Chris Chambliss | |
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First baseman | |
Born: Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | December 26, 1948|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 28, 1971, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 8, 1988, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .279 |
Hits | 2,109 |
Home runs | 185 |
Runs batted in | 972 |
Teams | |
As player
As coach | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Carroll Christopher Chambliss (born December 26, 1948) is an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1988 for the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves. He served as a coach for the Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, and Seattle Mariners.
Chambliss won the American League Rookie of the Year Award with the Indians in 1971. He was an All-Star with the Yankees in 1976, the same year he hit the series-winning home run in the 1976 American League Championship Series. He was a member of the Yankees' 1977 and 1978 World Series championship teams, both against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and won the Gold Glove Award in 1978. Chambliss went on to win four more World Series championships as the hitting coach for the Yankees in 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000.