The Dodgers moving from Brooklyn to Los Angeles for the start of the 1958 was marred by tragedy as Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella was in a serious accident in January of that year. Campanella ...
Breakfast was on Roy Campanella for Verlene Price Booker and her extended family whenever the St. Paul Saints catcher slugged a home run, which meant Wheaties all around in early summer 1948. Price ...
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell and let’s get right to No. 7 in our countdown. The 25 greatest Dodgers, No. 7: Roy Campanella (45 first-place votes, ...
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell, and the greatest moment countdown continues I’m assuming everyone knows how this works by now, so I’m going to drop ...
Some people—many people—will see that I have selected Roy Campanella as the second subject of my series and object that his story is far from “forgotten.” I would reply that they are wrong. Sure, any ...