2021 FALL PREMIER AUCTION
Wed, Oct 13, 2021 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Oct 31, 2021 09:02AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 950
(2) SPECIAL AL CAMPANIS (d. 1998) LOS ANGELES DODGERS AUTOGRAPHED BOOKS - AUTHOR OF (1) 1954 "THE DODGER WAY TO PLAY BASEBALL" (PAPERBACK) & (1) 1980
Sold for
$180
Sold Price includes BP
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Here we have an early edition of one of the most significant books in baseball history, autographed by author Al Campanis.
There was a time when "THE DODGER WAY" for HOW TO PLAY BASEBALL was considered the blueprint for success in baseball, and the title of the book given out to players in the organization. It was prepared by Al Campanis, the team’s Director of Player Personnel, and it eventually made its way to the public in 1954. Al Campanis, who passed away in 1998, was a shortstop in the Dodger organization and a teammate of Jackie Robinson’s in Montreal in 1946. Campanis played only 20 games in the Major Leagues, but he became the club’s Scouting Director before moving up the ranks. Campanis was a proud “Rickey Man” in the tradition of Branch Rickey’s teachings, and one of the most respected men in the game. In this book Campanis captured the wisdom of Rickey and many other baseball legends.
Even though all major league franchises now had access to the Dodgers formula for success, these other teams did not have a Koufax, Drysdale, Snider, Wills, Podres, Tommy & Willie Davis, Walter Alston and a host of others to execute it to near perfection on the field!
Also in the Lot is a signed copy of ROGER THE DODGER, a fun baseball book Campanis authored as well.
Beckett LOA's accompany the books. What sweet pieces of Dodger and baseball history, signed by the author!
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