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Cliff Chambers

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 208lb (190cm, 94kg)

Born: January 10, 1922 in Portland, OR us

Died: January 21, 2012 in Eagle, ID

Buried: Dry Creek Cemetery, Boise, ID

High School: Bellingham HS (Bellingham, WA)

School: Washington State University (Pullman, WA)

Debut: April 24, 1948 (Age 26-105d, 10,490th in major league history)
vs. STL 9.0 IP, 8 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 22, 1953 (Age 31-255d)
vs. MLN 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Clifford Day Chambers

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.2

ERA

4.29

189

113

897.1

374

WHIP

1.432

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 70 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 9 tying, 12 go ahead

3 Tms
PIT	37
STL	28
CHC	4

Platoon
vs RHB	52
vs LHB	17

Home/Road
Home	41
Away	28

Outs
2	25
0	24
1	20

8 Opps
CHC	13
PHI	12
CIN	12
STL	10
BRO	8
NYG	6
BSN	5
PIT	3

43 Batters
Hank Sauer	5
Stan Musial	5
Walker Cooper	3
Andy Seminick	3
Gil Hodges	3
Del Ennis	3
Bobby Thomson	3
Ted Kluszewski	2
Roy Smalley	2
Wes Westrum	2
Nippy Jones	2
Ralph Kiner	2
Enos Slaughter	2
Granny Hamner	2
Virgil Stallcup	2
Preston Ward	1
Danny Litwhiler	1
Willie Jones	1
Eddie Miksis	1
Johnny Lindell	1
Sam Jethroe	1
Tookie Gilbert	1
Connie Ryan	1
Ralph Branca	1
Wayne Belardi	1
Roy Campanella	1
Bobby Adams	1
Bob Usher	1
Earl Torgeson	1
Johnny Wyrostek	1
Sid Gordon	1
Johnny Pramesa	1
Erv Dusak	1
Frank Thomas	1
Randy Jackson	1
Mickey Owen	1
Carl Furillo	1
Gus Bell	1
Dick Sisler	1
Del Wilber	1
Andy Pafko	1
Bruce Edwards	1
Eddie Mathews	1

8 Parks
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	24
Forbes Fld (PIT)	22
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	9
Crosley Fld (CIN)	4
Polo Grounds (NYC)	3
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	3
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	2
Braves Fld (BOS)	2

Where Hit
7	31
9	13
8	5
78	3

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	48
2·HR gms	9
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	36
1--	11
-2-	7
12-	6
1-3	4
--3	2
-23	2
123	1

116 Runs
RISP	22
0 on	36
1 on	20
2 on	12
3 on	1
Any on	33

Inning
1	4
2	5
3	8
4	4
5	8
6	16
7	7
8	8
9	8
Extra	1

1-3	17
4-6	28
7-end	24

RelScore
+4..	8
+3	6
+2	9
+1	7
Tied	9
-1	7
-2	6
-3	4
-4..	13

Ahead	30
Tied	9
Behind	30

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	15
C	13
1B	11
RF	7
SS	6
3B	6
CF	5
2B	4
P	1
RP	1

OrderPos
5th	14
4th	14
3rd	12
6th	8
7th	6
8th	5
1st	4
2nd	4
9th	2

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	21
Low Lev	30

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1948	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1948-05-01	Nippy Jones	STL		CHC	ahead 2-0	b 5	2	---	1	4	3
2	2	2	1	1948-06-27 (2)	Del Ennis	PHI		CHC	ahead 3-0	b 3	0	1-3	3	5	9	6%	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Blatnik Scores; B. Haas Scores
3	3	3	1	1948-08-16	Erv Dusak	STL	@	CHC	ahead 7-5	t 6	1	---	1	1	4	9%	86%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1948-08-24	Wes Westrum	NYG	@	CHC	ahead 3-1	t 3	1	1--	2	7	2	14%	86%		Home Run (LF-CF); W. Marshall Scores
1949	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1949-04-24 (2)	Johnny Wyrostek	CIN	@	PIT	behind 0-2	t 6	0	---	1	2	8	12%	34%		Home Run (Deep RF)
6	6	2	1	1949-05-26	Stan Musial	STL		PIT	ahead 7-6	b 6	2	---	1	3	8	12%	82%		Home Run
7	7	3	2	1949-05-26	Enos Slaughter	STL		PIT	ahead 8-6	b 7	0	---	1	5	7	6%	94%		Home Run
8	8	4	1	1949-06-25	Gil Hodges	BRO	@	PIT	ahead 11-7	t 5	1	12-	3	5	3	7%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Snider Scores; J. Robinson Scores/unER
9	9	5	2	1949-06-25	Carl Furillo	BRO	@	PIT	ahead 14-9	t 7	2	--3	2	6	9	2%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Hodges Scores
10	10	6	1	1949-07-04 (1)	Walker Cooper	CIN		PIT	tied 0-0	b 4	2	---	1	4	2	14%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
11	11	7	1	1949-07-09	Mickey Owen	CHC	@	PIT	tied 0-0	t 2	2	1--	2	8	2	19%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Reich Scores
12	12	8	1	1949-07-17	Andy Seminick	PHI		PIT	behind 0-2	b 4	2	---	1	5	2	12%	37%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	9	1	1949-08-07 (1)	Del Ennis	PHI	@	PIT	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	7	18%	66%		Home Run; G. Hamner Scores
14	14	10	1	1949-08-09	Andy Pafko	CHC		PIT	behind 1-6	b 8	0	1--	2	5	5	5%	8%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Sauer Scores
15	15	11	1	1949-09-03	Hank Sauer	CHC		PIT	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	1	4	7	11%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	12	2	1949-09-03	Hank Sauer	CHC		PIT	behind 3-5	b 8	1	1-3	3	4	7	58%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Jeffcoat Scores; R. Smalley Scores
17	17	13	1	1949-09-07	Danny Litwhiler	CIN	@	PIT	ahead 3-0	t 6	2	---	1	3	9	6%	90%		Home Run
18	18	14	1	1949-09-13	Granny Hamner	PHI	@	PIT	behind 3-11	t 9	1	12-	3	2	6
19	19	15	1	1949-10-02 (1)	Walker Cooper	CIN	@	PIT	behind 1-2	t 8	2	---	1	5	2	26%	42%		Home Run
1950	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1950-04-23	Johnny Pramesa	CIN	@	PIT	behind 1-3	t 6	2	1--	2	6	2	25%	44%		Home Run; D. Litwhiler Scores
21	21	2	1	1950-05-08	Bruce Edwards	BRO	@	PIT	ahead 4-0	t 6	0	---	1	8	2	4%	95%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	3	1	1950-05-30 (2)	Johnny Lindell	STL	@	PIT	behind 0-4	t 8	1	12-	3	4	7
23	23	4	1	1950-06-08	Ralph Branca	BRO	@	PIT	behind 0-1	t 3	1	---	1	9	1	11%	47%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	5	1	1950-06-13	Tookie Gilbert	NYG		PIT	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	1--	2	8	3	15%	81%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Thompson Scores
25	25	6	1	1950-06-30	Stan Musial	STL		PIT	ahead 5-3	b 8	0	12-	3	3	7
26	26	7	1	1950-07-14	Wes Westrum	NYG	@	PIT	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	1-3	3	5	2	16%	81%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Irvin Scores; B. Thomson Scores
27	27	8	1	1950-07-20	Del Ennis	PHI	@	PIT	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	1	4	9	10%	50%		Home Run (Deep CF)
28	28	9	2	1950-07-20	Granny Hamner	PHI	@	PIT	behind 1-3	t 4	0	---	1	6	6	10%	38%		Home Run (Deep LF)
29	29	10	3	1950-07-20	Dick Sisler	PHI	@	PIT	tied 3-3	t 5	1	-2-	2	5	7	20%	73%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Jones Scores
30	30	11	1	1950-08-08	Stan Musial	STL	@	PIT	ahead 3-0	t 2	2	-2-	2	3	7
31	31	12	1	1950-08-13 (1)	Preston Ward	CHC	@	PIT	behind 0-7	t 7	1	---	1	3	3	1%	1%		Home Run
32	32	13	1	1950-08-18	Roy Smalley	CHC		PIT	behind 2-9	b 9	0	---	1	7	6	0%	0%		Home Run
33	33	14	1	1950-08-25	Andy Seminick	PHI	@	PIT	tied 6-6	t 10	1	---	1	7	2	37%	81%		Home Run
34	34	15	1	1950-09-10 (1)	Stan Musial	STL		PIT	behind 2-5	b 9	2	12-	3	3	3	49%	54%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Diering Scores; R. Schoendienst Scores
35	35	16	1	1950-09-22	Virgil Stallcup	CIN	@	PIT	behind 0-4	t 3	0	---	1	8	6	6%	21%		Home Run (Deep LF)
36	36	17	2	1950-09-22	Bob Usher	CIN	@	PIT	behind 3-6	t 9	2	12-	3	2	8	36%	39%		Home Run (Deep LF); V. Stallcup Scores; S. Meeks Scores
1951	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	1951-04-21	Bobby Adams	CIN		PIT	behind 0-1	b 3	1	1--	2	1	4	21%	65%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. McMillan Scores
38	38	2	1	1951-04-25	Enos Slaughter	STL		PIT	ahead 2-0	b 6	0	---	1	3	9
39	39	3	1	1951-05-28	Stan Musial	STL		PIT	tied 0-0	b 1	0	-23	3	3	7
40	40	4	1	1951-06-01	Bobby Thomson	NYG		PIT	ahead 4-1	b 5	1	1--	2	6	7	7%	96%		Home Run; W. Westrum Scores
41	41	5	1	1951-06-12	Sid Gordon	BSN	@	PIT	ahead 4-0	t 3	1	---	1	5	9	5%	90%		Home Run (Deep LF)
42	42	6	1	1951-06-30	Gus Bell	PIT	@	STL	behind 3-8	t 8	0	---	1	3	9	2%	3%		Home Run (Deep RF)
43	43	7	1	1951-07-22	Roy Campanella	BRO		STL	ahead 7-0	b 7	2	-2-	2	6	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Hodges Scores
44	44	8	1	1951-07-25	Del Wilber	PHI	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 7	0	---	1	8	2	20%	70%		Home Run (Deep LF)
45	45	9	1	1951-08-14	Hank Sauer	CHC	@	STL	ahead 2-0	t 3	0	1--	2	4	7	12%	86%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Baumholtz Scores
46	46	10	2	1951-08-14	Hank Sauer	CHC	@	STL	ahead 4-1	t 5	2	---	1	4	7	7%	89%		Home Run (Deep LF)
47	47	11	1	1951-08-19 (1)	Virgil Stallcup	CIN		STL	behind 2-5	b 9	1	-2-	2	7	6	6%	11%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Litwhiler Scores
48	48	12	1	1951-08-26 (1)	Earl Torgeson	BSN		STL	behind 1-10	b 6	2	---	1	3	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
49	49	13	2	1951-08-26 (1)	Walker Cooper	BSN		STL	behind 2-11	b 7	0	---	1	5	2	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
50	50	14	1	1951-09-06	Eddie Miksis	CHC		STL	behind 0-6	b 3	0	---	1	1	4	4%	11%		Home Run (Deep LF)
51	51	15	2	1951-09-06	Roy Smalley	CHC		STL	behind 1-6	b 6	0	---	1	6	6	4%	10%		Home Run (Deep LF)
52	52	16	1	1951-09-11 (2)	Bobby Thomson	NYG	@	STL	behind 0-4	t 9	1	---	1	3	5	1%	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
53	53	17	1	1951-09-20	Gil Hodges	BRO	@	STL	ahead 2-1	t 6	0	---	1	5	3	12%	78%		Home Run (Deep LF)
54	54	18	1	1951-09-30 (1)	Hank Sauer	CHC		STL	behind 2-6	b 8	0	1-3	3	4	7
1952	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
55	55	1	1	1952-04-26	Randy Jackson	CHC	@	STL	behind 0-3	t 6	2	1--	2	5	5	17%	27%		Home Run (Deep CF); H. Jeffcoat Scores
56	56	2	1	1952-05-01	Nippy Jones	PHI	@	STL	behind 1-3	t 6	2	-2-	2	5	3	26%	44%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Jones Scores
57	57	3	2	1952-05-01	Connie Ryan	PHI	@	STL	tied 3-3	t 6	2	---	1	6	4	19%	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
58	58	4	1	1952-05-04 (2)	Sam Jethroe	BSN	@	STL	ahead 2-1	t 9	2	-2-	2	1	8
59	59	5	2	1952-05-04 (2)	Eddie Mathews	BSN	@	STL	ahead 4-1	t 9	2	---	1	2	5
60	60	6	1	1952-07-06 (2)	Ralph Kiner	PIT	@	STL	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	-2-	2	4	7	14%	76%		Home Run (Deep CF); D. Groat Scores
61	61	7	1	1952-07-24	Bobby Thomson	NYG		STL	ahead 7-2	b 5	0	---	1	4	5	2%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
62	62	8	1	1952-08-28	Willie Jones	PHI	@	STL	ahead 5-3	t 6	0	---	1	7	5	8%	88%		Home Run
1953	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
63	63	1	1	1953-05-23	Ted Kluszewski	CIN	@	STL	ahead 2-0	t 6	1	---	1	6	3	9%	84%		Home Run
64	64	2	1	1953-06-30	Ralph Kiner	CHC	@	STL	ahead 8-3	t 7	2	--3	2	3	7	2%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Baumholtz Scores
65	65	3	1	1953-07-16	Gil Hodges	BRO		STL	ahead 7-2	b 8	0	---	1	5	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
66	66	4	1	1953-07-18	Wayne Belardi	BRO		STL	ahead 7-6	b 4	2	123	4	9	0	23%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Campanella Scores; C. Furillo Scores; B. Cox Scores
67	67	5	1	1953-07-28	Frank Thomas	PIT	@	STL	behind 1-2	t 5	2	-23	3	4	8	33%	71%		Home Run (LF-CF); P. LaPalme Scores/unER; D. O'Connell Scores/unER; F. Thomas Scores/unER
68	68	6	1	1953-08-16 (1)	Ted Kluszewski	CIN		STL	behind 0-1	b 6	1	---	1	4	3	18%	54%		Home Run
69	69	7	1	1953-08-23	Andy Seminick	CIN	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 5	2	1--	2	7	2	25%	71%		Home Run; J. Greengrass Scores

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