Chambers was born in Portland, Oregon. He played two seasons of college baseball for the Washington 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 manager Roy Hamey called Chambers at his home in Bellingham, Washington, Chambers agreed to sign an extension worth less than $15,000.[3]
On May 6, 1951, while with the Pirates, Chambers no-hit the Boston Braves 3–0 in the second game of a doubleheader at Braves Field. It was the first no-hitter by a Pirates pitcher in 44 years.[4]
cliff, chambers, clifford, chambers, january, 1922, january, 2012, american, professional, baseball, pitcher, appeared, games, major, league, baseball, from, 1948, 1953, chicago, cubs, pittsburgh, pirates, louis, cardinals, threw, batted, left, handed, stood, . Clifford Day Chambers January 10 1922 January 21 2012 was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 189 games in Major League Baseball MLB from 1948 to 1953 for the Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates and St Louis Cardinals He threw and batted left handed stood 6 feet 3 inches 1 91 m tall and weighed 208 pounds 94 kg Cliff ChambersPitcherBorn 1922 01 10 January 10 1922Portland Oregon U S Died January 21 2012 2012 01 21 aged 90 Eagle Idaho U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutApril 24 1948 for the Chicago CubsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 22 1953 for the St Louis CardinalsMLB statisticsWin loss record48 53Earned run average4 29Strikeouts374TeamsChicago Cubs 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 1949 1951 St Louis Cardinals 1951 1953 Career highlights and awardsPitched a no hitter on May 6 1951 Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editChambers was born in Portland Oregon He played two seasons of college baseball for the Washington 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 manager Roy Hamey called Chambers at his home in Bellingham Washington Chambers agreed to sign an extension worth less than 15 000 3 On May 6 1951 while with the Pirates Chambers no hit the Boston Braves 3 0 in the second game of a doubleheader at Braves 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 and Wally Westlake to the Cardinals for Dick Cole Joe Garagiola Bill Howerton Howie Pollet and Ted Wilks Not until Edwin 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 career won lost record with an earned run average of 4 29 with 37 complete games and seven shutouts in 113 starts He allowed 924 hits and 361 bases on balls in 8971 3 innings pitched with 374 strikeouts He was an above average hitter as a pitcher posting a 235 batting average 69 for 294 with 24 runs three home runs and 25 RBI See also editList of Major League Baseball no hittersReferences edit Washington State University Baseball Players Who Made It to the Major Leagues Baseball Almanac com Archived from the original on 12 August 2004 Retrieved 16 December 2012 Joining Bucs fulfills dream for burly Cliff Chambers The Pittsburgh Press April 12 1949 Retrieved June 18 2016 Hamey persuades Chambers to sign The Pittsburgh Press February 21 1950 Retrieved June 18 2016 May 6 1951 Chambers throws 1st Pirates no hitter in 44 yearsExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Cliff Chambers at Find a Grave nbsp Preceded byVern Bickford No hitter pitcherMay 6 1951 Succeeded byBob Feller nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cliff Chambers amp oldid 1159087249, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
