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Landreaux was TSN Minor League Player of the Year in 1977 with a .359 average at Salt Lake City (Pacific Coast League) and broke in with the Angels late that year. He threw out three baserunners from the outfield in his first ML game. He was traded to the Twins when the Angels acquired Rod Carew before the 1979 season, and in 1980 he set a Minnesota record with a 31-game hitting streak, the longest in the AL since Dom DiMaggio's 34 in 1949. He also tied a ML record with three triples in one game that July 3. Landreaux was traded to the Dodgers for three prospects in 1981 and was their starting centerfielder through 1985. He enjoyed his best season in 1983 (.281, 17 HR, 66 RBI), and in the strike-shortened 1981 season he did not make a single error. (TG)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » February 3, 1979: Expecting to lose Rod Carew to free agency, the Twins trade the 7-time batting champion to the Angels for OF Ken Landreaux, 3B Dave Engle, and two pitchers. » May 8, 1979: The Twins roll by the Toronto Blue Jays, 16–6. In the 7th, Twins Roy Smalley, Craig Kusick and Ken Landreaux all homer off Toronto's Balor Moore. » April 23, 1980: Angels P Bruce Kison settles for a one-hitter when Minnesota's Ken Landreaux rips a double with one out in the 9th inning of California's 17–0 romp. It is the 2nd time in a year that Kison has lost a no-hitter with one out in the 9th. For Landreaux, the hit marks the beginning of a 31-game hitting streak. The loser today is Terry Felton. » May 31, 1980: Ken Landreaux goes 0-for-4 in Minnesota's 11–1 loss to the Orioles Scott McGregor, ending his hitting streak at 31 consecutive games. It is the longest streak in the American League since Dom DiMaggio's 34-game streak in 1949. » July 3, 1980: Ken Landreaux ties the modern major-league record with three triples in Minnesota's 10–3 win over Texas. Doug Flynn will match it also in a month. » March 30, 1981: The Twins trade OF Ken Landreaux to the Dodgers for OF-3B Mickey Hatcher, minor-leaguer Kelly Snider, and P Matt Reeves.