Where does Bert Campaneris rank among baseball greats?
Bert Campaneris ranks #34 among the Top 50 all-time at SS. Rankings ⇒ Bert Campaneris Teammates Jim Sundberg Rod Carew Bobby Grich Sal Bando Roy Smalley Joe Rudi Rick Monday Rocky Colavito Reggie Jackson Catfish Hunter Vida Blue Ken Holtzman Gaylord Perry Bert Blyleven Rollie Fingers Dick Williams Best Season: 1970 There must have been something in the water (or his bat). Campy blasted 22 homers, which was 14 more than he would ever hit in a single season. He led the AL in steals for the fifth time, with 42. He scored 97 runs and was 10th in MVP tallying. Factoids In 1965, Bert Campaneris broke Luis Aparicio’s nine-year streak of leading the American League in stolen bases. From 1965 to 1972, Bert Campaneris stole 410 bases, leading the AL six times in that eight-year span. The next highest total of stolen bases during that time was 187, by Don Buford. The Bat Throwing Incident In Game Two of the 1972 ALCS against the Tigers, Campy was a demon. He banged out three hits, had two steals
