The Brother Who Isn't in the Record Books
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Every box score has a family behind it. Dolph Camilli's carried more than most.
Before Dolph was a slugger, his older brother Francesco was the athlete in the family. He boxed as Frankie Campbell, a San Francisco heavyweight with a real future. In August 1930, he stepped into the ring at Recreation Park against a young Max Baer. Frankie was taken to the hospital after the fight and died the next day. He was 26. Baer went on to win the heavyweight title, and his son later said his father cried about Frankie Campbell for years and had nightmares about that night.
“Every box score has a family behind it.”
Dolph kept going. He reached the majors with the Cubs, became a star in Philadelphia, and arrived in Brooklyn in 1938. In 1941 he led the National League in home runs and RBIs, won the MVP, and helped carry the Dodgers to their first pennant in 21 years.
Baseball remembers that season. It's worth remembering the brother who isn't in the record books, too.
