Campy: The Two Lives of Roy Campanella. Neil Lanctot. Simon & Schuster: 516 pp., $28. He was a three-time National League most valuable player, an eight-time All-Star, and played in five World ...

Lanctot, who has written two other books on the Negro leagues, sketches a detailed portrait of Campy’s early pro career that started with a $25 check when he was only 15.

Campy: The Two Lives of Roy Campanella. Neil Lanctot. Simon & Schuster: 516 pp., $28. He was a three-time National League most valuable player, an eight-time All-Star, and played in five World ...