Joe Landrum Experience: 1946-1947 Sport: Baseball

Joe Landrum played baseball at Clemson in 1946 and 1947. He had his first start as a freshman against Erskine on March 29, 1946. He pitched a complete game no-hitter in which he struck out 15 batters. He did not allow any walks and only one ball left the infield. He went 10-2 in that season and struck out 97 batters and walked 22 in 104 innings. The next season he had an 11-1 record with 93 strikeouts and only 16 walks in 106 innings. He led Clemson to the Southern Conference championship and the South's NCAA title.

Landrum was drafted to the Brooklyn dodgers at the end of the '47 season. He played in the minors a few years before being called up in 1950 where he was doing well until he injured his arm. He went back to the minors, and was called back up later that season. He had a difficult time as a reliever and decided to take a break from baseball and finish his degree.

He earned his B.S. in Architecture in 1952 and considered staying at Clemson to coach the Tigers, but was advised to go back to the majors. He then made his first major league start against Pittsburgh where he had a complete game and the Dodgers won 4-1.