Monday, October 10, 2016

Greatest White Sox Team of All-Time-- Part 17: Baines and Landis

HAROLD BAINES: RIGHT FIELD

A 22-year big leaguer, Baines played 14 season with the White Sox and was twice reacquired by the team after being traded in 1989.

A four-time All-Star with the Sox, Baines hit 20 or more home runs seven times.  His 221 home runs in a Sox uniform are the third-most in franchise history.

Still my all-time favorite Sox player.  It sure upset me the two times they traded him.

JIM LANDIS:  CENTER FIELD

Landis won five consecutive Gold Glove awards from 1960 to 1964.  In 1963, he led AL center fielders with a .993 fielding percentage.

He reached double digits in home runs five times, including a career-best 22 in 1962, when he was named to the AL All-Star Team.

--DaBaineser

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