Bill Campbell (baseball)

**Bill Campbell**
Bill Campbell
	Pitcher
	Born: August 9, 1948 (age 63); Highland Park, Michigan
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 14, 1973 for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
	April 30, 1987 for the Montreal Expos
Career statistics
Win–Loss record	83–68
Earned run average	3.54
Strikeouts	864
Saves	126
Teams
	Minnesota Twins (1973–1976); Boston Red Sox (1977–1981); Chicago Cubs (1982–1983); Philadelphia Phillies (1984); St. Louis Cardinals (1985); Detroit Tigers (1986); Montreal Expos (1987);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star selection (1977); 2× AL Rolaids Relief Man of the Year (1976, 1977);

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Not to be confused with Billy Campbell (baseball).

William Richard Campbell (born August 9, 1948 Highland Park, Michigan) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1973 to 1987. He played for the Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers all of the American League and the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and the Montreal Expos all of the National League.

Nicknamed "Soup" because of his last name, Campbell was one of the top relief pitchers in all of baseball with the Minnesota Twins in 1976 and the Boston Red Sox in 1977. He signed with Boston after the 1976 season as one of the first high profile big money free agents in baseball. Campbell was elected to the American League All-Star team in 1977. Campbell was awarded both AL Fireman of the Year by The Sporting News and Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award (the first American League winner and first two-time winner of this award) following the 1976 and 1977 campaigns. Bill is tied for the American League record for wins by a reliever in a single season, as a result of his 17-5 performance in 1976.^[1]

He began experiencing arm trouble in 1978, and never again regained his once dominant status in the game.

[edit] Later life

After retirement, he went into sports broadcasting and has been a long-time analyst for ESPN radio and television.

According to the back of his 1985 Topps baseball card, Campbell saw combat duty in Vietnam as a radio operator.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ "Wins Records". Baseball Almanac. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/wins-records.shtml. Retrieved 2009-06-17.

[edit] External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Preceded by Sparky Lyle	American League Saves Champion 1977	Succeeded by Rich Gossage

[0] "Wins Records". Baseball Almanac. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/wins-records.shtml. Retrieved 2009-06-17.

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Bill Campbell
Pitcher
Born: August 9, 1948 (1948-08-09) (age 63) Highland Park, Michigan
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 14, 1973 for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
April 30, 1987 for the Montreal Expos
Career statistics
Win–Loss record	83–68
Earned run average	3.54
Strikeouts	864
Saves	126
Teams
Minnesota Twins (1973–1976) Boston Red Sox (1977–1981) Chicago Cubs (1982–1983) Philadelphia Phillies (1984) St. Louis Cardinals (1985) Detroit Tigers (1986) Montreal Expos (1987)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star selection (1977) 2× AL Rolaids Relief Man of the Year (1976, 1977)