| Clayton Lambert | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1917-03-26)March 26, 1917 Summit, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Died: April 3, 1981(1981-04-03) (aged 64) Ogden, Utah, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 22, 1946, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 30, 1947, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 2–2 |
| Earned run average | 5.40 |
| Strikeouts | 21 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Clayton Patrick Lambert (March 26, 1917 – April 3, 1981) was an American professionalbaseballpitcher who appeared in 26games inMajor League Baseball for theCincinnati Reds in1946 and1947. Aright-hander, Lambert stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg). He was born inSummit, Illinois, and attendedIllinois College.
Lambert entered pro baseball in the Cincinnatifarm system as a 22-year-old in1939. In1941, hurling for theOgden Reds of theClass CPioneer League, he posted a 21–6won–lost record, and led his circuit inearned run average (2.21) andwinning percentage (.778). The following year, he was promoted to top-levelSyracuse of theInternational League, and pitched well, winning seven of tendecisions and lowering his ERA to 1.91. Lambert then missed three seasons, 1943–1945, serving in theUnited States Army Air Forces during World War II.[1]
Returning to baseball in its first postwar season, he spent 1946 on the Reds'National League roster, appearing in 23 games, 19 of them inrelief. Pitching for asecond-division club, his year was marked by two highlights, bothstarting assignments:complete game victories against theChicago Cubs on August 31[2] andPhiladelphia Phillies on September 19.[3]
Lambert began 1947 on the Reds' early-season roster, but in his first appearance of the year on April 18 against thePittsburgh Pirates in relief, he was treated harshly, surrendering sixhits and sevenearned runs in only oneinning of work. The Reds lost the contest, 12–11.[4] Lambert worked in two more games, the last on April 28, but when Cincinnati optioned him back to Syracuse at the May cutdown, Lambert retired from the game rather than report.
He returned toOgden, Utah, site of his 1940 and 1941 seasons, where he appeared in ten games at age 31 before retiring from baseball. He settled in Ogden, where he died at 64 in April 1981.
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