Good day all!
On
the blog today, my next "Classic Baseball" custom card celebrating
the game I have loved for oh so long, this one of Bert Campaneris, aka
"Campy", in all his wonderful green and gold:
Just
a great photograph of the All-Star infielder early on in his career,
which began in 1964 with the (then) Kansas City Athletics.
“Campy” was a consistent spark plug for the Athletics organization since
his debut, and making quite a splash by hitting two home runs
in his first Big League game off Minnesota Twins pitcher Jim Kaat.
He’d go on to lead the American League in stolen bases six times, while getting named to six All-Star teams along the way.
Of course, he would also be an important member of the three-time World Champion Oakland A’s of the mid-70s along with Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi and Catfish Hunter just to name a few.
He would end up playing 19 Major League seasons, all the way to 1983, finishing up with 2249 hits, 1181 runs scored and 649 stolen bases over 2328 games.
He’d go on to lead the American League in stolen bases six times, while getting named to six All-Star teams along the way.
Of course, he would also be an important member of the three-time World Champion Oakland A’s of the mid-70s along with Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi and Catfish Hunter just to name a few.
He would end up playing 19 Major League seasons, all the way to 1983, finishing up with 2249 hits, 1181 runs scored and 649 stolen bases over 2328 games.
I
was lucky enough to see him play when he closed out his great career
with 60 games as a New York Yankee in 1983, when as a 41 year old he hit
.322 over 143 at-bats!
Such a solid player!
