1867
Born November 5, 1867
Buffalo, NY, USA
Ice Box Chamberlain Notable
b. November 5, 1867 · Louisville Colonels 1886–1888, St. Louis Browns 1888–1890, Columbus Solons 1890, Philadelphia Athletics 1891, Cincinnati Reds 1892–1894, Cleveland Spiders 1896
Ice Box Chamberlain played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Louisville Colonels in 1886 and closing with the Cleveland Spiders in 1896.
He went 157 and 120 with a 3.57 earned run average, pitching 2,521 innings in 321 games. He struck out 1,133, completed 264 of his 301 starts and threw 16 shutouts. Across 332 games he batted .203, with 213 hits and 114 runs. He finished with 9 home runs, 33 doubles and 27 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1890, with 6.
He was born in Buffalo, NY, USA on November 5, 1867, and died on September 22, 1929. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | LOU | 6 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .158 |
| 1887 | LOU | 37 | 131 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 2 | .198 |
| 1888 | LOU/STL | 40 | 144 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | .160 |
| 1889 | STL | 53 | 171 | 18 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 32 | 3 | .199 |
| 1890 | COL/STL | 30 | 80 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .212 |
| 1891 | PHA | 54 | 176 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 33 | 3 | .188 |
| 1892 | CIN | 53 | 160 | 13 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 1 | .225 |
| 1893 | CIN | 34 | 97 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | .196 |
| 1894 | CIN | 23 | 70 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .314 |
| 1896 | CLV | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 332 | 1051 | 114 | 213 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 110 | 85 | 125 | 27 | .203 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | LOU | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 31.1 | 39 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 6.61 |
| 1887 | LOU | 18 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 309.0 | 340 | 130 | 117 | 118 | 3.79 |
| 1888 | LOU/STL | 25 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 308.0 | 239 | 75 | 86 | 176 | 2.19 |
| 1889 | STL | 32 | 15 | 53 | 51 | 1 | 421.2 | 376 | 139 | 165 | 202 | 2.97 |
| 1890 | COL/STL | 15 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 210.0 | 175 | 66 | 96 | 128 | 2.83 |
| 1891 | PHA | 22 | 23 | 49 | 46 | 0 | 405.2 | 397 | 190 | 206 | 204 | 4.22 |
| 1892 | CIN | 19 | 23 | 52 | 49 | 0 | 406.1 | 391 | 153 | 170 | 169 | 3.39 |
| 1893 | CIN | 16 | 12 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 241.0 | 248 | 100 | 112 | 59 | 3.73 |
| 1894 | CIN | 10 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 177.2 | 220 | 114 | 91 | 57 | 5.77 |
| 1896 | CLV | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7.36 |
| Career | — | 157 | 120 | 321 | 301 | 1 | 2521.2 | 2446 | 999 | 1065 | 1133 | 3.57 |
On this day & linked events
1929
Died September 22, 1929
1886
Major-league debut: Ice Box Chamberlain
Ice Box Chamberlain made a major-league debut on September 13, 1886.
1896
Final major-league game: Ice Box Chamberlain
Ice Box Chamberlain played a final major-league game on May 13, 1896.
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