Doc Landis

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 Landis
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 record17–28
Earned run average3.32
Strikeouts75
Teams
  • Philadelphia Athletics (1882)
  • Baltimore Orioles (1882)

Doc's son Floyd was also a baseball player and an actor on Vaudeville, using the stage name of Patsy Flanagan.

References

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    1. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966
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