Joe Landrum, Clemson’s first baseball All-American, died Sunday in Columbia, S.C., at the age of 89. According to a baseball research website, he was the 87th-oldest living former MLB player before his death.
Landrum came to Clemson from Columbia High School and played for the Tigers in 1946 and 1947. Clemson finished with a 12-5 record in 1946 and Landrum won 10 of the 12 games, as he had a 10-2 record. On March 29, 1946, after spending the night in the Clemson infirmary with strep throat, Landrum pitched the first Clemson no-hitter in 22 years against Erskine in a 6-0 Tiger victory.