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In his first full season with the Dodgers in 1949, Campanella hit 22 home runs and drove in 82 runs en route to the first of eight straight All-Star Game selections. In 1951, Campanella won the National League Most Valuable Player Award while hitting .325 with 33 home runs and 108 RBI.
Jan 4, 2012 · Roy Campanella’s lifetime batting average for 10 major-league seasons was .276 and he hit 242 home runs while driving in 856 runs in 1,215 games. His 1953 totals of 41 homers and 142 RBIs stood as single-season highs for a catcher until Johnny Bench hit 45 homers and drove in 148 runs in 1970.
Fullname: Roy Campanella. Nickname: Campy. Born: 11/19/1921 in Philadelphia, PA. High School: Simon Gratz, Philadelphia, PA. Debut: 4/20/1948. Hall of Fame: 1969. Died: 6/26/1993. Year.
Jun 27, 2018 · Arguably the greatest catcher in the history of baseball, and certainly one of the game ’ s best all-around players, Roy Campanella ’ s raw talent was so singular as a youth that he began his career at the age of 15.
242. RBI. 856. R. 627. Career. Overview Stats Games Splits Bio. Roy Campanella played 10 seasons for the Dodgers. He had a .276 batting average, 1,161 hits, 242 home runs, 856 RBIs and 627 runs scored. He won 3 MVP awards and 1 World Series. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1969. Stats. See all. Explore. More Dodgers Stats.
Jun 28, 1993 · Roy Campanella, the top National League catcher of his day whose career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was cut short by an automobile accident that left him paralyzed, died Saturday night at his...
Half-breed! It was a word Roy Campanella often heard as he walked the streets of his Nicetown neighborhood in North Philadelphia as a boy in the 1930s. At times, the taunt goaded him into fistfights, where the chubby yet powerfully built Campy usually succeeded in silencing his loudmouthed tormentor, at least temporarily.
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