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St. Paul Saints at Toldeo Mud Hens American Association Game Used Baseball from May 24, 1948 at Swayne Field - Roy Campanella's third career game with St. Paul!

Saints manager Walter Alston, the Dodgers’ future hall of fame skipper, wrote Campanella into the Saints’ lineup on May 22 at Columbus, integrating the American Association. His debut was a near disaster going 0 for 4. The next day the Saints packed up for Toldeo in which this baseball was used in game two of the three game road series. Toledo defeated St. Paul 6 -5 that day. Roy Campanella went 1 for 4 recording his second career hit and his first career RBI with the Saints! Campanella hit 13 home runs with 39 RBIs in just 35 games for the Saints before being promoted to Brooklyn.