About Dolph Camilli Memorabilia & Collectibles
An outstanding first baseman in the sought-after professional baseball league, the MLB, Dolph Camilli hails from San Francisco, California. Adolph Louis Camilli gained much success in the Major League, spending most of his career period with the
Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies. He was established as the Most Valuable Player of the National League in the year 1941. He had major contribution in his teams’ successes with amazing stat of home runs as well as runs batted in. Moreover, Camilli actively participated in the baseball league for almost 12 years.
Among other teams Dolph Camilli had been with are the
Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox. Some of the team players who were also popularly recognized from the said teams are
Josh Beckett, pitcher,
Dustin Pedroia, infielder and Luis Exposito, a catcher.
Dolph Camilli had been greatly honored in the baseball history receiving nice words from several commentators. He was elected in the Dodgers Hall of Fame in the year 1984. He was also considered member of the All-Star Argument Starters of all time in the Esquire Magazine which was initiated by a well-known sportswriter, Harry Stein. Other than such, Camilli had exceeded certain records set by other baseball players as well. He got a new record for the number of strikeouts in 1941, an entry already established by Rabbit Maranville.
Get a taste of Dolph Camilli’s fame by purchasing some of his memorabilia and collectibles which are already available online. Among these are his autographed baseballs as well as his autographed photo.
About Dolph Camilli:
Dolph Camilli (full name: Adolph Louis Camilli; no nicknames) played first baseman from 1933 until 1945 for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Red Sox. He played for the Cubs from 1933 - 1934, Phillies from 1934 - 1937, Dodgers from 1938 - 1943 and Red Sox in 1945. Over 12 seasons, he played 1490 games, hit 239 home runs, drove in 936 runs, and stole 60 bases. Born on April 23, 1907 in San Francisco, CA, Camilli stood 5' 10" and weighed 185 lb. He attended Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton, CA) (All Transactions) high school. His debut was on September 9, 1933 and he played his final game on September 23, 1945. Over his career, Camilli made $44,000. Common misspellings of his name include Adolph dolf Dolph Louis camili Camilli.