- Paul Campbell (baseball)
Infobox MLB retired
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bgcolor2=#ba313c
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Paul Campbell
position=First baseman
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date|1917|9|1Paw Creek, North Carolina
deathdate=death date and age|2006|6|22|1917|9|1Charlotte, North Carolina
debutdate=April 15
debutyear=1941
debutteam=Boston Red Sox
finaldate=May 14
finalyear=1950
finalteam=Detroit Tigers
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.255
stat2label=HR
stat2value=4
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=41
teams=
*Boston Red Sox (by|1941-by|1942, by|1946)
*Detroit Tigers (by|1948-by|1950)
highlights=Paul McLaughlin Campbell was a
Major League baseball player with theBoston Red Sox andDetroit Tigers , a former scout andtraveling secretary for theCincinnati Reds . He spent 57 continuous years in professional baseball.Campbell was born September 1, 1917 in
Charlotte, North Carolina , he was the only son of Charles Davis Campbell and Fannie Cooper Campbell. He died June 22, 2006, at the age of 88.Campbell broke into the majors in 1942 when he signed with the Boston Red Sox. From 1943 to 1945, Mr. Campbell served in the
U.S. Air Force inEngland [cite web |url=http://www.garybed.co.uk/player_biographies/campbell_paul.htm |title=Paul Campbell | date= |publisher=Baseball in Wartime | author= |accessdate=2008-05-27] and played on a team that toured the British air bases.Campbell rejoined the Red Sox in 1946 and made an appearance in the
1946 World Series against theSt. Louis Cardinals . During 1948-49, he played with the Detroit Tigers. He then worked with minor league teams as coach, manager and club president throughout the 1950s. Campbell began a long career with the Cincinnati Reds in 1958 when he became a scout. In 1964 he was promoted toTraveling Secretary for the Reds, remaining with that position until 1978.Paul married Mary Ellen Shannon on November 16, 1940 in Charlotte. Following her death in 1961, he married Lillian McCord Taylor in Charlotte. He had one daughter, Marilyn Campbell Sherman, and two step-children, DeVera Goodson and Vincent Taylor.
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External links
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=111936 MLB] historical statistics
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