1950DODGERS
CATCHER
ROY CAMPANELLA1950
Roy Campanellacatcher · 1950 dodgers
Ht 5'9"Wt 190Bats RThrows RBorn 1921 · Philadelphia, PA
The year Campy found the full ride. Thirty-one homers out of a catcher’s crouch, and the borough started believing anything was possible. He hit .281 with 89 ribbies, but the numbers never told the whole tale—it was the way he called a game, the way he shook off a pitcher and was right. Brooklyn was climbing, and Campy was the rung everybody grabbed. The peak was still ahead, and he knew it. The fun was just getting started.
31 HOMERS
Thirty-one leaving the yard from a crouch — still climbing the early peak.
FULL RIDE
Brooklyn grabs the rung — Campy calling games and shaking off pitchers who learn he’s right.
STILL CLIMBING
The peak is ahead and he knows it — middle of the early thunder years.
Major League Batting — Year vs Life
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 126 | 437 | 70 | 123 | 19 | 3 | 31 | 89 | .281 | .364 | .551 |
| Life | 1,215 | 4,205 | 627 | 1,161 | 178 | 18 | 242 | 856 | .276 | .360 | .500 |
SkillScore
112.881950 · BRO
ComponentsAVG .281OBP .364SLG .551
Roy Campanella (crop), Brooklyn Dodgers, 1954. Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (US).