This week, the card says Dodgers but the story has some St. Louis Cardinals history and a dose of Baltimore Orioles Magic! Tito Landrum had a famous minor league teammate, an alter ego named Vapor Man, and a huge 1983 ALCS moment! This story had a lot of unexpected twists.
Terry Lee "Tito" Landrum played 9 big league seasons and amassed 13 total homers and a .249 average for his career. In the playoffs for the Orioles and Cardinals he played 19 games and hit .347 with 2 home runs. That includes one of the biggest and most unlikely home runs in Orioles history to break a 0-0 tie in game 4 of the the 1983 ALCS. Tito went on to be named valedictorian of his NYU class in 1998, earning his bachelors in physical therapy.
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Links:
Tito Landrum SABR Bio by Malcolm Allen
Tito Jackson…doppelganger?
Story about Tito’s legendary home run
Tito goes back to school at NYU
Vapor Man1983 ALCS Homer video:
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