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Chris Chambliss
Full name Carroll Christopher Chambliss Born December 26, 1948, Dayton, Ohio First Game: May 28, 1971 ; Final Game: May 8, 1988 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 195 Named AL Rookie of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1971) Named AL Rookie Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1971) Named Minor League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1991) Named first baseman on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1976) Won AL Gold Glove as first baseman (1978) Ejections as coach: 2006 (1) SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1971 CLE A Daily Splits 111 415 49 114 20 4 9 48 40 1 83 2 2 0 0 5 9 2 0 .275 .341 .407 -1.4 1971 CLE A
1972 CLE A Daily Splits 121 466 51 136 27 2 6 44 26 2 63 0 3 4 0 9 8 3 4 .292 .327 .397 -1.4 1972 CLE A
1973 CLE A Daily Splits 155 572 70 156 30 2 11 53 58 8 76 3 1 2 0 6 14 4 8 .273 .342 .390 -0.7 1973 CLE A
1974 CLE A Daily Splits 17 67 8 22 4 0 0 7 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .328 .375 .388 -0.3 1974 CLE A
1974 NY A Daily Splits 110 400 38 97 16 3 6 43 23 1 43 0 2 2 0 10 9 0 0 .243 .282 .343 -1.5 1974 NY A
1974 TOT A 127 467 46 119 20 3 6 50 28 2 48 0 2 2 0 10 10 0 1 .255 .296 .349 -1.8 1974 TOT A
1975 NY A Daily Splits 150 562 66 171 38 4 9 72 29 9 50 1 4 6 1 12 19 0 1 .304 .336 .434 0.4 1975 NY A
1976 NY A Daily Splits 156 641 79 188 32 6 17 96 27 1 80 3 1 3 1 6 11 1 0 .293 .323 .441 0.1 1976 NY A
1977 NY A Daily Splits 157 600 90 172 32 6 17 90 45 5 73 2 0 5 1 7 22 4 0 .287 .336 .445 -0.3 1977 NY A
1978 NY A Daily Splits 162 625 81 171 26 3 12 90 41 3 60 5 1 5 0 15 6 2 1 .274 .321 .382 -0.7 1978 NY A
1979 NY A Daily Splits 149 554 61 155 27 3 18 63 34 4 53 5 1 5 0 8 9 3 2 .280 .324 .437 -0.3 1979 NY A
1980 ATL N Daily Splits 158 602 83 170 37 2 18 72 49 6 73 4 2 4 2 10 11 7 3 .282 .338 .440 0.1 1980 ATL N
1981 ATL N Daily Splits 107 404 44 110 25 2 8 51 44 10 41 1 2 3 1 6 11 4 1 .272 .343 .403 0.7 1981 ATL N
1982 ATL N Daily Splits 157 534 57 144 25 2 20 86 57 13 57 0 0 6 1 7 11 7 3 .270 .337 .436 1.2 1982 ATL N
1983 ATL N Daily Splits 131 447 59 125 24 3 20 78 63 15 68 0 0 3 1 3 8 2 7 .280 .366 .481 0.7 1983 ATL N
1984 ATL N Daily Splits 135 389 47 100 14 0 9 44 58 12 54 1 0 6 1 7 10 1 2 .257 .350 .362 -0.9 1984 ATL N
1985 ATL N Daily Splits 101 170 16 40 7 0 3 21 18 4 22 0 0 1 0 5 5 0 0 .235 .307 .329 -0.7 1985 ATL N
1986 ATL N Daily Splits 97 122 13 38 8 0 2 14 15 4 24 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 .311 .384 .426 0.0 1986 ATL N
1988 NY A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1988 NY A
Total NL ( 7 Years) 886 2668 319 727 140 9 80 366 304 64 339 6 4 24 6 40 58 21 18 .272 .345 .422 1.1 Total NL
Total AL (10 Years) 1289 4903 593 1382 252 33 105 606 328 35 587 21 15 32 3 78 108 19 17 .282 .328 .411 -6.1 Total AL
Total (17 Years) Splits 2175 7571 912 2109 392 42 185 972 632 99 926 27 19 56 9 118 166 40 35 .279 .334 .415 -5.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1976 NY A Daily Splits 5 21 5 11 1 1 2 8 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 .524 .500 .952 1976 NY A
1977 NY A Daily Splits 5 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 .200 .059 1977 NY A
1978 NY A Daily Splits 4 15 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 1978 NY A
1982 ATL N Daily Splits 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .091 .000 1982 ATL N
Total NL ( 1 Year ) 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .091 .000 Total NL
Total AL ( 3 Years) 14 53 6 18 1 1 2 10 3 2 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 .340 .368 .509 Total AL
Total ( 4 Years) Splits 17 63 6 18 1 1 2 10 4 3 9 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 .286 .324 .429 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1976 NY A Daily Splits 4 16 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .313 .353 .375 1976 NY A
1977 NY A Daily Splits 6 24 4 7 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 .292 .500 1977 NY A
1978 NY A Daily Splits 3 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 1978 NY A
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 13 51 6 14 3 0 1 5 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .275 .302 .392 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1976 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1976 AL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1971 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 108 108 103 946 943 55 8 85 0 .992
1972 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 119 117 114 1057 1109 56 8 109 0 .993
1973 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 154 151 147 1361.2 1437 114 14 153 1 .991
1974 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 17 17 17 154 162 6 3 14 0 .982
1974 NY A Daily Splits 1B 106 103 98 920.2 873 78 8 93 0 .992
1974 NY A DH 1 0 0 -
1974 TOT A 1B 123 120 115 1074.2 1035 84 11 107 0 .990
1975 NY A Daily Splits 1B 147 146 142 1299.1 1222 106 12 113 0 .991
1976 NY A Daily Splits 1B 155 154 149 1400 1440 109 9 123 0 .994
1976 NY A DH 1 1 1 -
1977 NY A Daily Splits 1B 157 150 149 1356.1 1368 98 16 129 0 .989
1978 NY A Daily Splits 1B 155 154 147 1367.2 1366 111 4 119 0 .997
1978 NY A DH 7 7 7 -
1979 NY A Daily Splits 1B 134 132 130 1171.2 1299 95 7 135 0 .995
1979 NY A DH 16 14 14 -
1980 ATL N Daily Splits 1B 158 158 148 1373 1626 101 12 140 0 .993
1981 ATL N Daily Splits 1B 107 107 99 949 1046 94 4 83 0 .997
1982 ATL N Daily Splits 1B 151 137 130 1261.1 1352 138 10 144 0 .993
1983 ATL N Daily Splits 1B 126 122 108 1050.1 1092 89 5 117 0 .996
1984 ATL N Daily Splits 1B 109 103 82 889.1 996 70 8 84 0 .993
1985 ATL N Daily Splits 1B 39 27 25 271.1 299 25 1 31 0 .997
1986 ATL N Daily Splits 1B 20 12 10 128.1 141 6 1 15 0 .993
Total (16 Years) Splits 1B 1962 1898 1798 16957 17771 1351 130 1687 1 .993
Total ( 4 Years) DH 25 22 22 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1976 NY A Daily Splits 1B 5 5 5 44 50 3 1 3 0 .981
1977 NY A Daily Splits 1B 5 5 5 44 36 6 0 2 0 1.000
1978 NY A Daily Splits 1B 4 4 4 35 28 1 0 1 0 1.000
1982 ATL N Daily Splits 1B 3 3 3 25.1 30 4 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 4 Years) Splits 1B 17 17 17 148.1 144 14 1 6 0 .994
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1976 NY A Daily Splits 1B 4 4 4 34.2 26 3 1 6 0 .967
1977 NY A Daily Splits 1B 6 6 6 56 55 5 0 2 0 1.000
1978 NY A Daily Splits 1B 3 3 3 27 17 1 0 4 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 1B 13 13 13 117.2 98 9 1 12 0 .991
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Coaching Record
Year Team Position START END
1988 NY A Hitting 4- 5 10- 2
1993 STL N Hitting 4- 6 10- 3
1994 STL N Hitting 4- 3 8-11
1995 STL N Hitting 4-26 10- 1
1996 NY A Hitting 4- 2 10-26
1997 NY A Hitting 4- 1 10- 6
1998 NY A Hitting 4- 1 10-21
1999 NY A Hitting 4- 5 10-27
2000 NY A Hitting 4- 3 10-26
2002 NY N Hitting 6-12 9-29
2004 CIN N Hitting 4- 5 10- 3
2005 CIN N Hitting 4- 4 10- 2
2006 CIN N Hitting 4- 3 10- 1
2011 SEA A Hitting 4- 1 9-28
2012 SEA A Hitting 3-28 10- 3
Total (15 Years)
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
9-14-2006 BOX CIN N Rob Drake Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 31st round of the free-agent draft - did not sign
(June 6, 1967 ).
Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent
draft - did not sign (January 27, 1968 ).
Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the free-agent
draft (January 17, 1970 ).
Traded by Cleveland Indians with Dick Tidrow and Cecil Upshaw to New York Yankees in
exchange for Fritz Peterson , Steve Kline , Fred Beene and Tom Buskey (April 26,
1974 ).
Traded by New York Yankees with Damaso Garcia and Paul Mirabella to Toronto Blue
Jays in exchange for Tom Underwood , Rick Cerone and Ted Wilborn (November 1, 1979 ).
Traded by Toronto Blue Jays with Luis Gomez to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Barry
Bonnell , Pat Rockett and Joey McLaughlin (December 5, 1979 ).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1986 ).
Signed by New York Yankees (May 7, 1988 ).
Released by New York Yankees (May 10, 1988 ).
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