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Batting average
  
.243

Role
  
Baseball player

Name
  
Alex Kampouris

Runs batted in
  
284

Home runs
  
45


Alex Kampouris Alex Kampouris Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac

Died
  
May 29, 1993, Sacramento, California, United States

Alexis William Kampouris (November 13, 1912 – May 29, 1993), is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a second baseman from 1934 to 1939 and 1941 to 1943.

Miscellaneous facts

  • Kampouris is considered the first ever Major League player of Greek descent.
  • On May 9, 1937, Kampouris hit three home runs in one game for the Reds against the Philadelphia Phillies.
  • On August 13, 1937, Kampouris was honored at Wrigley Field by the Chicago Hellenic Society as a visiting member of the Reds. He was given a car and praised before the game, only to commit three errors in one inning against the Cubs that day.

    • References

    Alex Kampouris Wikipedia
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