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Cliff Chambers (Lefty)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left

Born: January 10, 1922 in Portland, OR
High School: Bellingham (Bellingham, WA)
School: Washington State University
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1948
Final Game: September 22, 1953
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1948 26 CHC NL 2 9 .182 4.43 29 12 10 3 1 0 103.2 100 57 51 4 48 51 3 0 0 452 88 1.428 8.7 0.3 4.2 4.4 1.06
1949 27 PIT NL 13 7 .650 3.96 34 21 6 10 1 0 177.1 186 89 78 15 58 93 5 0 1 765 106 1.376 9.4 0.8 2.9 4.7 1.60
1950 28 PIT NL 12 15 .444 4.30 37 33 2 11 2 0 249.1 262 138 119 18 92 93 6 1 4 1097 102 1.420 9.5 0.6 3.3 3.4 1.01
1951 29 TOT NL 14 12 .538 4.38 31 26 1 11 2 0 189.0 184 97 92 18 87 64 4 0 4 815 92 1.434 8.8 0.9 4.1 3.0 0.74
1951 29 PIT NL 3 6 .333 5.58 10 10 0 2 1 0 59.2 64 38 37 5 31 19 4 0 2 272 75 1.592 9.7 0.8 4.7 2.9 0.61
1951 29 STL NL 11 6 .647 3.83 21 16 1 9 1 0 129.1 120 59 55 13 56 45 0 0 2 543 103 1.361 8.4 0.9 3.9 3.1 0.80
1952 30 STL NL 4 4 .500 4.12 26 13 4 2 1 1 98.1 110 51 45 8 33 47 2 1 1 428 90 1.454 10.1 0.7 3.0 4.3 1.42
1953 31 STL NL 3 6 .333 4.86 32 8 9 0 0 0 79.2 82 50 43 7 43 26 1 1 3 362 87 1.569 9.3 0.8 4.9 2.9 0.60
6 Seasons 48 53 .475 4.29 189 113 32 37 7 1 897.1 924 482 428 70 361 374 21 3 13 3919 96 1.432 9.3 0.7 3.6 3.8 1.04
162 Game Avg. 11 12 .475 4.29 43 25 7 8 2 0 202 208 109 96 16 81 84 5 1 3 882 96 1.432 9.3 0.7 3.6 3.8 1.04
PIT (3 yrs) 28 28 .500 4.33 81 64 8 23 4 0 486.1 512 265 234 38 181 205 15 1 7 2134 99 1.425 9.5 0.7 3.3 3.8 1.13
STL (3 yrs) 18 16 .529 4.19 79 37 14 11 2 1 307.1 312 160 143 28 132 118 3 2 6 1333 94 1.445 9.1 0.8 3.9 3.5 0.89
CHC (1 yr) 2 9 .182 4.43 29 12 10 3 1 0 103.2 100 57 51 4 48 51 3 0 0 452 88 1.428 8.7 0.3 4.2 4.4 1.06

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1948 26 CHC NL 29 33 30 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 .133 .133 .167 .300 -18 5 1 0 3 1
1949 27 PIT NL 34 66 55 5 13 2 1 0 5 0 5 7 .236 .300 .309 .609 62 17 1 0 6 1
1950 28 PIT NL 37 96 90 10 26 1 1 2 9 0 4 18 .289 .319 .389 .708 83 35 2 0 2 1
1951 29 TOT NL 31 76 70 4 15 1 0 1 7 0 0 4 16 .214 .257 .271 .528 41 19 2 0 2 1
1951 29 PIT NL 10 22 21 1 7 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .476 .810 113 10 0 0 1 1
1951 29 STL NL 21 54 49 3 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 13 .163 .226 .184 .410 11 9 2 0 1 1
1952 30 STL NL 26 36 32 4 9 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 .281 .343 .375 .718 99 12 0 0 1 1
1953 31 STL NL 32 17 17 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .118 .118 .176 .294 -25 3 0 0 0 1
6 Seasons 189 324 294 24 69 9 2 3 25 0 0 16 56 .235 .274 .310 .584 55 91 6 0 14
162 Game Avg. 162 278 252 21 59 8 2 3 21 0 14 48 .235 .274 .310 .584 55 78 5 0 12
PIT (3 yrs) 81 184 166 16 46 3 2 3 17 0 0 9 28 .277 .314 .373 .688 80 62 3 0 9
STL (3 yrs) 79 107 98 8 19 5 0 0 5 0 0 7 25 .194 .248 .245 .493 33 24 2 0 2
CHC (1 yr) 29 33 30 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 .133 .133 .167 .300 -18 5 1 0 3

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1948 CHC NL 26 P 29 25 5 20 0 1 1.000 0.86 .960 0.91
1949 PIT NL 27 P 34 39 6 33 0 2 1.000 1.15 .951 0.91
1950 PIT NL 28 P 37 48 9 37 2 1 .958 1.24 .960 0.97
1951 TOT NL 29 P 31 32 5 24 3 1 .906 0.94 .966 0.96
1951 PIT NL 29 P 10 5 1 4 0 1 1.000 0.50 .960 0.96
1951 STL NL 29 P 21 27 4 20 3 0 .889 1.14 .967 0.96
1952 STL NL 30 P 26 27 10 16 1 3 .963 1.00 .952 0.98
1953 STL NL 31 P 32 20 3 16 1 1 .950 0.59 .955 0.87
6 Seasons P 189 191 38 146 7 9 .963 0.97 .958 0.93
6 Seasons TOT 189 191 38 146 7 9 .963 0.97 .921 0.93

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1949 NL--.650--7th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 NL--4.720--3rd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1950 NL--249.3--10th

Games Started s c a p y
1950 NL--33--9th

Shutouts s c a p y
1950 NL--2--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1950 NL--92--7th
1951 NL--87--10th

Hits s c a p y
1950 NL--262--5th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1949 NL--1.603--8th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1950 NL--.650--7th

Losses s c a p y
1950 NL--15--8th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1950 NL--119--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1949 NL--5--10th
1950 NL--6--6th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1950 NL--1097--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 5 (1584), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1942 Season: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

December 8, 1948: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Clyde McCullough to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Frankie Gustine and Cal McLish.

June 15, 1951: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Wally Westlake to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Cole, Joe Garagiola, Bill Howerton, Howie Pollet and Ted Wilks.

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