 Landrith played at catcher in the New York Mets very first regular season game on April 11, 1962 against the St. Louis Cardinals, batting 8th in the order and going 0 for 4 in an 11-4 loss.The Cardinals stole three bases with Landrith behind the plate.Centerfielder Curt Flood stole two bases and second baseman Julián Javier also stole a base.