Al Campanis

Al Campanis
Campanis in 1964
Second baseman
Born: (1916-11-02)November 2, 1916
Kos, Dodecanese Islands, Kingdom of Italy
Died: June 21, 1998(1998-06-21) (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
Hits2
Runs scored3
Teams

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.

  1. ^ "Major League Baseball Players Born in Greece". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved August 1, 2018.