Its big Bill Campbell, well he is 6'3 and in the 70's that was pretty big in my favorite Red Sox uniforms. The dark blue cap and the solid looking 'Boston' on the front of the jersey just make an unbeatable combination unlike the current version while nice just isn't as good. Here we see him at the Oakland Coliseum though we don't know if a game is on or not since nobody went to A's games in the late 70's! Dare I mention the April 17 game against the Mariners and the 653 fans who showed up.
Campbell himself was signed by the Twins and debuted for them midway through the 73 season. In 76 he made no starts but still won 17 games tying an American League record. During the season he lead the league with 78 appearances, one stretch in August he appeared in five straight games, and threw 167.2 innings. After just his fourth season he signed with the Red Sox where he went 13-9 in 69 relief appearances. The season pictured here saw him only take the mound 41 times and ended the season with a 4.28 ERA. Another off year in 80 and a return in 81 he signed with the Cubs but his career wasn't the same after all those innings from 74 to 77. His WAR went from 12.8 to a -0.3 from 1980 to the end of his career in 87. During those 8 years he through 523.1 innings while from 73-79 he threw 706. So all those innings took their toll.
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