 Although he never played in a Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Landrith was assigned the role of being the National League All-Stars' batting practice catcher for the 1953 All-Star Game by Dodgers manager Charlie Dressen.At the height of anti-Communism sentiment in the United States, the Reds officially changed their name to the Cincinnati Redlegs to remove any potential "confusion" between the baseball team and Communists.Five catchers entered the 1954 Redlegs training camp in Tampa, with Landrith and Ed Bailey the early favorites to back up Seminick, but by the end of March, Landrith was fighting with Frank Baldwin to hold on to the number three spot on the catcher depth chart.