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Adolph Louis Camilli (April 23, 1907 - October 21, 1997) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers. He was named the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1941 after leading the league in home runs and runs batted in as the Dodgers won the pennant for the first time since 1920. He was the ninth NL player to hit 200 career home runs, and held the Dodgers franchise record for career home runs from 1942 to 1953; he also set several strikeout records. His son Doug was a major leaguer catcher in the 1960s; his brother, who boxed under the name Frankie Campbell, died of cerebral hemorrhaging following a 1930 match with Max Baer. April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ...
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1941 throughout the world. ...
In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run scored by each runner who was already on base), with no errors by the defensive team on...
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The position of the catcher Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in cricket. ...
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Frankie Campbell was born Frankie Camilli, a boxer who died from head injuries sustained from being knocked out in a match with Max Baeron August 25, 1930, in San Francisco, California, USA. When he was rushed to the hospital it was found that his brain had been knocked loose from...
A cerebral hemorrhage or hemorrhagic stroke is a form of stroke that occurs when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures or bleeds. ...
See also: 1929 in sports, other events of 1930, 1931 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Basketball The South American Basketball Championship 1930, won by Uruguay, is the first major international basketball championship. ...
Maximilian Adelbert Baer (February 11, 1909 – November 21, 1959) was a famous American boxer of the 1930s, onetime Heavyweight Champion of the World, and actor. ...
Born in San Francisco, California, Camilli had an eight-year minor league career before making his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs at the end of the 1933 season. He was traded to the Phillies in June 1934, and in each year from 1935 to 1937 he hit 25 or more home runs, batting a career-high .339 and leading the NL in on base percentage in the last season. But he also had a free-swinging style that led to numerous strikeouts; in his 1934 rookie season, he tied Hack Wilson's modern NL record of 94 strikeouts, and in 1935 he set a new league mark with 113. In March 1938 he was traded to the Dodgers in a move that new general manager Larry MacPhail hoped would spur a change in the team's image from lovable losers to solid contenders. He drove in 100 or more runs in four of the next five seasons, being named an All-Star in 1939 and 1941 and becoming team captain. He also led the NL in walks in 1938 and 1939, but in the latter year became the first player to have three 100-strikeout seasons. In his MVP season of 1941, he again led the league with 115 strikeouts, and also surpassed Rabbit Maranville's NL career record of 756. In the 1941 World Series he batted .167, striking out six times, as the Dodgers lost to the New York Yankees in five games. Flag Seal Nickname: The City by the Bay; The City That Knows How; Golden Mountain (historic Chinese name) Location Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates , Government City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Geographical characteristics Area City 600. ...
Minor League Baseball, formerly the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues and also known in the past as NAPBL, National Baseball Association, and NA, is the organization which oversees the governing and organization of minor league baseball in North America. ...
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1933 throughout the world. ...
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1934 throughout the world. ...
Lewis Robert Hack Wilson (April 26, 1900 – November 23, 1948) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1934. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1935 throughout the world. ...
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Rabbit Maranville Walter James Vincent Maranville (November 11, 1891 - January 5, 1954), better known as Rabbit Maranville, was a Major League Baseball shortstop. ...
The 1941 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games to capture their fifth title in six years, and their ninth overall. ...
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In 1942 he finished second in the NL in home runs and RBI, but only hit .252; the Dodgers squandered a 10-1/2 game lead in August, and finished two games out of first place. That year he also broke Zack Wheat's club record of 131 career home runs; Gil Hodges surpassed his final total of 139 in 1953, and Duke Snider broke his mark for left-handed batters later the same year. In July 1943 Camilli was traded to the New York Giants, but he refused to report to the Dodgers' hated rivals; instead, he managed the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League in 1944-45 before joining the Boston Red Sox in mid-1945, batting .212 with two home runs in his last season. The following are the baseball events of the year 1942 throughout the world. ...
Zachary Davis Wheat (May 23, 1888 - March 11, 1972) was a left-handed Major League Baseball outfielder. ...
Gil Hodges (April 4, 1924 - April 2, 1972) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball. ...
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Edwin Donald Duke Snider (born September 19, 1926 in Los Angeles, California), nicknamed The Silver Fox, is a former Major League baseball center fielder and left-handed batter who played with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers (1947-62), New York Mets (1963) and San Francisco Giants (1964). ...
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1945 throughout the world. ...
In a 12-season career, Camilli posted a .277 batting average with 239 home runs and 950 RBI in 1490 games played. After leading the NL in errors in both 1934 and 1935, setting a record with three errors in one 1935 inning, he had improved his defense and later led the NL in assists and fielding percentage once each. He also ended his career with 961 strikeouts, more than any player except Babe Ruth (1330) and Jimmie Foxx (1311); his NL record of 923 was broken by Gil Hodges in 1958. Among his career highlights was recording the last out of Ruth's career. In baseball statistics, games played (denoted by G) indicates the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity). ...
In baseball, an error is the act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or runner to reach one or more additional bases, on a play that would normally be completed successfully with ordinary effort. ...
In baseball, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic, baseball being the rare sport in which the defensive team controls the ball. ...
In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player handles a batted ball properly. ...
For the band named Babe Ruth, see Babe Ruth (band). ...
Jimmie Foxx on the cover of Time in 1929 James Emory Foxx (October 22, 1907 – July 21, 1967) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who was, up until Mark McGwires glory days in the late 1990s, the most prolific right-handed power hitter to ever play...
Gil Hodges (April 4, 1924 - April 2, 1972) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball. ...
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Following his playing career, Camilli returned to the Pacific Coast League and managed the Oaks and Sacramento Solons, as well as several other minor league teams, winning a pennant with Spokane in 1948. He later was a scout for the Yankees and California Angels before finishing his baseball career as a spring training instructor for the Angels. The Sacramento Solons were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League during several periods (1903, 1905, 1909-1914, 1918-1960, 1974-1976). ...
Professional sports scouts are trained talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports and determining whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scouts organization. ...
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Camilli was inducted into the Dodgers Hall of Fame in 1984, and recalled of his fans: "All they cared about was their family, their job and the Dodgers. And I don't know which one was the most important." This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 10 - Luis Aparicio, Don Drysdale and Harmon Killebrew are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. ...
Camilli died in San Mateo, California at age 90. Hillsdale Inn, Honeymoon Suite (demolished 5 April 2001) San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, USA. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. ...
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In 1934, the breakfast cereal Wheaties began the practice of including pictures of athletes on its packaging to coincide with its slogan, The Breakfast of Champions. In its original form, athletes were depicted on the sides or back of the cereal box, though in 1958 Wheaties began placing the pictures...
This is a list of members of the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. ...
In the sport of baseball, a home run is the act of hitting the ball in such a manner, whether out of the park or in (see inside the park home run), that allows the batter to safely reach home and score in one play. ...
External links - Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- BaseballLibrary - career highlights
- Baseball Almanac
- The Deadball Era - obituaries
- Dodgers Timeline: 1940s
- Tripod: Oakland Oaks
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