Soup Campbell

Who was Soup Campbell?

Clarence Campbell ["Soup"] was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1940 through 1941 for the Cleveland Indians. Listed at 6 ft 1 in, 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 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.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II, missing the 1942-1945 seasons, returning to baseball action with the Baltimore Orioles of the International League in 1946. He compiled a .298 average and 23 homers in 579 minor league games in a span of five years.

He later managed for the 1952 Lexington team of the North Carolina State League.

Campbell died in his homeland of Sparta at the age of 84.