Roy Campanella was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1969 along with Stanley Coveleski, Waite Hoyt and Stan Musial. Campanella was a catcher with 10 seasons MLB experience playing all with the Brooklyns Dodgers (1948-1957). For his MLB career he hit .276/.360/.500 with 242 HR, 856 RBI, 627 R, 25 SB in 1215 games. He threw out 57% of those that attempted to steal on him.
I believe his three best seasons were 1953 when he hit .312/.395/.611 with 41 HR, 142 RBI, 103 R, 4 SB in 144 games, 1951 when he hit .325/.393/.590 with 33 HR, 108 RBI, 90 R, 1 SB in 143 games and 1955 when he hit .318/.395/.583 with 32 HR, 107 RBI, 81 R, 2 SB in 123 games.
Campanella led the National League in RBI in 1953
He was an All Star eight times (1949-1956). Campanella was the National League MVP three times in 1951, 1953 and 1955. Campanella won the World Series Championship with the Dodgers in 1955.
Hall of Fame page
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