Soup Campbell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1915
Place of Birth: Sparta, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 16-Feb-2000
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Soup Campbell
- Clarence Campbell, better known as Soup Campbell (after Campbell's Soup) (March 7, 1915 – February 16, 2000) was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1940 through 1941 for the Cleveland Indians.
- Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 188 lb., Campbell batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
- He was born in Sparta, Virginia.
- In a two-season career, Campbell was a .246 hitter (96-for-432) with three home runs and 37 runs batted in in 139 games, including 10 doubles, four triples, one stolen base, and a .315 on-base percentage. Campbell began his professional career with the Tarboro Serpents of the Coastal Plain League, playing for them in 1937 and 1938.
- He then spent the 1939 season with the New Orleans Pelicans, batting .321 in 155 games.
- He was promoted to the Indians major league roster in 1940 and made his debut on April 21.
- In 25 games, he had a .226 batting average, serving as a backup outfielder.
- In 1941, Campbell saw more playing time, and had a .250 batting average in 104 games.He enlisted in the U.S.
- Army during World War II, missing the 1942-1945 seasons.
- He returned to baseball action with the Baltimore Orioles of the International League in 1946 after failing to make the Indians roster out of spring training; he had requested the demotion in order to be an everyday player.
- He compiled a .298 average and 23 homers in 579 minor league games in a span of five years (1937–39, 1946–47).
- He later managed for the 1952 Lexington team of the North Carolina State League.
- Campbell died in Sparta at the age of 84.
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