Roy Campanella had started playing baseball as a teen he was only 15 years old in 1937 when he first played professional baseball.In 1955, Campanella helped the Dodgers win there first ever World Series win. He had two home runs early in Game three was the beginning of the Dodgers’ comeback after losing the first two games of there season.
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MVP Roy Campanella was the first African-American catcher in MLB history
Campanella was the National League’s Most Valuable Player three times in 1951, 1953 and 1955 tying him with NL players like Mike Schmidt and Albert Pujols, and Jimmie Foxx, Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, and Alex Rodriguez of the American League. The only person that has more MVP is Barry Bonds. |
"I never want to quit playing ball, they'll have to cut this uniform off of me to get me out of it. ” - Roy Campanella