| Ice Box Chamberlain | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 5, 1867 Warsaw, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: September 22, 1929 (aged 61) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 13, 1886, for the Louisville Colonels | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 13, 1896, for the Cleveland Spiders | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 157–120 |
| Earned run average | 3.57 |
| Strikeouts | 1,133 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Elton P. "Ice Box" Chamberlain (November 5, 1867 – September 22, 1929) was an American professional baseball player. He played in the major leagues as a right-handed pitcher during 1886–1896. In several seasons, Chamberlain finished in his league's top ten in a number of pitching categories, including wins, earned run average, strikeouts, and shutouts. During one of his best seasons, the 1888 St. Louis Browns won the American Association pennant with a 92–43 record. Normally a right-handed pitcher, Chamberlain pitched the last two innings of an 1888 game with his left hand, making him a rare example of a switch pitcher.
Chamberlain finished his major-league baseball career with 264 complete games out of his 301 games started.[1] After his playing days, he was hired as a baseball umpire and later announced he was becoming a boxer, but neither venture appears to have worked out. Not much is known about Chamberlain's later life. He died in Baltimore in 1929.