Count Campau
American baseball player and manager (1863–1938) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Columbus "Count" Campau (October 17, 1863 – April 3, 1938) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1888 through 1894 for the Detroit Wolverines, St. Louis Browns, and Washington Senators. He was the American Association's home run leader in 1890 and was also the Browns' manager for 41 games that season.
Count Campau | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1863-10-17)October 17, 1863 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
Died: April 3, 1938(1938-04-03) (aged 74) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 7, 1888, for the Detroit Wolverines | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 17, 1894, for the Washington Senators | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .267 |
Home runs | 10 |
Runs batted in | 93 |
Teams | |
As player
As manager | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Campau was also a player and sometimes a manager in minor league baseball for 19 years, including stints with the New Orleans Pelicans (1887, 1892–94, 1903), Kansas City Blues (1888, 1896, 1898), Detroit Tigers/Detroit Wolverines (1889–90, 1894–95), Seattle Yannigans/Rainmakers (1896), Grand Rapids Bob-o-links (1897), Rochester Bronchos (1899–1900), and Binghamton Bingoes (1901, 1903–05). Although minor league records from the 1880s and 1890s are incomplete, Campau is known to have tallied at least 2,115 hits, 1,305 runs, 597 stolen bases, 157 triples, and 125 home runs in his minor league career.[1]