Sil Campusano

Infobox MLB retired
name=Sil Campusano


position=Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1965|12|31
city-state|Santo Domingo|Dominican Republic
debutdate=April 4
debutyear=by|1988
debutteam=Toronto Blue Jays
finaldate=July 6
finalyear=by|1991
finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.202
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=5
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=23
teams=
*Toronto Blue Jays by|1988
*Philadelphia Phillies by|1990-by|1991
*Wei Chuan Dragons by|1994-by|1996 (CPBL)
*Chiayi-Tainan Luka by|1997-by|1999 (CPBL)

Silvestre Diaz Campusano (born December 31, 1965, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), better known as Sil Campusano, is a former Major League Baseball player.

Career

Campusano both batted and threw right-handed, as an outfielder. His first season was for the Toronto Blue Jays, in by|1988. He played 79 games and had 142 at bats. He got 31 hits, 14 runs, with 2 home runs, and 12 runs batted in. He sat out the by|1989 MLB season, then signed with the Philadelphia Phillies, in by|1990. He accumulated 18 hits in 66 games and 85 at bats. Again he hit 2 home runs and had 9 runs batted in. In 1991, also for Philadelphia, he played in 15 games before endign his MLB career.

After leaving MLB Campusano enjoyed a prosperous career in Taiwan, playing for the Wei Chuan Dragons (1994-1996) and Chiayi-Tainan Luka (1997-1999).

For obscure reasons, Campusano's nickname was 'The Earwig'

References

* http://baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=campusi01
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/campusi01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com]