Roy Campanella (Roy Campanella) was born on November 19, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 20, 1948 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1948, his rookie year, he hit .258 with 9 home runs and 45 RBI. Campanella played for the Brooklyn Dodgers for his entire 10 year career.
Most people believe that Roy Campanella's best season was 1953, when he slugged 41 home runs, hit for a .312 average and knocked in 142 runs.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1948
BRO
N
83
279
32
72
9
45
.258
.345
.416
11
3
36
45
1
5
3
0
3
1949
BRO
N
130
436
65
125
22
82
.287
.385
.498
22
2
67
36
3
1
3
0
11
1950
BRO
N
126
437
70
123
31
89
.281
.364
.551
19
3
55
51
2
0
1
0
17
1951
BRO
N
143
505
90
164
33
108
.325
.393
.590
33
1
53
51
4
0
1
0
19
1952
BRO
N
128
468
73
126
22
97
.269
.352
.453
18
1
57
59
3
5
8
0
22
1953
BRO
N
144
519
103
162
41
142
.312
.395
.611
26
3
67
58
4
0
4
0
13
1954
BRO
N
111
397
43
82
19
51
.207
.285
.401
14
3
42
49
2
4
1
6
13
1955
BRO
N
123
446
81
142
32
107
.318
.395
.583
20
1
56
41
6
5
2
9
14
1956
BRO
N
124
388
39
85
20
73
.219
.333
.394
6
1
66
61
1
4
1
15
20
1957
BRO
N
103
330
31
80
13
62
.242
.316
.388
9
0
34
50
4
6
1
6
11
Total
1215
4205
627
1161
242
856
.276
.360
.500
178
18
533
501
30
30
25
36
143
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1948
BRO
N
C
78
0
0
413
45
9
12
0
4
0
0
0
.981
1949
BRO
N
C
127
0
0
684
55
11
5
0
7
0
0
0
.985
1950
BRO
N
C
123
0
0
683
54
11
14
0
6
0
0
0
.985
1951
BRO
N
C
140
0
0
722
72
11
12
0
4
0
0
0
.986
1952
BRO
N
C
122
0
0
662
55
4
7
0
9
0
0
0
.994
1953
BRO
N
C
140
0
0
807
57
10
9
0
3
0
0
0
.989
1954
BRO
N
C
111
106
971.2
600
58
7
7
0
4
19
22
0
.989
1955
BRO
N
C
121
0
0
672
54
6
8
0
4
0
0
0
.992
1956
BRO
N
C
121
0
0
659
49
11
3
0
8
0
0
0
.985
1957
BRO
N
C
100
94
830.2
618
51
5
5
0
7
21
15
2
.993
Total
C
1183
200
1802.1
6520
550
85
82
0
56
40
37
2
.988
Transactions[]
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1946).
