Failure is often even more fascinating than success. I am definitely intrigued by the 1932 Boston Red Sox, the worst Red Sox team of all time. The team finished with a record of 43-111, for a winning percentage of .279 and very little went right.
Van Camp is another obscure Red Sox player from the 1932 season. He spent some time early on playing for minor league teams around Des Moines, IA and Omaha, NE. The Omaha team was called the Crickets and included a number of players who played in the Majors, none of whom made much of an impact. Van Camp made his Major League debut with the Indians in 1928, playing in just five games.
After a few more years in the minors, he made it back to the Majors with the Red Sox in 1931. That was the year he spent the most time in the Majors, playing in 101 games and hitting .275/.319/.346 splitting time primarily between first base and left field.
In 1932, he played in just 34 games, 25 at first base and the rest as a pinch hitter or pinch runner. He hit .223/.252/.301 with 23 hits, four doubles, two triples and six RBIs. 1932 was his last stint in the Majors. The next season, he was sent to the Louisville team for Merv Shea who spent some time with the Major League team in 1933.
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