Bert Campaneris

Bert Campaneris
Bert Campaneris
	Campaneris in 2012
	Shortstop
	Born: March 9, 1942; Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 23, 1964, for the Kansas City Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	October 1, 1983, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average	.259
Hits	2,249
Home runs	79
Runs batted in	646
Stolen bases	649
Teams
	Kansas City / Oakland Athletics (1964–1976); Texas Rangers (1977–1979); California Angels (1979–1981); New York Yankees (1983);
Career highlights and awards
	6× All-Star (1968, 1972–1975, 1977); 3× World Series champion (1972–1974); 6× AL stolen base leader (1965–1968, 1970, 1972); Athletics Hall of Fame;

Dagoberto Campaneris Blanco (born March 9, 1942), nicknamed "Bert" or "Campy", is a Cuban American former professional baseball shortstop, who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for four American League (AL) teams, primarily the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics. One of the mainstays of the Athletics' championship teams of 1972 to 1974, he holds the A's franchise records 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). Defensively, he led the league in putouts three times; his career totals at shortstop place him among the all-time MLB leaders in games played (5th, 2097) and double plays (7th, 1186), at that position. Campaneris is the cousin of former MLB player Jose Cardenal.

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