Al Campanis Quotes
I signed Koufax for fourteen grand and a hot dog.
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| Birth: | 2nd November, 1916 |
| Death: | 21st June, 1998 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Baseball Player |
Alexander Sebastian Campanis was an American executive in Major League Baseball. He had a brief Major League career as a second baseman, playing for both the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers' minor-league team. Campanis is most famous for his position as general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1968 to 1987, from which he was fired on April 6, 1987 as a result of controversial remarks regarding blacks in baseball during an interview on Nightline.
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