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Adolph Louis (Dolph) Camilli (April 23, 1907 - October 21, 1997) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1933 through 1945, Camilli played for the Chicago Cubs (1933-1934), Philadelphia Phillies (1934-1937), Brooklyn Dodgers (1938-1943) and the Boston Red Sox (1945). A native of San Francisco, California, he batted and threw left handed. His son, catcher Doug Camilli, also was a major leaguer for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Senators in the 1960s.

Career

In a 12-season career, Camilli posted a .277 batting average with 239 home runs and 950 RBI in 1490 games played.

After wrapping up an eight-year minor league career, Camilli made his majors debut with the Chicago Cubs at the end of the 1933 season. He was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1934 midseason and quickly established himself as a power hitter. From 1935-37 he hit 80 homers and 265 RBI, including 28 and 102 in the 1936 season, and in 1937 he recorded career numbers in average (.339) and on base percentage (.446, a National League best).

Camilli was sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1938. Three seasons later he helped Brooklyn win its first pennant in 21 years. During that 1941 season, Camilli won the National League MVP by hitting .285 while leading the league with a career-highs of 34 home runs and 120 RBI. He also made the National League All-Star team in 1939 and 1941.

In 1942, Camilli hit 26 home runs and 109 RBI as the Dodgers finished in second place, two games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

Camilli managed the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League in 1944 and part of 1945, then returned to the majors later that season with the Boston Red Sox before quitting for good. Among his major league career highlights was his first televised home run, and recording the last out of Babe Ruth's career.

Following his playing career, Camilli returned to the Pacific Coast League and managed the Oaks and Sacramento Solons. He later was a scout for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees before finishing out his baseball career as a spring training instructor for the California Angels.

In 1984, when Camilli returned to Brooklyn for induction into the Dodgers Hall of Fame, he remembered the devoted fans of his day: All they cared about was their family, their job and the Dodgers. And I don't know which one was the most important, he said.

Dolph Camilli died in San Mateo, California, at age of 90.

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