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Billy Campbell
William James Campbell
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: November 5, 1873 in Pittsburgh, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1905
Final Game: August 23, 1909
Died: October 6, 1957 in Cincinnati, OH
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1905 31 STL NL 1 1 .500 7.41 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 27 17 14 0 7 2 0 0 0 81 40 2.000 14.3 0.0 3.7 1.1 0.29
1907 33 CIN NL 3 0 1.000 2.14 3 3 0 3 0 0 21.0 19 5 5 0 3 4 0 0 0 81 121 1.048 8.1 0.0 1.3 1.7 1.33
1908 34 CIN NL 12 13 .480 2.60 35 24 10 19 2 2 221.1 203 100 64 3 44 73 10 1 3 859 88 1.116 8.3 0.1 1.8 3.0 1.66
1909 35 CIN NL 7 11 .389 2.67 30 15 14 7 0 2 148.1 162 65 44 0 39 37 9 0 2 611 97 1.355 9.8 0.0 2.4 2.2 0.95
4 Seasons 23 25 .479 2.80 70 44 24 31 2 4 407.2 411 187 127 3 93 116 19 1 5 1632 87 1.236 9.1 0.1 2.1 2.6 1.25
162 Game Avg. 14 15 .479 2.80 42 26 14 18 1 2 243 245 112 76 2 55 69 11 1 3 973 87 1.236 9.1 0.1 2.1 2.6 1.25
CIN (3 yrs) 22 24 .478 2.60 68 42 24 29 2 4 390.2 384 170 113 3 86 114 19 1 5 1551 93 1.203 8.8 0.1 2.0 2.6 1.33
STL (1 yr) 1 1 .500 7.41 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 27 17 14 0 7 2 0 0 0 81 40 2.000 14.3 0.0 3.7 1.1 0.29
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1905 31 STL NL 2 8 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -14 1 0 1 /1
1907 33 CIN NL 3 8 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 54 2 0 0 /1
1908 34 CIN NL 35 82 72 1 6 0 1 0 3 0 3 .083 .132 .111 .243 -21 8 1 6 1
1909 35 CIN NL 30 50 43 1 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 .140 .159 .209 .368 15 9 0 6 1
4 Seasons 70 148 130 4 15 1 2 0 5 1 4 .115 .148 .154 .302 -4 20 1 13
162 Game Avg. 162 343 301 9 35 2 5 0 12 2 9 .115 .148 .154 .302 -4 46 2 30
CIN (3 yrs) 68 140 123 3 14 1 2 0 5 1 4 .114 .148 .154 .303 -4 19 1 12
STL (1 yr) 2 8 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -14 1 0 1
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1905 STL NL 31 P 2 11 2 9 0 0 1.000 5.50 .936 2.40
1907 CIN NL 33 P 3 11 4 7 0 0 1.000 3.67 .945 2.27
1908 CIN NL 34 P 35 104 10 87 7 1 .933 2.77 .954 2.13
1909 CIN NL 35 P 30 59 3 55 1 2 .983 1.93 .937 1.95
4 Seasons P 70 185 19 158 8 3 .957 2.53 .947 2.07
4 Seasons TOT 70 185 19 158 8 3 .957 2.53 .904 2.07

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1908 NL--1.789--5th

Saves s c a p y
1908 NL--2--6th
1909 NL--2--9th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1908 NL--1.659--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1908 NL--10--10th
1909 NL--9--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1908 NL--10--8th
1909 NL--14--5th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 8 (1653), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1853), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

August, 1904: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from Louisville (American Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

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