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Al Campanis

Dodger scouting director Al Campanis wearing a silk Dodger uniform posts a game schedule while Branch Rickey’s grandson looks on in the dining room of Dodgertown, Vero Beach, Florida. Circa 1950.

He was a great humanitarian with a tremendous sense of humor who was greatly respected by his peers. At any baseball meeting, whenever Mr. O’Malley spoke, you could hear a pin drop. What I remember most, though, is his sense of humor; that glint in his eye, that Irish laughter. He was a great jokester and needler. He was a winner, who enjoyed winning, and he had great success. He was also the person responsible for making the Dodgers a family. He never said a harsh word, but he could motivate. He had this magnetism that everyone recognized and he wasn’t afraid to make a bold move, like moving the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.

Al Campanis

LOS ANGELES DODGER GENERAL MANAGER (1968-87)

LOS ANGELES TIMES, AUGUST 10, 1979