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Bert Campaneris
Cuban baseball player (born 1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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) for four American League (AL) teams, primarily the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics. One of the mainstays of the Athletics' championship teams of 1972 to 1974, he holds the A's franchise records for career games played (1795), hits (1882), and at bats (7180).
Bert Campaneris | |
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![]() Campaneris in 2012 | |
Shortstop | |
Born: (1942-03-09) March 9, 1942 (age 82) Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 23, 1964, for the Kansas City Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 1, 1983, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .259 |
Hits | 2,249 |
Home runs | 79 |
Runs batted in | 646 |
Stolen bases | 649 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Campaneris led the AL in stolen bases six times between 1965 and 1972 and retired with the seventh-most steals in MLB history (649). Defensively, he led the league in putouts three times; his career totals at shortstop place him among the all-time MLB leaders in games played (5th, 2097) and double plays (7th, 1186), at that position. Campaneris is the cousin of former MLB player Jose Cardenal.