Baseball Replay

Roy Campanella

1940-1957 Catcher

He was drafted by the New York Highlanders in 1909 and played centerfield and hit leadoff. He hit .238 in 142 games.  He turned things around in his next season three season batting .292, .305 and .296 leading off for the Highlanders. Spot stole his 200th base in 1913 and batted .302 giving him a .300 career average. He had a down season in 1914 batting only .231. He batted .278 in 1915 and cleared 1000 hits. He split time in 1916 with Lee Magee in center batting .328.