Francisco José Campos Lopéz (May 11, 1924 — January 28, 2006) was a Cuban-born

Cuba

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 professional baseball

Professional baseball

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 player, an outfielder

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 who appeared in 71 games played

Games played

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 over three Major League

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 seasons with the Washington Senators

Minnesota Twins

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 between –. He threw and batted left-handed

Left-handed

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, stood 5 in 11 in (1.8 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (81.6 kg).

Born in Havana, Campos played in organized baseball for nine seasons (1944–1945; 1948–1954). He made his debut with Washington after winning the 1951 batting championship

Batting average

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 of the Class B Tri-State League

Tri-State League

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, batting .368 with 177 hits

Hit (baseball)

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. In his debut game for the Senators on September 11, 1951, Campos doubled

Double (baseball)

In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....

 in his first MLB at bat

At bat

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 off Howie Judson

Howie Judson

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 of the Chicago White Sox

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. He continued his hot streak by racking up four multi-hit games in his next seven Major League appearances, and batted .423 with 11 hits in 26 at bats during his September trial.

Campos spent the entire campaign with Washington, appearing in 53 games. Although he played the outfield in 23 games during the season's early months, he appeared exclusively as a pinch hitter

Pinch hitter

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 or pinch runner

Pinch runner

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 after July 22. Campos batted .259 in 112 at bats for the year. His Major League career concluded with ten more pinch hitting appearances during the early weeks of the 1953 season. All told, Campos made 41 hits in the Majors, including nine doubles and two triples

Triple (baseball)

In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....

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