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Gilly Campbell

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Gilly Campbell
Campbell, circa 1942
Catcher
Born: (1908-02-13)February 13, 1908
Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Died: February 21, 1973(1973-02-21) (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 25, 1933, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1938, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average.263
Home runs5
Runs batted in93
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Managerial record at Baseball Reference
Teams

William Gilthorpe Campbell (February 13, 1908 – February 21, 1973) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors between 1933 and 1938.

In 295 games over five seasons, Campbell posted a .263 batting average (186-for-708) with 78 runs, 5 home runs, 93 RBI and 116 bases on balls. He finished his major league career with a .975 fielding percentage.

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