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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.
Roy Campanella was the sixth acknowledged Black player to appear in the major leagues in the twentieth century, debuting with the Brooklyn Dodgers a year after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier.
Roy Campanella Bio. 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
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Roy Campanella batting for the Brooklyn Dodgers - BL-6250-88 (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library) Baseball allowed Campy to escape the realities of his second-class citizenship. From an early age, he not only fell in love with the game but proved to be almost freakishly gifted.
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...
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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.
Dec 24, 2019 · Roy Campanella was the sixth African-American player in the Major Leagues. He often gets skipped over when people tell the story of integration, but he was there at the beginning,...
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