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Card: 1971 Topps #568
Position: RHP
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Player Bio:
Salvatore John Campisi (born August 11, 1942 in Brooklyn, NY) is a former professional right-handed pitcher, who appeared for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1969 and 1970 and the Minnesota Twins in 1971. The 6 ft 2 in, 210 lb. Sal, a Brooklyn native, attended Most Holy Trinity High School.
Sal was a big star at Long Island University, which he attended just before Terry Crowley. He had a 0.26 ERA in college in 1964. He started in the minors that same year, pitching in pro ball through 1971. He won over two-thirds of his minor league decisions, and he put up three consecutive stellar seasons at the Double-A and Triple-A levels of minor league baseball from 1967–1969, with a gaudy won–lost record of 36–8 (.818) in 124 games pitched, 100 of them in relief. His overall minor-league record was 58–21 (.734).
He worked in 50 MLB games, all as a relief pitcher, and allowed 62 hits and 47 bases on balls in 631⁄3 innings pitched. He had four saves — all for the 1970 Cardinals. Through 2019, there has never been another major leaguer with the last name Campisi.
(excerpted from Baseball Almanac, BR Bullpen & Wikipedia)
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I liked his Pitching style. I played High School BaseBall with his Brother Frank Campisi At Most Holy Trinity HS Brooklyn NY. We faced each other in 1968. Frank Campisi pitched for Nathans and I pitched for Canarsie Indians .
Sal did not attend Lafayette HS, he went to Holy Trinity.
Thanks Michael – I have updated the page based on your comment and confirmation at Baseball Reference Bullpen: https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Sal_Campisi
I played with Sal at Rock Hill in 1965. I warmed him up sometimes and remember how heavy his ball was when it hit my mitt.
Some folks think he was not given a true chance to shine in MLB, his numbers were decent
My name is James benvenuto my mother was Jean saracino I’m Sal campisi cousin I’m trying to get in touch with Sal my email is [email protected]
My name is James Ben Venuto. My mother was Jean Saracino I’m Sal Campisi’s cousin and would love to get in contact with him. Somehow my email address is BXBMBRS [email protected].