| Cliff Chambers | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1922-01-10)January 10, 1922 Portland, Oregon, U.S. | |
| Died: January 21, 2012(2012-01-21) (aged 90) Eagle, Idaho, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 24, 1948, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 22, 1953, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 48–53 |
| Earned run average | 4.29 |
| Strikeouts | 374 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Clifford Day Chambers (January 10, 1922 – January 21, 2012) was an American professionalbaseballpitcher who appeared in 189games inMajor League Baseball (MLB) from1948 to1953 for theChicago Cubs,Pittsburgh Pirates andSt. Louis Cardinals. He threw and batted left-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 208 pounds (94 kg).
Chambers was born inPortland, Oregon. He played two seasons ofcollege baseball for theWashington State Cougars in 1941–42.[1] He broke into the major leagues with the Chicago Cubs in 1948, and he was pleasantly surprised to find out that he had been traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates before the 1949 season. Chambers said that he had not been happy with his salary in Chicago, and that he was excited to play with a well-regarded organization like Pittsburgh.[2]
Before the 1950 season, Chambers had threatened not to sign with Pittsburgh unless he made $20,000, a large increase from his $7,500 salary the year before. After Pirates general managerRoy Hamey called Chambers at his home inBellingham, Washington, Chambers agreed to sign an extension worth less than $15,000.[3]
On May 6, 1951, while with the Pirates, Chambersno-hit theBoston Braves 3–0 in the second game of adoubleheader atBraves Field. It was the first no-hitter by a Pirates pitcher in 44 years.[4]
A month later, on June 15, the Pirates traded Chambers andWally Westlake to the Cardinals forDick Cole,Joe Garagiola,Bill Howerton,Howie Pollet andTed Wilks. Not untilEdwin Jackson in 2010 would a pitcher be traded after hurling a no-hitter earlier in the season.
Over his six MLB seasons, Chambers compiled a 48–53 careerwon–lost record with anearned run average of 4.29, with 37complete games and sevenshutouts in 113starts. He allowed 924hits and 361bases on balls in 8971⁄3innings pitched, with 374strikeouts. He was an above-average hitter as a pitcher, posting a .235batting average (69-for-294) with 24runs, threehome runs and 25RBI.
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