Joe Campbell (baseball)
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| Joe Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: March 10, 1944 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 3, 1967, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 3, 1967, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 1 |
| Batting average | .000 |
| Strikeouts | 3 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Joseph Earl Campbell (born March 10, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He played the outfield position, and batted and threw right-handed. Campbell was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He played one game in Major League Baseball with the Chicago Cubs. Campbell had no hits in that game. Campbell also played four seasons in the minor leagues and over his career he batted .238 with 252 hits, 46 doubles, seven triples, and 41 home runs in 342 games played. The majority of his games in the minors came in the outfield, however, Campbell also played third base and first base. Outside of baseball, Campbell was a member of the United States Marine Corps.[1]
Campbell was a teammate of Denny Doyle at both Caverna High School in Horse Cave, Kentucky and Morehead State University. At Caverna High School, he and Doyle won a state high school baseball championship in 1961.[2] Playing college baseball for the Morehead State Eagles baseball team, he was named All-Ohio Valley Conference in 1965.[3]
