Cliff Chambers Notable

b. January 10, 1922 · Chicago Cubs 1948, Pittsburgh Pirates 1949–1951, St. Louis Cardinals 1951–1953

Cliff Chambers played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1948 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953.

He went 48 and 53 with a 4.29 earned run average, pitching 897 innings in 189 games. He struck out 374, completed 37 of his 113 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 189 games he batted .235, with 69 hits and 24 runs. He finished with 3 home runs and 9 doubles.

He threw a no-hitter in 1951.

He was born in Portland, OR, USA on January 10, 1922, and died on January 21, 2012. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1948	CHC	29	30	0	4	1	0	0	3	0	3	.133
1949	PIT	34	55	5	13	2	1	0	5	5	7	.236
1950	PIT	37	90	10	26	1	1	2	9	4	18	.289
1951	PIT/STL	31	70	4	15	1	0	1	7	4	16	.214
1952	STL	26	32	4	9	3	0	0	1	3	8	.281
1953	STL	32	17	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	.118
Career	—	189	294	24	69	9	2	3	25	16	56	.235

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1948	CHC	2	9	29	12	0	103.2	100	51	48	51	4.43
1949	PIT	13	7	34	21	0	177.1	186	78	58	93	3.96
1950	PIT	12	15	37	33	0	249.1	262	119	92	93	4.30
1951	PIT/STL	14	12	31	26	0	189.0	184	92	87	64	4.38
1952	STL	4	4	26	13	1	98.1	110	45	33	47	4.12
1953	STL	3	6	32	8	0	79.2	82	43	43	26	4.86
Career	—	48	53	189	113	1	897.1	924	428	361	374	4.29

On this day & linked events

1922

Born January 10, 1922

Portland, OR, USA

2012

Died January 21, 2012

1951

Cliff Chambers's No-Hitter

Cliff Chambers threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Boston Braves on May 6, 1951, winning 3–0.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain