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Jun 22, 2024 · Roy Campanella, American baseball player who, as catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League, was among the first African American players to play in the major leagues. He was considered one of the game’s leading catchers, but his career was cut short by an automobile accident.
Jun 26, 2024 · Nine straight games with an RBI for Ohtani ties a Dodgers record, the first to do so in the same season since Hall of Famer Roy Campanella in 1955. By Eric Stephen @ericstephen Updated Jun 25...
Jun 26, 2024 · The homer marked Ohtani's ninth straight game with an RBI, leapfrogging him past Roy Campanella, who hit an RBI in eight-straight games for the club in 1955.
Jun 26, 2024 · On Tuesday, the 29-year-old hit a leadoff home run in the team’s 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox to become the first Dodger since Roy Campanella in 1955 to have nine straight games with a...
Jun 27, 2024 · Campanella was subsequently named Most Valuable Player three times and an All-Star eight times in 10 seasons. He was an inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969, the...
Jun 26, 2024 · According to Dodger Talk’s David Vassegh, this feat extended Ohtani’s streak to nine consecutive games with at least one RBI, surpassing the previous record set by Roy Campanella in 195~5~. Campanella’s eight-game RBI streak had stood as a franchise high for nearly seven decades, a testament to Ohtani’s remarkable influence in his debut ...
Jun 13, 2024 · Dr. Stephen Robert Speidel, known and loved as Steve, passed into the next world on Saturday, June 8, 2024, holding the hands of his wife and daughter. Three years ago, Steve miraculously...
