| Chris Chambliss | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Baseman | ||
| Born: December 26, 1948 Dayton, Ohio | ||
| Batted: Left | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| May 28, 1971 for the Cleveland Indians | ||
| Final game | ||
| May 8, 1988 for the New York Yankees | ||
| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | . First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 279 | |
| Home runs | 185 | |
| Runs batted in | 972 | |
| Teams | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
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Carroll Christopher Chambliss (born December 26, 1948, in Dayton, Ohio) was a Major League Baseball player from 1971-1988 for the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1977 World Series matched the returning American League champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League The 1978 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rematch of the 1977 Series, with the Yankees For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County. Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York.
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Playing career
Before the majors
Chambliss led the American Association with a . This article refers to the former minor league that existed from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 342 batting average while playing for the Wichita Aeros in 1970. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively The Wichita Aeros was a Minor league baseball franchise based in Wichita Kansas, that played in the AAA American Association from 1970 through
1970-1975
In 1970, Chambliss was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (January 17, 1970) and in 1971, was named AL Rookie of the Year. Chambliss played first base and was known as a great clutch hitter throughout his career. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run
He was dealt to the Yankees from the Indians in April 1974 along with pitchers Cecil Upshaw and Dick Tidrow for Fritz Peterson, Fred Beene, Tom Buskey, and Steve Kline in a much criticized multi-player deal. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers
1976
In 1976, he received his only selection to the All-Star team. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP The 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 47th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL and the National League
In the 1976 American League Championship Series, his first-pitch, walk off home run off Mark Littell of the Kansas City Royals gave the Yankees their first trip to the World Series since 1964. The American League Championship Series was won by the New York Yankees, who defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-2 Mark Alan Littell ( January 17, 1953 in Cape Girardeau Missouri) is a professional baseball player who played Pitcher in the Major Leagues from The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1964 World Series pitted the National League champion St Louis Cardinals against the American League champion New York Yankees, with
- "Mark Littell delivers . . . High drive hit to right-center field . . . It could be . . . it is . . . gone!" -- Keith Jackson, ABC-TV. Keith Jackson (born October 18, 1928) is an American former Sportscaster, known for his long career with ABC Sports television The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network.
- "Chris Chambliss has won the American League pennant for the New York Yankees. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in . . . A thrilling, dramatic game. . . . What a way for the American League season to end!" -- Howard Cosell, ABC-TV. Howard William Cosell (born Howard William Cohen; March 25 1918 - April 23 1995 was an American sports journalist
- "My first thought was that I hit a home run. Then I realized it was the ninth inning, the game was over and we'd won the championship. Then I thought, 'Oh no, the people are on the field. ' I was in the middle of a mass of people and when I fell to the ground, it was scary. " -- Chambliss.
- "I never felt like it was fun to celebrate that home run with the fans. They didn't belong on the field. I wanted to meet my teammates at home plate and I couldn't. " -- Chris Chambliss.
Chambliss was the hitting star of the 1976 ALCS, as he also hit a two-run homer in Game 3 to help the Yankees win that Game 5 to 3. He hit an ALCS record . 524 with 2 home runs and eight RBIs. "The Chambliss Tapes," a time-travel short story based around his famous 1976 playoff home run is included in the anthology Rebellion: New Voices of Fiction. Written by Donald Capone. In the 1976 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, Chambliss hit . The 1976 World Series matched the defending champion Cincinnati Reds of the National League against the New York Yankees of the American League The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA 313 (5-for-16) with one RBI.
Later career
Chambliss played three more seasons with the Yankees, winning a Gold Glove for fielding prowess in 1978. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP He then moved on to Atlanta from 1980-1986. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP He had one at-bat with the Yankees in 1988 and struck out. See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers After his playing days ended, Chambliss became a hitting instructor for several teams and was talked about as a possible managerial candidate.
Coaching and managerial career
In 1989, Chambliss became the manager for the Double-A London Tigers of the Eastern League, an affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. The London Tigers were a professional 'AA' Baseball team that played in the Eastern League from 1989 to 1993 The Eastern League is a Minor league baseball league which operates primarily in the northeastern United States, although it has had a team in Ohio The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA The London Tigers won the Eastern League title in 1990, playing out of Labatt Park. Labatt Memorial Park (formerly Tecumseh Park, 1877-1936 is a Baseball Stadium near the forks of the Thames River in central London That same year Chambliss was named Minor League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News.
Chambliss was also a hitting coach with the Yankees, and has the distinction of being one of two men who have worn a Yankee uniform (player or coach) during each of the Yankees' last six World Series Championship seasons (1977, 1978, 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000) -- the other is current New York Mets manager Willie Randolph. Willie Larry Randolph (born July 6, 1954 in Holly Hill, South Carolina) is a former Second baseman and former manager in He was also the hitting coach for the New York Mets
Most recently, Chambliss worked as hitting coach of the Cincinnati Reds, until he was fired on October 11, 2006. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA [1]
He is currently the hitting coach with the Triple-A Richmond Braves. The Richmond Braves were the AAA Minor league baseball affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and played in the International League.
See also
External links
References
- London Tigers 1989, The Collector's Edition, Souvenir Program. See also List of lifetime home run leaders through history This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters. Below is the list of 254 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2000 hit milestone during their career in MLB
- Tiger Special: Peanuts, popcorn, crackerjack, Baseball's Back, The London Free Press, Section F, April 7, 1989. The London Free Press is a daily Newspaper based in London, Ontario, Canada.
- 1980 Baseball Register published by The Sporting News
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