:Gilly Campbell

{{Short description|American baseball player (1908–1973)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Gilly Campbell

|position=Catcher

|image= Gilly Campbell 1942.jpg

|image_size=160px

|caption=Campbell, circa 1942

|bats=Left

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1908|2|13}}

|birth_place=Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1973|2|21|1908|2|13}}

|death_place=Los Angeles, California, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate= April 25

|debutyear= 1933

|debutteam= Chicago Cubs

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 2

|finalyear=1938

|finalteam=Brooklyn Dodgers

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.263

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=5

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=93

|teams=

|highlights=

}}

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 {{Baseball year|1933}} and {{Baseball year|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.

References

  • {{cite web|accessdate=April 20, 2025|url=https://www.mlb.com/player/gilly-campbell-111939

|title=Players: Gilly Campbell |publisher=MLB.com}}