Chris Chambliss

Chris Chambliss
First baseman
Born: (1948-12-26) December 26, 1948 (age 75)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
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
Hits2,109
Home runs185
Runs batted in972
Teams
As player

As coach

Career highlights and awards

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.