About Jim Campanis
Born 1944. Jim Campanis is an American baseball player.
James Alexander Campanis (born February 9, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a catcher from 1966 to 1970 and 1973. Campanis batted and threw right-handed. His father, Al Campanis, also played in the Majors.
Campanis played for the Dodgers from 1966–68. He was traded along with Jackie Hernández and Bob Johnson from the Kansas City Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Freddie Patek, Bruce Dal Canton and Jerry May at the Winter Meetings on December 2, 1970. He was working for the team in 1988 when the Dodgers won the World Series.
Campanis also played winter baseball in the Mexican Pacific League with the Algodoneros de Guasave, Cañeros de Los Mochis and Yaquis de Obregón.
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Who is Jim Campanis?
American baseball player
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Jim Campanis was born on 9 February 1944 in New York City.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jim Campanis. https://biography.guide/jim-campanis/
MLA: "Jim Campanis." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jim-campanis/.
Chicago: "Jim Campanis." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/jim-campanis/.
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