Doug Camilli

Doug Camilli
Catcher
Born: (1936-09-22) September 22, 1936 Philadelphia
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 25, 1960, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 14, 1969, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Batting average	.199
Home runs	18
Runs batted in	80
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1960–1964) Washington Senators (1965–1967; 1969)

Douglas Joseph Camilli (born September 22, 1936 in Philadelphia) is a former catcher and coach in Major League Baseball. He played from 1960–1967 and in 1969 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Senators. He is the son of the late MLB first baseman and slugger Dolph Camilli.

Doug Camilli graduated from Santa Rosa High School (Santa Rosa, California) and attended Stanford University before signing to play with the Dodgers, for whom his father was the 1941 National League Most Valuable Player. In 1962, his first full big-league season, Camilli appeared in 45 games played, backing up John Roseboro and Norm Sherry, and batting a career-high .284 with four home runs and 22 runs batted in. But he struggled at the plate for the remainder of his MLB tenure.

Camilli caught the third of Sandy Koufax's four career no-hitters on June 4, 1964. Koufax came within one base on balls of a perfect game, striking out 12 and beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 3–0, at Connie Mack Stadium. Appearing in 313 MLB games over all or parts of nine seasons, Camilli collected 153 hits.

Camilli's active playing career effectively ended in September 1967. He served as a bullpen coach for the Senators (1968–1969), but was activated during the September 1969 roster expansion and appeared in his final big-league game as a catcher on September 14 against the Detroit Tigers. He then joined the Boston Red Sox (1970–1973) as full-time bullpen coach, and later was a manager, coach and roving catching instructor in the Red Sox farm system through 1992.

See also

• List of second-generation Major League Baseball players

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

Preceded by George Susce	Washington Senators Bullpen Coach 1968–1969	Succeeded by George Susce
Preceded by Al Lakeman	Boston Red Sox Bullpen Coach 1970–1973	Succeeded by Don Bryant