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
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, 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
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