| Al Campanis | |
|---|---|
 Campanis in 1964 | |
| Second baseman | |
| Born: November 2, 1916 Kos, Dodecanese Islands, Kingdom of Italy | |
| Died: June 21, 1998 (aged 81) Fullerton, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 23, 1943, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 3, 1943, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .100 |
| Hits | 2 |
| Runs scored | 3 |
| Teams | |
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Alexander Sebastian Campanis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Σεβαστιανός Καμπάνης; November 2, 1916 – June 21, 1998) was an American executive in Major League Baseball (MLB). He had a brief major league playing career, as a second baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943; he was the first Greek player in MLB history.[1] Campanis is most famous for his position as general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1968 to 1987, from which he was fired on April 8, 1987, as a result of controversial remarks regarding black people in baseball made during an interview on Nightline two days earlier.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players Born in Greece". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved August 1, 2018.