Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella
(Campy)
Born: November 19, 1921 in Philadelphia, PA
Died: June 26, 1993 in Woodland Hills, CA
(71 years old)
(Campy)
Born: November 19, 1921 in Philadelphia, PA
Died: June 26, 1993 in Woodland Hills, CA
(71 years old)
Bats:
R
Throws:
R
Ht:
5'9"
Wt:
190
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Notes:
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969
High School: Simon Gratz HS (Philadelphia, PA)
Buried: Cremated
Played in the Major Leagues
Played in the Minor Leagues
All Teammate Team
| Left Field | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7
|
1938
|
1945
|
10.1
|
|
| 1
|
1942
|
1942
|
0.8
|
|
| 2
|
1944
|
1945
|
0.5
|
|
| 1
|
1939
|
1939
|
0.1
|
|
| 1
|
1938
|
1938
|
0.0
|
| Center Field | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8
|
1937
|
1945
|
3.1
|
|
| 2
|
1940
|
1941
|
1.1
|
|
| 2
|
1944
|
1945
|
0.7
|
| Right Field | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5
|
1937
|
1945
|
7.0
|
|
| 4
|
1939
|
1944
|
3.9
|
|
| 2
|
1942
|
1943
|
3.6
|
|
| 2
|
1944
|
1945
|
0.9
|
|
| 1
|
1942
|
1942
|
0.1
|
| Shortstop | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7
|
1939
|
1945
|
3.5
|
|
| 2
|
1944
|
1945
|
1.4
|
|
| 2
|
1942
|
1943
|
1.1
|
|
| 3
|
1941
|
1945
|
0.2
|
|
| 1
|
1943
|
1943
|
0.1
|
| Second Base | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5
|
1937
|
1942
|
6.3
|
|
| 1
|
1942
|
1942
|
2.2
|
|
| 1
|
1943
|
1943
|
1.6
|
|
| 1
|
1944
|
1944
|
1.1
|
|
| 1
|
1945
|
1945
|
0.6
|
| Third Base | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5
|
1938
|
1944
|
4.1
|
|
| 8
|
1937
|
1945
|
3.5
|
|
| 3
|
1941
|
1944
|
1.9
|
|
| 2
|
1941
|
1945
|
0.8
|
|
| 3
|
1940
|
1945
|
0.5
|
| First Base | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5
|
1937
|
1944
|
2.3
|
|
| 1
|
1941
|
1941
|
1.4
|
|
| 3
|
1941
|
1945
|
0.2
|
|
| 2
|
1938
|
1945
|
0.0
|
|
| 1
|
1945
|
1945
|
0.0
|
| Manager | Yrs | First | Last |
|---|
| Catcher | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9
|
1937
|
1945
|
10.7
|
|
| 3
|
1937
|
1939
|
1.3
|
|
| 1
|
1944
|
1944
|
0.4
|
|
| 1
|
1937
|
1937
|
0.1
|
|
| 1
|
1939
|
1939
|
0.0
|
| Starting Pitcher | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7
|
1937
|
1945
|
18.1
|
|
| 2
|
1942
|
1943
|
10.2
|
|
| 1
|
1943
|
1943
|
9.4
|
|
| 4
|
1939
|
1942
|
8.1
|
|
| 7
|
1937
|
1945
|
7.1
|
|
| 2
|
1942
|
1943
|
7.0
|
|
| 5
|
1937
|
1945
|
5.2
|
|
| 2
|
1944
|
1945
|
3.4
|
|
| 2
|
1939
|
1940
|
2.4
|
|
| 1
|
1944
|
1944
|
2.4
|
|
| 3
|
1937
|
1941
|
2.0
|
|
| 2
|
1944
|
1945
|
1.9
|
|
| 1
|
1942
|
1942
|
1.8
|
|
| 1
|
1944
|
1944
|
1.7
|
|
| 6
|
1937
|
1945
|
1.4
|
|
| 2
|
1940
|
1945
|
1.4
|
|
| 2
|
1941
|
1942
|
1.3
|
|
| 3
|
1940
|
1942
|
1.3
|
|
| 4
|
1939
|
1945
|
1.2
|
|
| 2
|
1937
|
1938
|
1.1
|
| Relief Pitcher | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3
|
1937
|
1940
|
0.7
|
|
| 1
|
1942
|
1942
|
0.3
|
|
| 1
|
1938
|
1938
|
0.3
|
|
| 2
|
1941
|
1944
|
0.3
|
|
| 1
|
1941
|
1941
|
0.2
|
|
| 1
|
1941
|
1941
|
0.1
|
|
| 1
|
1944
|
1944
|
0.1
|
|
| 1
|
1937
|
1937
|
0.0
|
|
| 1
|
1945
|
1945
|
0.0
|
|
| 1
|
1945
|
1945
|
0.0
|
|
| 2
|
1944
|
1945
|
-0.2
|
|
| 3
|
1939
|
1941
|
-0.4
|
|
| 2
|
1944
|
1945
|
-0.7
|
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