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Dolph Camilli, the National League’s Most Valuable Player while leading the Brooklyn Dodgers to the pennant in 1941, died Tuesday. He was 90.
Camilli, who recently underwent spinal surgery and suffered from pneumonia, died at Hillsdale Manor in San Mateo, Calif.
Camilli came to the majors in 1933 with the Cubs. After a stint in Philadelphia, the hard-hitting first baseman was sold for $50,000 to the Dodgers in 1938.
In 1941, Camilli batted .285 while leading the NL with 34 homers and 120 RBIs. He had a career average of .277 with 239 homers and 950 RBIs.
His son, Doug, also was a major leaguer, a catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Senators in the 1960s.
