Count Campau

Count Campau
Outfielder
Born: October 17, 1863(1863-10-17) Detroit, Michigan
Died: April 3, 1938(1938-04-03) (aged 74) New Orleans, Louisiana
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 7, 1888 for the Detroit Wolverines
Last MLB appearance
July 17, 1894 for the Washington Senators
Career statistics
Games played	147
Batting average	.267
RBIs	93
Home Runs	10
Teams
As Player Detroit Wolverines (1888) St. Louis Browns (1890) Washington Senators (1894) As Manager St. Louis Browns (1890)
Career highlights and awards
1890, Led the American Association in home runs with nine.

Charles Colombus "Count" Campau (October 17, 1863 – April 3, 1938) was an American Major League Baseball player from Detroit, Michigan. After attending the University of Notre Dame, he played parts of three seasons in the major leagues.^[1]

Career

He played for the Detroit Wolverines in 1888, and played in 70 games. He batted only .203, but did steal 27 bases. The next time Campau appeared in the Majors was in 1890 when he played 75 games for the St. Louis Browns. He had a great season that included a .322 batting average, 12 triples, and an American Association leading nine home runs. During that season, he was named player-manager for 42 games. Although he had a record of 27-14, this was only stint as manager in the Majors. That same season, he also set a still-standing Major League record when he had 15 consecutive multi-hit games in July. This was his only season with the Browns, and didn't return to Majors again until 1894, when he appeared in two games for the Washington Senators.^[1]

Post-career

He did play for other professional teams such as the New Orleans Pelicans and Minneapolis Millers, where he was considered the star of those teams.^[2] Count died at the age of 74 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was interred at Metairie Cemetery.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Count Campau's Stats". retrosheet.org. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pcampc101.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 
2. ^ "History of New Orleans Baseball". sabrneworleans.com. http://www.sabrneworleans.com/history.html. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 

External links

Biography portal

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Preceded by Chief Roseman	St. Louis Browns Managers 1890	Succeeded by Joe Gerhardt
Preceded by Bug Holliday, Harry Stovey	American Association Home Run Champion 1890	Succeeded by Duke Farrell

Persondata
Name	Campau, Count
Alternative names	Campau, Charles Colombus
Short description	Major League Baseball player, manager
Date of birth	October 17, 1863
Place of birth	Detroit, Michigan
Date of death	April 3, 1938
Place of death	New Orleans, Louisiana