Doug Camilli
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Douglas Joseph Camilli (born September 22, 1936) is an American former
Washington Senators. Camilli threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg) during his active career.[1]
The son of
National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1941.[2]
He made his major league debut on September 25, 1960, against the
Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal.[3]
In
runs batted in.[1] He won a World Series ring as a member of the 1963 Dodgers, but did not appear in that year's Fall Classic, a four-game sweep over the New York Yankees.[4]
Camilli caught the third of
Washington Senators.[6]
His active playing career effectively ended in September 1967 and he went on to serve as a
home runs and 22 doubles, and recorded a .984 fielding percentage and 40% caught stealing percentage.[1]
Camilli went on to join the
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Doug Camilli Career Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Dolph Camilli (SABR BioProject)". Society for American Baseball Research.
Camilli and his wife had five sons, all of whom played baseball to some degree. Dolph Jr and Bruce Camilli even signed bonus deals for the Yankees, both on the same day. There were two daughters as well, both of whom were involved in athletics. The only child to make it in big-league ball, however, was Doug, a catcher, born at the end of the 1936 season.
- ^ "San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score: September 25, 1960". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1963 World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0)". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Aaron, Marc Z. "June 4, 1964: Sandy Koufax 'puts everything together' in third career no-hitter". Society for American Baseball Research.
- ^ "Doug Camilli Trades and Transactions". Baseball Almanac.
- ^ "Dolph Camilli (SABR BioProject)". Society for American Baseball Research.
Doug spent nine years in the majors with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Senators in the 1960's, then worked as a bullpen coach for the Red Sox for four years and went on to work as a manager, coach, and roving instructor.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet