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Cliff Chambers

Birthdate:

1/10/1922

Height / Weight:

' " / lbs.

Place of Birth:

Portland, OR, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

A fastball pitcher noted for his control, Cliff Chambers broke into the majors with the Cubs in 1948 and although he posted a nice 4.43 earned run average in 29 games, finished his rookie year with a disappointing 2-9 w/l record for a Cubs team that ended in last place in the entire 8-team national League with a 64-90 record.

Prior to the next season in December 1948 he was traded to Pittsburgh along with catcher Clyde McCullough for pitcher Cal McLish and infielder Frank Gustine. Cliff Chambers rose to the occasion and under Pirates manager Bill Meyer and posted a team leading 13 victories for a Bucs’ team which ended in sixth place with a 71-83 record. For the 1949 season Lefty Chambers had a solid 13-7 record,

sixth best in the NL, with a career-best 3.96 ERA, completed 10-of-21 starts plus 12 relief appearances and walked just 58 batters, in 177.1 innings with 93 strike outs.

In 1950 the big 6 ft 3inches, 208 pound Cliff Chambers completed 11-of-33 starts, worked a career-high 249.1 innings and had a 12-15 record for a Pittsburgh team in last place with a lousy 57-96 record. Baseball History

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1948	CHC (NL)	29	12	2	9	0	3	1	103.2	100	57	51	4	48	0	51	0	3	0	4.43
1949	PIT (NL)	34	21	13	7	0	10	1	177.1	186	89	78	15	58	0	93	1	5	0	3.96
1950	PIT (NL)	37	33	12	15	0	11	2	249.1	262	138	119	18	92	0	93	4	6	1	4.30
1951	STL (NL)	21	16	11	6	0	9	1	129.1	120	59	55	13	56	0	45	2	0	0	3.83
1951	PIT (NL)	10	10	3	6	0	2	1	59.2	64	38	37	5	31	0	19	2	4	0	5.58
1952	STL (NL)	26	13	4	4	1	2	1	98.1	110	51	45	8	33	0	47	1	2	1	4.12
1953	STL (NL)	32	8	3	6	0	0	0	79.2	82	50	43	7	43	0	26	3	1	1	4.86
7 years		189	113	48	53	1	37	7	897.1	924	482	428	70	361	0	374	13	21	3	4.29

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1948	CHC (NL)	29	30	0	4	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	.133	.133	SLG
1949	PIT (NL)	34	55	5	13	2	1	0	5	5	7	0	0	0	0	6	0	.236	.300	SLG
1950	PIT (NL)	37	90	10	26	1	1	2	9	4	18	0	0	0	0	2	0	.289	.319	SLG
1951	PIT (NL)	10	21	1	7	0	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.333	SLG
1951	STL (NL)	21	49	3	8	1	0	0	4	4	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	.163	.226	SLG
1952	STL (NL)	26	32	4	9	3	0	0	1	3	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	.281	.343	SLG
1953	STL (NL)	32	17	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	SLG
7 years		189	294	24	69	9	2	3	25	16	56	0	0	0	0	14	0	.235	.274	.SLG

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