Roy Campanella Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac

Roy Campanella Stats

Roy Campanella was born on Saturday, November 19, 1921, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Campanella was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1948, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Roy Campanella baseball stats page.

"Roy Campanella: Roy was also tough as nails. As a Negro Leaguer, he was purported to have once caught four games in one day — an early doubleheader in Cincinnati and a twi-nighter in Middletown, Ohio. And he claimed to have caught three doubleheaders in one day in winter league competition. He endured repeated injuries to his fingers, hands, and legs — occupational hazards of working behind the bat — but in his last appearance he establish a since-broken major-league record for durability by catching at least 100 games in nine straight seasons, a remarkable achievement prior to the new generation of catcher�s mitts that allow receivers to protect their throwing hand by catching one-handed. The popular catcher was often described as gentle, unassuming, jovial, and full of life. He was a cheerleader, almost childlike in his enthusiasm." - Swaine, Rick. Author. The Black Stars Who Made Baseball Whole: The Jackie Robinson Generation in the Major Leagues, 1947-1959. McFarland Publishing. 13 December 2005.

Birth Name:	Roy Campanella
Nickname:	Campy
Born On:	11-19-1921 (Scorpio)
Born In:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died On:	06-26-1993 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Died In:	Woodland Hills, California
Cemetery:	Cremated

High School:	Simon Gratz High School (Philadelphia, PA)
College:	None Attended
Bats:	Right	Throws:	Right
Height:	5-08	Weight:	200
First Game:	04-20-1948 (Age 26)
Last Game:	09-29-1957
Draft:	Not Applicable

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Roy Campanella Roy Campanella Hitting Stats
Year	Age	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1948	27	Dodgers	83	279	32	72	11	3	9	0	45	36	6	45	5	0	1	3	.258	.345	.416
1949	28	Dodgers	130	436	65	125	22	2	22	0	82	67	17	36	1	0	3	11	.287	.385	.498
1950	29	Dodgers	126	437	70	123	19	3	31	2	89	55	15	51	0	0	2	17	.281	.364	.551
1951	30	Dodgers	143	505	90	164	33	1	33	2	108	53	14	51	0	0	4	19	.325	.393	.590
1952	31	Dodgers	128	468	73	126	18	1	22	2	97	57	12	59	5	0	3	22	.269	.352	.453
1953	32	Dodgers	144	519	103	162	26	3	41	0	142	67	13	58	0	0	4	13	.312	.395	.611
1954	33	Dodgers	111	397	43	82	14	3	19	0	51	42	6	49	4	1	2	13	.207	.285	.401
1955	34	Dodgers	123	446	81	142	20	1	32	0	107	56	9	41	5	9	6	14	.318	.395	.583
1956	35	Dodgers	124	388	39	85	6	1	20	0	73	66	15	61	4	2	1	20	.219	.333	.394
1957	36	Dodgers	103	330	31	80	9	0	13	0	62	34	6	50	6	6	4	11	.242	.316	.388
Career			G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
10 Years			1,215	4,205	627	1,161	178	18	242	6	856	533	113	501	30	18	30	143	.276	.360	.500

Roy Campanella Roy Campanella Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
1948 Dodgers	C	78	74	1,959	467	6.0	458	413	45	9	12	4	11	23	.981	6.31
1949 Dodgers	C	127	122	3,118	750	5.9	739	684	55	11	5	7	16	25	.985	6.40
1950 Dodgers	C	123	119	3,193	748	6.1	737	683	54	11	14	6	21	35	.985	6.23
1951 Dodgers	C	140	133	3,585	805	5.8	794	722	72	11	12	4	15	34	.986	5.98
1952 Dodgers	C	122	118	3,173	721	5.9	717	662	55	4	7	9	18	33	.994	6.10
1953 Dodgers	C	140	131	3,533	874	6.2	864	807	57	10	9	3	19	22	.989	6.60
1954 Dodgers	C	111	106	2,915	665	6.0	658	600	58	7	7	4	19	22	.989	6.09
1955 Dodgers	C	121	118	3,126	732	6.0	726	672	54	6	8	4	21	23	.992	6.27
1956 Dodgers	C	121	113	3,018	719	5.9	708	659	49	11	3	8	24	20	.985	6.33
1957 Dodgers	C	100	94	2,492	674	6.7	669	618	51	5	5	7	21	15	.993	7.25
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
C Totals		1,183	1,128	30,112	7,155	6.0	7,070	6,520	550	85	82	56	185	252	.988	6.34
10 Years		1,183	1,128	30,112	7,155	6.0	7,070	6,520	550	85	82	56	185	252	.988	6.34

Roy Campanella Roy Campanella Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1948 Dodgers	3	1	.750	5	0	n/a	31.0	6.2	6.2	-	-	-
1949 Dodgers	3	3	.500	5	0	n/a	19.8	12.1	5.3	-	-	-
1950 Dodgers	1	1	.500	4	0	n/a	14.1	8.6	4.9	-	-	-
1951 Dodgers	1	2	.333	9	0	n/a	15.3	9.9	4.7	-	-	-
1952 Dodgers	8	4	.667	8	2	n/a	21.3	7.9	4.8	-	-	-
1953 Dodgers	4	2	.667	11	0	n/a	12.7	8.9	3.7	-	-	-
1954 Dodgers	1	4	.200	1	0	n/a	20.9	8.1	7.8	-	-	-
1955 Dodgers	2	3	.400	4	0	n/a	13.9	10.9	4.2	-	-	-
1956 Dodgers	1	0	1.000	4	0	n/a	19.4	6.4	5.3	-	-	-
1957 Dodgers	1	0	1.000	4	0	n/a	25.4	6.6	5.3	-	-	-
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
10 Years	25	20	.556	55	2	n/a	17.4	8.4	4.9	-	-	-

Roy Campanella Roy Campanella Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team \| Roster	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1948 Brooklyn Dodgers	33, 39	$6,500.00	-	-
1949 Brooklyn Dodgers	39	$12,500.00	Stats	Stats
1950 Brooklyn Dodgers	39	$12,500.00	Stats	-
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers	39	$18,500.00	Stats	-
1952 Brooklyn Dodgers	39	$24,500.00	Stats	Stats
1953 Brooklyn Dodgers	39	$28,500.00	Stats	Stats
1954 Brooklyn Dodgers	39	$36,000.00	Stats	-
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers	39	$42,000.00	Stats	Stats
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers	39	$42,000.00	Stats	Stats
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers	39	$42,000.00	-	-
Roy Campanella Stats by Baseball Almanac

Roy Campanella was a Major League Baseball player in the National Negro League with the Washington Elite Giants (1937) and Baltimore Elite Giants (1938-1942, 1944-1945), before he played with Brooklyn Dodgers (1948-1957). When Campanella made his big league debut on April 20, 1948, he became the second Simon Gratz High School (Philadelphia, PA) graduate to play in the majors. Do you know who preceded him? [Answer]

Roy Campanella Rookie Card | Baseball Almanac

Roy Campanella Rookie Card | 1949 Bowman Baseball Card (#84 | Checklist)
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Silver Flint was the first backstop in baseball history to catch three no-hitters. Roy Campanella tied his record (since broken), catching his third a couple weeks ahead of Yogi Berra. The record-setting gems Campy caught occurred on June 19, 1952 (Carl Erskine), May 12, 1956 (Carl Erskine) and September 25, 1956 (Sal Maglie). [Most No-Hitters Caught Record Book]

Roy Campanella Hall of Fame Plaque

Roy Campanella | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1969 (HOF)

Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball stadium in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York City -- A baseball cathedral that served as home for the Brooklyn Dodgers, from 1913 to 1957. Roy Campanella was behind the plate on September 24, 1957, the last game ever played in Ebbets Field. Five days later, on September 29, 1957, Campy appeared in his last game (due to a career-ending car crash a few months later that left him permanently paralyzed / newspaper article below), pinch-hitting for Roger Craig, which was also the last game played by the BROOKLYN Dodgers, who moved to the west coast in 1958, where they became the LOS ANGELES Dodgers.

Roy Campanella, Car Crash

Roy Campanella Car Crash | The News-Tribune (Ft. Pierce, FL) | January 28, 1958 | Page 6
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Did you know that Roy Campanella (NL) and Yogi Berra (AL) each won their first Most Valuable Player Award in 1951? Did you know it was the first year where both league MVPs were catchers? In 1953, Campy won his second MVP, the first catcher with two. One year later, Berra won his second, the first American League catcher with two. Then the legendary duo made history yet again, each winning their third MVP in 1955, Yogi tying Jimmie Foxx (3x MVP) & Joe DiMaggio (3x MVP) in the junior circuit, Campy tying Stan Musial (3x MVP) in the senior circuit.