Dolph Camilli
First baseman, Baseball Player
1907 – 1997
Who was Dolph Camilli?
Adolph Louis Camilli was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers. He was named the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1941 after leading the league in home runs and runs batted in as the Dodgers won the pennant for the first time since 1920. He was the ninth NL player to hit 200 career home runs, and held the Dodgers franchise record for career home runs from 1942 to 1953. His son Doug was a major leaguer catcher in the 1960s. His brother, who boxed under the name Frankie Campbell, died of cerebral hemorrhaging following a 1930 match with Max Baer.
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- Born
- Apr 23, 1907
San Francisco - Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- San Francisco
- Died
- Oct 21, 1997
San Mateo
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on July 23, 2013
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