Soup Campbell
| Soup Campbell | |
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| Outfielder | |
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Born: March 7, 1915 Sparta, Virginia | |
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Died: February 16, 2000 (aged 84) Sparta, Virginia | |
| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 21, 1940 for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 1941 for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .246 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 37 |
| Teams | |
Clarence Campbell ["Soup"] (March 7, 1915 – February 16, 2000) was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1940 through 1941 for the Cleveland Indians. Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 188 lb., Campbell batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Sparta, Virginia.[1]
In a two-season career, Campbell was a .246 hitter (96-for-432) with three home runs and 37 runs batted in in 139 games, including 10 doubles, four triples, one stolen base, and a .315 on-base percentage.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II, missing the 1942-1945 seasons, returning to baseball action with the Baltimore Orioles of the International League in 1946. He compiled a .298 average and 23 homers in 579 minor league games in a span of five years (1937–39, 1946–47).[2]
He later managed for the 1952 Lexington team of the North Carolina State League.
Campbell died in his homeland of Sparta at the age of 84.