Billy Campbell (MLB)

Full Name: William James Campbell	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/165	First Game: April 17, 1905
Birthdate: November 5, 1873	Final Game: August 23, 1909
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	MLB Experience: 4 years
Died: October 6, 1957
Deathplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Born on November 5, 1873 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Billy Campbell (William James Campbell) played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 4 year career. Campbell broke into the bigs on April 17, 1905 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 2.60 ERA in 221.1 innings pitched in 1908, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Billy Campbell's best season was 1908, when he posted a 2.60 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 73 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	WP	HBP
1905	STL	N	2	2	1	1	7.41	2	17	14	2	0	0	17	27	0	7	0	0
1907	CIN	N	3	3	3	0	2.14	4	5	5	3	0	0	21	19	0	3	0	0
1908	CIN	N	35	24	12	13	2.60	73	100	64	19	2	2	221.1	203	3	44	3	10
1909	CIN	N	30	15	7	11	2.67	37	65	44	7	0	2	148.1	162	0	39	2	9
Total			70	44	23	25	2.80	116	187	127	31	2	4	407.2	411	3	93	5	19

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1905	STL	N	P	2	2	9	0	0	1.000
1907	CIN	N	P	3	4	7	0	0	1.000
1908	CIN	N	P	35	10	87	7	1	.933
1909	CIN	N	P	30	3	55	1	2	.983
Total			P	70	19	158	8	3	.957

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	HBP	SH	SB
1905	STL	N	2	7	1	1	0	.143	.143	.143	0	0	0	0	1	0
1907	CIN	N	3	8	1	2	1	.250	.250	.250	0	0	0	0	0	0
1908	CIN	N	35	72	1	6	3	.083	.132	.111	0	1	3	1	6	0
1909	CIN	N	30	43	1	6	1	.140	.159	.209	1	1	1	0	6	1
Total			70	130	4	15	5	.115	.148	.154	1	2	4	1	13	1

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Sold by Louisville (American Association) to St. Louis Cardinals (@August, 1904).

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