Francisco José Campos Lopéz (May 11, 1924 – January 28, 2006) was a Cuban-born

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who appeared in 71

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over three Major League seasons with the Washington Senators between –. He threw and batted left-handed, stood tall and weighed . Born in

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, Campos played in organized baseball for nine seasons (1944–1945; 1948–1954). He made his debut with Washington after winning the 1951 batting championship of the Class B

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, batting .368 with 177

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. In his debut game for the Senators on September 11, 1951, Campos doubled in his first MLB

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. He continued his hot streak by racking up four multi-hit games in his next seven Major League appearances, and batted .423 with 11 hits in 26 at bats during his September trial. Campos spent the entire campaign with Washington, appearing in 53 games. Although he played the outfield in 23 games during the season's early months, he appeared exclusively as a

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after July 22.Retrosheet
/ref> Campos batted .259 in 112 at bats for the year. His Major League career concluded with ten more pinch hitting appearances during the early weeks of the 1953 season. All told, Campos made 41 hits in the Majors, including nine doubles and two

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