Alexis William Kampouris (November 13, 1912 – May 29, 1993), was a professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a second baseman from 1934 to 1939 and 1941 to 1943. In 708 games over nine seasons, Kampouris posted a .243 batting average (531-for-2182) with 272 runs, 45

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, 284 RBI and 244

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. He recorded an overall .962

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Miscellaneous facts

* Kampouris is considered the first ever Major League player of Greek descent.1941 Double Baseball Card R330
''PSA Cards''. Retrieved on December 10, 2018. * On May 9, 1937, Kampouris hit three home runs in one game for the Reds against the

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. * On August 13, 1937, Kampouris was honored at

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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.

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* 1912 births 1993 deaths American people of Greek descent Major League Baseball second basemen Cincinnati Reds players New York Giants (NL) players Brooklyn Dodgers players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Baseball players from Sacramento, California Sacramento Senators players Newark Bears (International League) players Montreal Royals players Sacramento Solons players {{US-baseball-second-baseman-stub