He was born in San Francisco, California. The dominant third baseman in the American League for most of his career, he led the league in fielding average eight times and in putouts seven times. Kamm was considered by many to be the greatest defensive third-baseman in the American League prior to Brooks Robinson. Kamm was also a master at performing the hidden-ball trick - and was rated one of the smartest ballplayers of his era. His career batting average was .281. Kamm died at age 88 in Belmont, California.