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C. The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers
LOS ANGELES--Al Campanis, vice president of player personnel for the Los Angeles Dodgers, has resigned after making controversial statements on national television statements on national television regarding Blacks in baseball, the club said yesterday.
Dodgers' President Peter O'Malley requested that the 70-year-old Campanis resign and he did, according to club spokeswoman Mary Ann Hudson.
Campanis has been the Dodgers' vice president of player personnel since 1968 and a member of the club's organization since 1943.
Campanis appeared on the "Nightline" show from Houston, where the Dodgers had opened their season Monday night. He was asked why there were no Black field managers and few Blacks in baseball positions.