Alex Kampouris
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Alex Kampouris | |||
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Second baseman | |||
Born: Sacramento, California |
November 13, 1912|||
Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Sacramento, California |
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MLB debut | |||
July 31, 1934, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 23, 1943, for the Washington Senators | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .243 | ||
Home runs | 45 | ||
Runs batted in | 284 | ||
Teams | |||
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Alexis William Kampouris (November 13, 1912 – May 29, 1993), is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a second baseman from 1934 to 1939 and 1941 to 1943.
Miscellaneous facts
- Kampouris is considered the first ever Major League player of Greek descent.[citation needed]
- On May 9, 1937, Kampouris hit three home runs in one game for the Reds against the Philadelphia Phillies.
- On August 13, 1937, Kampouris was honored at Wrigley Field by the Chicago Hellenic Society as a visiting member of the Reds. He was given a car and praised before the game, only to commit three errors in one inning against the Cubs that day.[citation needed]
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- Articles with unsourced statements from February 2007
- Articles with unsourced statements from July 2013
- 1912 births
- 1993 deaths
- American people of Greek descent
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Cincinnati Reds players
- New York Giants (NL) players
- Brooklyn Dodgers players
- Washington Senators (1901–60) players
- Sportspeople from Sacramento, California
- Baseball players from California
- Sacramento Senators players
- Newark Bears (IL) players
- Montreal Royals players
- Sacramento Solons players
- American baseball second baseman stubs