South Side Sox · Oct 20, 2023
Today in White Sox History: October 20
1909
Bruce “Soupy” Campbell (no relation to the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup-winning defenseman with the same nickname), a Chicago native (LaGrange H.S.) who played the first two of his 13 major league seasons on the South Side, was born 113 years ago today.
Though he played just 16 career games (age 20-22) with the White Sox, he logged a career 0.4 rWAR for the team — over 162 games, that’s a 4.1 WAR, friends. And once Campbell got a chance to play, he had some solid seasons, particularly in 1935 in Cleveland, when he had 2.0 rWAR in just 80 games.