Bert campaneris personally handsigned this mlb baseball and inscribed it 3x wsc. The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is ed by retrosheet. Uniform images used with permission from marc okkonen, author of baseball uniforms of the 20th century. Defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry. But back to the reason im writing about cesar tovar today, september 22. September 8, 2019 oakland athletics bert campy campaneris. In their first postseason appearance of any kind since 1931, the as were swept in three games by the baltimore orioles in the american league championship series offseason. Insidethepark home runs allowed 19502015 don cardwell 7 allowed the most itphr in the past 65 campaigns including two by the say hey kid. Win shares are calculated using the formula in the book win shares by bill james. Bert campaneris had a distinguished 20year majorleague career that included six allstar selections, six american league stolenbase crowns, and a major role in the oakland athletics three world championships in the 1970s. The other four are cesar tovar 09221968, scott sheldon 09062000, shane halter.
He was a sixtime allstar and 3x world series champion as a member of the oakland athletics. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank. Talking to nancy finley, charlies niece and author of. The team finished in third place in the american league eastern division with a record of 9171, finishing 7 games behind the baltimore orioles. Dagoberto campaneris was born on march 9, 1942, in pueblo nuevo, cuba. Dick allen drilled bert blyleven pitches in the first and fifth inning of a july 31, 1972. You can leave it on top of the porcelain, pick it up, read it backwards, and still get an. Dagoberto bert campaneris blanco born march 9, 1942, nicknamed campy, is a cuban american former professional baseball player. Bert campaneris oakland athletics 1968 majestic cooperstown. On campy campaneris night1 at kansas citys municipal stadium, a crowd of 21,576 showed up to witness a different kind of baseball history. The pressures on maris became so great that he began losing his hair. The baseball maniacs almanac by bert randolph sugar.
The yankees played their home games at yankee stadium offseason. Maris described his ordeal of not only the chase but also the aftermath as mental h for me. Expand set name card nbr card description total qty low price. May 27, 2010 campaneris and the as moved to oakland in 1968, and that season he led the a. I didnt collect baseball cards in 1966, but in the 1980s i obtained all the phillies cards and a few others from the 1966 set.
The oakland athletics are a major league baseball mlb franchise based in oakland. After the season, the team relocated from kansas city to oakland. Baseballs other fights of the century doug wilsons. On the 1year anniversary plus 3 days of my being on these blogs, i have started this 1970 topps card blog.
A bert campaneris autographed major league baseball. I decided to fill the only gap between 1965 and 1969 by starting this blog. He was on three world championship teams with the oakland athletics during the 1970s. The outrageous story of baseballs super showman, p. He played in major league baseball as a shortstop for four american league teams, primarily the kansas city and oakland athletics. The 1972 oakland athletics season involved the as winning the american league west with a record of 93 wins and 62 losses. Roster final statistics xml final statistics prospectus 2017. Bert campaneris autographed mlb baseball inscribed 3x ws champs autographed. Bert campaneris society for american baseball research. A memorial service for peter halsted of portola valley is set for 11 a. Since the fall of of 2008, i have collected over 450 of these cards. If a product is unsigned or non gameused, a hologram will not be included bert campaneris memorabilia.
Bert signed an american league baseball bobby brown president on the sweet spot with blue ink pen. Bert campaneris personally handsigned this mlb baseball and multiinscribed it with campy, played all 9, 6x as, 649 sb, 6x sb champ, 3x wsc. Tovar also had a prolific career in the venezuelan professional baseball league vpbl, where he played 26 seasons second only to the 30 seasons played by vic davalillo. The 70th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the american league al champion and defending world series champion oakland athletics and the national league nl champion new york mets. The new york yankees 1983 season was the 81st season for the yankees. Bert campaneris of the kansas city athletics became the first major leaguer to play all nine positions in a game. The biggest, baddest, and most bizarre compilation of. After collecting all the 1970 phillies several years ago, i began the task of completing this set in 2010. Campaneris was the as shortstop and leadoff for a dozen years.
Bert played for the athletics, rangers, angels and the yankees. With the minnesota twins having 57 mlb seasons in the rear view mirror, the houston. Reggie smith baseball stats by baseball almanac dodgers baseball. A signed baseball of bert campaneris is in this lot. All professional baseball statistics for bert campaneris. This precipitated a series of events culminating in the. The louisville baseball almanac presents the firstever comprehensive look at the rich history of professional teams, ballplayers and managers, a history that. In 1965, bert campaneris became the first major league player to play all nine field positions in a single game. The athletics victory over the new york mets in the 1973 series was marred by charlie o. Major league debuts as minnesota twins ryan, gaetti, stephen. Bert was a member of the oakland athletics world championship teams of the 1970s. The other four are cesar tovar 09221968, scott sheldon 09062000, shane halter 10012000 and andrew romine 0930 2017.
The athletics won the series in seven games for their second of three. One of the mainstays of the athletics championship teams of 1972 to 1974, he holds the as franchise. That game is one of the first that stands out from my career, said campaneris. Bert campaneris was born in cuba on monday, march 9, 1942. Images can also be viewed at the hall of fame online exhibit dressed to the nines. Posted in general blogging tagged al kaline, amos otis, bert campaneris. As a kid, i only collected baseball cards in 67, 68, 69, and 72. Ozzie canseco was drafted by the yankees in the 2nd round of the 1983 major league baseball draft. Baseball almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive list of every major league player whose last name falls between the names above. He was a sixtime allstar and 3x world series champion as. Fully stitched baseball team logo, player name and. Fully stitched baseball team logo, player name and number.
Minor extra credit for playing all 9 positions in one game. Fortynine years ago today, tovar became only the second major leaguer to play all nine positions in the same game. In 1968, he became only the second player in mlb history to play all nine field positions during a single game, a feat first accomplished by bert campaneris, in 1965. Bert campaneris was signed as a free agent by the yankees. By 1971, the as and campaneris had advanced to the playoffs, and the following year campy helped oakland to its first of three straight fall classic titles. Rajai davis gametying tworun homer for the tribe off aroldis chapman in the eighth inning will go down in world series lore, but it was ben zobrist who made himself a cubs legend, hitting a goahead double in the 10th inning to help put their 108year title drought to rest. The other four are cesar tovar 09221968, scott sheldon 09062000, shane halter 10012000 and andrew romine 09302017. Ballparks database baseball almanac baseball savant baseballreference.
Bert campaneris autographed baseball with3x ws champs. Versatility, was a venezuelan professional baseball player, who played in major league baseball mlb for the minnesota twins 19651972, philadelphia phillies, texas rangers 19741975, oakland athletics 19751976, and new york yankees. Dagoberto campaneris blanco, nicknamed bert or campy, is a cuban american former professional baseball shortstop, who played major league baseball mlb for four american league al teams, primarily the kansas city and oakland athletics. The 1973 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1973 season. Finley forced mike andrews to sign a false affidavit saying he was injured after the reserve second baseman committed two consecutive errors in the 12th inning of the as game two loss to the mets. Buzz also had an error and a wild pitch but on the plus side he did pickoff bert campaneris. Hard words break no bones, kind words butter no parsnips. Dagoberto campaneris blanco born march 9, 1942, nicknamed bert or campy, is a cuban american former professional baseball shortstop, who played major league baseball mlb. Baseball almanac says, maris was hated, booed, cussed, and generally abused by the press and fans. Tovar was an extremely versatile player capable of. Comes fully certified with a athletic promotional events certificate of authenticity. Back to baseball ballparks database baseball almanac baseball savant. Baseball almanac 2019 season resultsnews roster final statistics final.
This was the franchises th and final season in kansas city. This would allow manny trillo, ineligible because he was not a member of the team on sep 1. Campaneris played for 19 seasons as a member of four different teams. Year age agedif tm lg lev aff g pa ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so ba obp slg. The 1974 oakland athletics season involved the as winning their fourth consecutive american league west title with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. Of the six insidetheparkers that willie mays laced in his illustrious career, he achieved the feat twice against cardwell. Four of those organizations royals, phillies, pirates and twins played in stadiums with artificial turf installed for at least 20 seasons while the deep center field dimensions at yankee stadium and the polo grounds have influenced the yankees and giants totals to. Campaneris and the as moved to oakland in 1968, and that season he led the a. He won the american league cy young award and most valuable player award in 1971. He shares his love of baseball by writing about the men who played it, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s. My book hardball retrospective is available in digital format on amazon. The 2016 baseball season was one to remember, highlighted by an amazing world series that ended in the cubs first championship in more than a century, and no book offers a more complete capsule of the year than the baseball america almanac, which takes you all the way from winter ball to the world series. However, he was talented enough to play every position and, on september 8, 1965, campaneris did just that. During a 17year career, he pitched for the oakland athletics 196977, san francisco giants 197881.
Insidethepark home runs by team 19502015 six mlb franchises have amassed at least 50 insidethepark home runs since 1950. The 1971 oakland athletics season involved the as finishing first in the american league west with a record of 101 wins and 60 losses. Triples bert campaneris, 3 american league record, august 29, 1967. The baseball almanac is more a bathroom book than a coffeetable volume. In the playoffs, they defeated the detroit tigers in a fivegame alcs, followed by a sevengame world series, in which they defeated the cincinnati reds for their first world championship since 1930, when the club was in philadelphia. According to baseball almanac, the alltime itphr record is held by jesse burkett 55. Included on the chart are links to the players biography, the years he played, an autographed baseball card notation yyes and a hof hall of fame mark yyes. Whats not to love about mixing twinkies and baseball cards. Great baseball feats, facts and figures, 2008 edition, p. Tiger manager billy martin felt that oakland shortstop bert campaneris was the key to the as attack with his pesky base running habits and campaneris did not. The only real bright spot for the franchise during the 1960s was the acquisition and development of a stable of young, talented players who would jell at the end of the 1960s and spur the oakland athletics championship years in.
Found in a fortune cookie on thursday, august 18th, 2005. Dec 29, 2017 on the 1year anniversary plus 3 days of my being on these blogs, i have started this 1970 topps card blog. Continue to next page below to see how much is bert campaneris really worth, including net worth, estimated earnings, and salary for 2019 and 2020. Shop authentic bert campaneris 1968 oakland athletics cooperstown mlb jersey at custom throwback jerseys. I now have 94% of this set, and this is one of only two years between 19641976 without a dedicated blog, so. Surehanded mlb short stop who recorded 649 stolen bases throughout his career. And while nostalgia plays a big part in its lasting popularity, the set is strong in its own right thanks to its fairly comprehensive checklist, solid player selection and.
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