William Gilthorpe Campbell (February 13, 1908 – February 21, 1973) was a

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

catcher Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catc ...

. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors between and . In 295 games over five seasons, Campbell posted a .263

batting average Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batters. The development of the baseball statistic was influenced by the cricket statistic. Cricket In cricket, a player's batting average is ...

(186-for-708) with 78 runs, 5

home runs In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run ...

, 93 RBI and 116

bases on balls A base on balls (BB), better known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches during a plate appearance that the umpire calls '' balls'', and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out. The bas ...

. He finished his major league career with a .975

fielding percentage In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a baseball positions, defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball. It is calculated by the sum of putout ...

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1908 births 1973 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Baseball players from Kansas City, Kansas Cincinnati Reds players Brooklyn Dodgers players Chicago Cubs players Monroe Drillers players Beaumont Exporters players Shreveport Sports players El Dorado Lions players Memphis Chickasaws players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Syracuse Chiefs players Montreal Royals players Seattle Rainiers players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Oakland Oaks (baseball) players Portland Beavers players 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-catcher-1900s-stub