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Roy Campanella
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Birthdate: 11/19/1921
Died: 6/26/1993
Height / Weight: 5' 8" / 200 lbs.
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

One of the premier catchers of all-time. Roy Campanella ranks in the top three for National League backstops. He was voted the NL Most Valuable Player in 1951, 1953 and 1955. A great defensive baseball catcher, Roy Campanella's handling of the Dodgers' pitching staff and his powerful hitting enabled the 'Bums' to win pennants in 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1957. And in 1950 & 1951, the Dodgers lost out on the last game of the season.

While still in his prime, on Jan. 28, 1958, Roy Campanella was driving slowly on an icy road, his car hit a telephone and flipped over. The accident left Campanella paralyzed in both arms and legs. Baseball fans all over the country, were shocked and sadden by this tragic news. Baseball Historian notes: A special night was held for Roy Campanella on his birthday on 5/7/59 and the largest crowd in baseball history, over 95,000 fans packed Los Angeles Coliseum to cheer and honor this great individual. I

n 1951, his first MVP season, Campy hit .325 , 30 doubles, 33 home runs and drove in 108 runs along with a .590 slugging pct. Again in 1953, his powerful hitting, 41 homers, 142 RBI's, .312 BA helped the Dodgers to win the pennant and Campy was the MVP. Make no mistake about Roy Campanella's great leadership and clutching hitting, his feats place him as one of the best all-around NL players of all-time. Roy Campanella career numbers are 1215 games, 4205 at bats, 242 homers, 856 RBI's. The above numbers do not include Campy's great play in the Negro League from 1940-47 - baseballhistorian.com All Rights Reserved 'Campy'

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Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
10 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1948 BRO (NL) 83 279 32 72 11 3 9 45 36 45 3 0 0 1 5 0 .258 .345 SLG
1949 BRO (NL) 130 436 65 125 22 2 22 82 67 36 3 0 0 3 1 0 .287 .385 SLG
1950 BRO (NL) 126 437 70 123 19 3 31 89 55 51 1 0 0 2 0 0 .281 .364 SLG
1951 BRO (NL) 143 505 90 164 33 1 33 108 53 51 1 2 0 4 0 0 .325 .393 SLG
1952 BRO (NL) 128 468 73 126 18 1 22 97 57 59 8 4 0 3 5 0 .269 .352 SLG
1953 BRO (NL) 144 519 103 162 26 3 41 142 67 58 4 2 0 4 0 0 .312 .395 SLG
1954 BRO (NL) 111 397 43 82 14 3 19 51 42 49 1 4 0 2 4 1 .207 .285 SLG
1955 BRO (NL) 123 446 81 142 20 1 32 107 56 41 2 3 9 6 5 9 .318 .395 SLG
1956 BRO (NL) 124 388 39 85 6 1 20 73 66 61 1 0 15 1 4 2 .219 .333 SLG
1957 BRO (NL) 103 330 31 80 9 0 13 62 34 50 1 0 6 4 6 6 .242 .316 SLG
10 years   1215 4205 627 1161 178 18 242 856 533 501 25 15 30 30 30 18 .276 .360 .SLG



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