Dolph Camilli

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Dolph Camilli, first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Play Ball series. Handwritten on front: "1B. Dolph Camilli." Printed on back: "[8?]6. Adolph Camilli. First baseman. Brooklyn Dodgers. Born: San Francisco, Cal., April 23, 1908. Bats: Left. Throws: Left. Height: 5' 10 1/2". Weight: 185 lbs. Dolph Camilli, one of the hardest hitters in the National League, started his baseball career with San Francisco in 1926. He was purchased by the Chicago Cubs in 1933 as a replacement for the aging Charlie Grimm. The following year he was transferred to the Philadelphia Phils and was their regular first baseman until the start of the 1928 [1938] season, when he was traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Eddie Morgan, and a reported cash price of $45,000. Last year, with the Dodgers, he got 128 hits in 146 games. He drove in 100 runs, scoring 106 runs himself, for a batting average of .251. His 6-year major-league record shows that he has gotten 759 hits in 754 games, for a batting average of .284. Play Ball - America. This is one of a series of 250 pictures of leading baseball players. Save to get them all. [Gum, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. Printed in U.S.A.]"