Bill Campbell
[edit] Biography
Born on August 9, 1948 in Highland Park, Michigan, Bill Campbell (William Richard Campbell) played for the Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers and Montreal Expos over the course of his 15 year career. Campbell broke into the bigs on July 14, 1973 with the Minnesota Twins, and put up a 3.14 ERA in 51.2 innings pitched in 1973, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Bill Campbell's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1977, when he posted a 2.96 ERA, won 13 games, notched 31 saves and struck out 114 batters. However, others believe that it was 1976, when he posted a 3.01 ERA, won 17 games, notched 20 saves and struck out 115 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1973
| MIN
| A
| 28
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 3.14
| 42
| 20
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 51.2
| 44
| 5
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1974
| MIN
| A
| 63
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 2.62
| 89
| 37
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 120.1
| 109
| 4
| 55
| 4
| 5
| 2
|
| 1975
| MIN
| A
| 47
| 7
| 4
| 6
| 3.79
| 76
| 58
| 51
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 121
| 119
| 13
| 46
| 2
| 3
| 2
|
| 1976
| MIN
| A
| 78
| 0
| 17
| 5
| 3.01
| 115
| 63
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 167.2
| 145
| 9
| 62
| 11
| 7
| 5
|
| 1977
| BOS
| A
| 69
| 0
| 13
| 9
| 2.96
| 114
| 48
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 140
| 112
| 13
| 60
| 10
| 3
| 5
|
| 1978
| BOS
| A
| 29
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 3.91
| 47
| 25
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 50.2
| 62
| 3
| 17
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| 41
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 4.28
| 25
| 28
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 54.2
| 55
| 5
| 23
| 6
| 7
| 1
|
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| 23
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 4.79
| 17
| 26
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 41.1
| 44
| 1
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1981
| BOS
| A
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3.17
| 37
| 23
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 48.1
| 45
| 5
| 20
| 4
| 2
| 0
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| 62
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 3.69
| 71
| 44
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 100
| 89
| 6
| 40
| 13
| 3
| 0
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| 82
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 4.49
| 97
| 65
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 122.1
| 128
| 4
| 49
| 18
| 6
| 1
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| 57
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 3.43
| 52
| 43
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 81.1
| 68
| 2
| 35
| 13
| 3
| 0
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| 50
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 3.50
| 41
| 32
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 64.1
| 55
| 5
| 21
| 9
| 1
| 2
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 34
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 3.88
| 37
| 26
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 55.2
| 46
| 5
| 21
| 5
| 1
| 1
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.10
| 4
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 18
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 258
| 0
| 20
| 22
| 3.98
| 265
| 196
| 167
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 378
| 358
| 19
| 149
| 54
| 13
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 442
| 9
| 63
| 46
| 3.35
| 599
| 354
| 317
| 2
| 1
| 105
| 851.1
| 781
| 63
| 346
| 46
| 34
| 17
|
| Total
|
|
| 700
| 9
| 83
| 68
| 3.54
| 864
| 550
| 484
| 2
| 1
| 126
| 1229.1
| 1139
| 82
| 495
| 100
| 47
| 20
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| MIN
| A
| P
| 28
| 2
| 51.2
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1974
| MIN
| A
| P
| 63
| 0
| 120.1
| 10
| 16
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 0
| .929
|
| 1975
| MIN
| A
| P
| 47
| 7
| 121
| 12
| 18
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 7
| 1
| .968
|
| 1976
| MIN
| A
| P
| 78
| 0
| 167.2
| 12
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 23
| 4
| 2
| .970
|
| 1977
| BOS
| A
| P
| 69
| 0
| 140
| 19
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| .975
|
| 1978
| BOS
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 50.2
| 10
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| .941
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 54.2
| 10
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| P
| 23
| 0
| 41.1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| BOS
| A
| P
| 30
| 0
| 48.1
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .917
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 100
| 10
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| P
| 82
| 0
| 122.1
| 15
| 24
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 6
| 0
| .951
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| P
| 57
| 0
| 81.1
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| P
| 50
| 0
| 64.1
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| .857
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 55.2
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| P
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 700
| 9
| 1229.1
| 119
| 172
| 13
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 132
| 43
| 3
| .957
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| MIN
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| MIN
| A
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| MIN
| A
| 47
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| MIN
| A
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| BOS
| A
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| BOS
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| BOS
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| 62
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| 82
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .100
| .100
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| 57
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| 50
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .556
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 258
| 25
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .160
| .276
| .160
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 442
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 700
| 26
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .154
| .267
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Minnesota Twins (September 25, 1970).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1976).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (November 6, 1976).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 8, 1981).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Mike Diaz to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Gary Matthews, Bob Dernier and Porfi Altamirano (March 26, 1984).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Ivan De Jesus to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Dave Rucker (April 6, 1985).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (November 14, 1985).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (January 31, 1986).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (October 15, 1986).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (March 6, 1987).
- Released by Montreal Expos (May 1, 1987).
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