Bert Campaneris

Bert Campaneris
Campaneris in 2012
Shortstop
Born: (1942-03-09) March 9, 1942 (age 82) Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 23, 1964, for the Kansas City Athletics
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1983, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average	.259
Hits	2,249
Home runs	79
Runs batted in	646
Stolen bases	649
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Kansas City / Oakland Athletics (1964–1976) Texas Rangers (1977–1979) California Angels (1979–1981) New York Yankees (1983)
Career highlights and awards
6× All-Star (1968, 1972–1975, 1977) 3× World Series champion (1972–1974) 6× AL stolen base leader (1965–1968, 1970, 1972) Athletics Hall of Fame
Medals Representing  Cuba Amateur World Series 1961 San José Team

Dagoberto Campaneris Blanco (born March 9, 1942), nicknamed "Bert" or "Campy", is a Cuban American former professional baseball shortstop, who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for four American League (AL) teams, primarily the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics. One of the mainstays of the Athletics' championship teams of 1972 to 1974, he holds the A's franchise records for career games played (1795), hits (1882), and at bats (7180).

Campaneris led the AL in stolen bases six times between 1965 and 1972^[1] and retired with the seventh-most steals in MLB history (649). Defensively, he led the league in putouts three times; his career totals at shortstop place him among the all-time MLB leaders in games played (5th, 2097) and double plays (7th, 1186), at that position. Campaneris is the second cousin of former MLB player Jose Cardenal, growing up near each other in Matanzas, Cuba.^[2]