during their American League champion 1967 campaign, where he’d play out his career until 1969.
All told, Landis appeared in 102 games, going 9-8 with an ERA of 4.46 over 169.2 innings, collecting four saves while starting seven.
