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 | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 21, 1940, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 28, 1941, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| MLB 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 Sparta at the age of 84.