• Kampouris is considered the first ever Major League player of
Greek descent. • On May 9, 1937, Kampouris hit three home runs in one game for the Reds against the
Philadelphia Phillies. • On August 13, 1937, Kampouris was honored at
Wrigley Field by the Chicago Hellenic Society as a visiting member of the Reds. He was given a car and praised before the game, only to commit three errors in one inning against the Cubs that day. ==References==