Bert Campaneris
Bert Campaneris was born in Matanzas Province, Cuba on March 9th, 1942 and is the Baseball Player. At the age of 82, Bert Campaneris biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Dagoberto Blanco (born March 9, 1942), also known as "Bert" or "Campy"), was a Cuban American former professional baseball shortstop who played for four American League (AL) teams, mainly the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics.
He was one of the Athletics' championship teams from 1972 to 1974, and holds the A's franchise record for career games played (1795), hits (1882), and at bats (7180).
Campaneris led the AL in stolen bases six times between 1965 and 1972, and retired with the seventh-most steals in MLB history (649).
He led the league in putouts three times, and his play in shortstop place him among the all-time MLB leaders in games played (20097) and double plays (7th, 1186), when he was at that position.
Campaneris is the cousin of former MLB player Jose Cardenal.
Professional career
Campaneris, a small player at 5 ft. (1.78 m) and 160 pounds (73 kg), was a key figure in the 1960s and 1970s A's. Campaneris scored two home runs in his Kansas City debut on July 23, 1964, the first being on the Minnesota Twins' first pitch. He is one of only five players in major league history to reach two home runs in his first game; Bob Nieman (1951), Mark Quinn (1999), J. P. Arencibia (2010), and Trevor Story (2016) are among the others to achieve this feat. He singled, walked, and robbed a base, and even called up from Double-A Birmingham the day before.
Campy Campaneris was first announced on air by Monte Moore, announcer, a promotional gimmick of Campy riding a donkey in from the bullpen on July 23, 1964.
Campaneris led Kansas City in batting average (.270) and stole bases (51), the lowest number since an Athletics player since Eddie Collins stole 58 in 1914 (when the team was based in Philadelphia), as well as breaking Luis Aparicio's nine-year tenure of the American League stolen base title in 1965. After having a similar season on the plate but playing more often at shortstop in 1966, he came in tenth in the AL's Most Valuable Player award.
Campaneris had perhaps his finest year since the Athletics moved to Oakland in 1968, he led the league in hits (177), steals (62), and at bats (642); the last record was broken in 2001 by Johnny Damon.
Campaneris set a major league record in ten consecutive games between June 10 and June 21, 1969, a record that now stands as of 2021.
Campaneris had another fine year in 1970, batting.279 with career highs of 22 home runs and 64 runs batted in, while leading the league in steals for the fifth time (42) and scoring 97 runs. He improved on defense, winning a record on shortstops in 1972 and breaking Collins' franchise record of 376 steals. In 1972 (twenty), 1977 (forty), and 1978 (25), a lifelong bunter who captained the league in sacrifice hits.
He had eleven runs batted in (RBI) with three home runs, four doubles, and a triple while still stealing six bases in his postseason career of 37 games.
Campaneris had three hits, two steals, and two runs when he met pitcher Lerrin LaGrow in Game 2 of the 1972 American League Championship Series against the Detroit Tigers. Campaneris threw his bat at LaGrow after being hit in the ankle by a pitch. With Campaneris being run by Detroit, the benches were cleared; Campaneris and LaGrow were ejected; both Campaneris and LaGrow were dismissed. American League President Joe Cronin suspended Campaneris for the remainder of the ALCS. Bowie Kuhn, the MLB commissioner, has a seven-day suspension for the upcoming season, but Campaneris will play in the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds.
Reggie Jackson led Game 2 with a home run in the eighth inning against the Baltimore Orioles in 1973 and the only two home runs Oakland had ever seen in the entire series; in Game 2 of the World Series against the Baltimore Orioles, he and Reggie Jackson led off Game 2 with a home run. The A's took a 4–0 lead and went on to triumph as world champions; Campaneris caught Wayne Garrett's pop-up for the final of the Series. He broke Jimmy Dykes' franchise record for career at bats (6 023) in 1974, and Al Simmons' Athletics set a new record of 1,827 career hits in 1976.
He signed with the Texas Rangers in 1976, but his playing time was cut in 1978. He was traded to the California Angels in May 1979, splitting time at shortstop over the next two seasons with Jim Anderson and Freddie Patek before starting as a reserve third baseman in 1981.
Campaneris returned to the majors in 1983 with Billy Martin's New York Yankees, where he batted a career-best.322 in 60 games at second and third base before retiring.
Campaneris batted.259 runs, 646 RBI, 1,181 runs, 313 doubles, and 86 triples in 2,328 games during his 19-year career. He ranks fourteenth in major league history, behind only Ty Cobb and Eddie Collins in the AL. Rickey Henderson broke his Athletics record of 566 steals in 1990, but Henderson also set new Oakland records for career triples and bats. Campaneris also holds the Athletics franchise record for career games (1,702), assists (5,021), and double plays (934) at shortstop.
Campaneris was the first person to play every position in a major league game in 1965, defeating the California Angels by a 13-inning 5–3 loss. It was a failed attempt by owner Charlie Finley to sell more tickets, which was successful as the number of people on Wednesday night was 21,576. Campaneris began at shortstop, then moved to third base, left field, center field, right field, pitcher, and catcher. He pitched ambidextrously, lefty to left-handers and switched against right-handers on the mound, causing ambidextrously. His night came to an end when he sustained a minor left shoulder injury while tagging out Ed Kirkpatrick in a home plate collision at the top of the ninth.
Since then, César Tovar (Twins, 1968), Scott Sheldon (Rangers, 2000), Shane Halter (Tigers, 2000), and Andrew Romine (Tigers, 2017) have all been on this elite list of nine-position players in a major league game. Will Ferrell, an actor from Campaneris, appeared in five Major League Spring training games on March 12, 2015.
Post-baseball career
Campaneris wanted to coach in the Major Leagues following his release, but no one gave him a chance. He then had a few minor league jobs before the Seibu Lions offered him a job to coach defense and base running with them in 1987. Campaneris added another to his resume, as the Lions took the Japan Series in 1987 and 1988. Campaneris spent 1989 with the Gold Coast Suns of the Senior Professional Baseball Association. At 47, he was the league's oldest everyday player, winning 16 bases in 60 games.
Campaneris now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is a regular participant in Old-Timers' games around the country. He also runs baseball camps and is an active member of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association, as well as golf tournaments.