John Campana

John Campana

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Biographical Information

John Campana played in the Minor Leagues for seven seasons from 1883 to 1889. He began his professional career in 1883, playing for both the Wilmington Quicksteps and the Brooklyn Greys of the Interstate Association. In 1884 he played with the Meriden club of the Connecticut State League, where he was a teammate of Connie Mack. He split 1885 between the Bridgeport Giants and Waterbury (which played in three different leagues that year), hitting a combined .283/?/.345 and going 4-1 as a pitcher. The next year, he was with Waterbury (.205/?/.264 in 60 G; 2-3, 2.20) and Brockton. In 1887, John hit .363/.393/.504 for the Lawrence/Salem team, with 104 runs and 38 doubles in 93 games. He led the New England League in doubles but did not make the top 10 in other departments in a high-scoring circuit. On the mound, he was 5-2. Campana split 1888 between the Manchester Maroons (.283/?/.426, 71 R in 80 G) and Hazleton Pugilists. He was 10th in the New England League in runs and tied for 6th with 8 home runs (even with former or future major leaguers Jim Cudworth, Ed Flanagan and John Kelty). He wound up in 1889 with the London Tecumsehs (.252/?/.361 in 31 G) and St. Joseph Clay Eaters (5 for 18).

Campana played primarily third base in his career.