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Roy Campanella
Catcher

1948-1957 Brooklyn Dodgers

  • Won 3 National League Most Valuable Player awards in a major league career that only spanned 9 full seasons. Awarded in 1951, 1953, and 1955.

  • Threw out 2 out of every 3 runners who attempted to steal a base while he was behind the plate.

  • Led all NL catchers in put-outs 6 times.

  • Caught three no-hitters.

  • Before joining the Dodgers, Campanella was a star for the Negro League Baltimore Elite Giants. He was named to Negro League All Star teams three times.

  • Led the league in RBIs in 1953 with 142.

  • Appeared in 5 World Series, including Brooklyn's first win in 1955.

  • Was paralyzed in a car accident after the 1957 season. 93,103 fans showed up at Los Angeles Coliseum in 1959 to pay tribute to Roy Campanella, the largest crowd to ever attend a baseball game.


1952 Coca Cola advertising sign featuring Campanella

  • Averaged 27 homers a year from 1949-1956.

  • Campanella was making $3,000 a month as a star for the Elite Giants but took a gigantic pay cut down to $185 a month to join the Dodgers organization.

  • Hit two home runs in the 1955 World Series.

  • Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.
YR TM L POS G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG
1948 Bro N C 83 279 32 72 9 45 .258 .345 .416
1949 Bro N C 130 436 65 125 22 82 .287 .385 .498
1950 Bro N C 126 437 70 123 31 89 .281 .364 .551
1951 Bro N C 143 505 90 164 33 108 .325 .393 .590
1952 Bro N C 128 468 73 126 22 97 .269 .352 .453
1953 Bro N C 144 519 103 162 41 142 .312 .395 .611
1954 Bro N C 111 397 43 82 19 51 .207 .286 .401
1955 Bro N C 123 446 81 142 32 107 .318 .402 .583
1956 Bro N C 124 388 39 85 20 73 .219 .334 .394
1957 Bro N C 103 330 31 80 13 62 .242 .321 .388
  10     1215 4205 627 1161 242 856 .276 .362 .500






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