Date of Birth: 11/19/1921
Date of Death: 6/26/1993 (age 71)
Career: Negro Leagues 1937-47/MLB 1948-57
Positions: Catcher
Team(s): Negro Leagues, Brooklyn Dodgers
Awards: .276 career batting average, 242 home runs, 856 RBI, 8 All-Star Selections, 1955 World Series title, 3x NL MVP (1951, 53, 55), (January 1958 automobile accident left him paralyzed for the rest of his life)
Nickname: Campy
Induction: 1969-BBWAA (6th Ballot, no voting in 1965)
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