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Nicknamed "Soup", Campbell was one of the top relief pitchers in all of baseball with the Minnesota Twins in 1976 and the Boston Red Sox in 1977. He signed with Boston after the 1976 season as one of the first high profile big money free agents in baseball. Campbell was elected to the American League All-Star team in 1977. Campbell was awarded both AL Fireman of the Year by The Sporting News and Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award (the first winner and first two-time winner of this award) following the 1976 and 1977 campaigns. Bill is tied for the American League record for wins by a reliever in a single season, as a result of his 17-5 performance in 1976. See http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/wins-records.shtml A relief pitcher warms up in the bullpen as the game goes on A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness and/or fatigue. ... All-star (also, Allstar or All Star) is a term with meanings in both the worlds of sports and entertainment. ... The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award was established in 1960 by The Sporting News (TSN) as TSN Fireman of the Year Award. ... In Major League Baseball, the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award, first awarded in 1976, is a distinction given to the top relief pitcher in each league at the end of each season. ...

He began experiencing arm trouble in 1978, and never again regained his once dominant status in the game.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball saves champions
• List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders

Major League Baseball recognizes saves champions in the American League and National League each season. ... All statistics are current as of July 7, 2007. ...

External links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Major league career statistics