Campbell, who was a first baseman/outfielder in the Minors, was solely used as a pinch-hitter during his month-long stay in the Big Leagues during the Summer of 1970.
Over the course of 13 games, he went 3-for-13, good for a ,231 batting average, with an RBI, all off the bench as a pinch-hitter.
He’d never again get to appear in a Major League game, spending what would be his final pro season, 1971, in the Boston Red Sox Minor League system before retiring.
Originally in the Phillies system coming up in 1962, he put up some nice seasons in the Minors, particularly his 1963 season at the age of 20 when he hit 25 homers along with 101 runs batted in and an even .300 batting average.
As recently as the 1969 season, now in the Baltimore Orioles organization, he hit 20 homers, with 76 RBIs and a .274 average before finding himself in the St. Louis system.
Nevertheless, that period between June and July of 1970 would be the only taste of the “Big Show” he’d get, leaving me to create this addition to that great black-bordered set all these years later.
