#21 Rube Chambers, Closer, 29 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Monday, 7/17/1933 |
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| Rube Chambers
4/21/1904
29
USA,FL,WEST PALM BEA
6"0
220
Closer
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L
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2 / 6 (Fair)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
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3.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 350,000
1933 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 104 Days (760 total Days)
104 Day(s)
4 Year(s), 104 Days (760 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 53 | 63 | 88 | 93-96 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 57 | 76 | 93 | |
| Versus RHB | 52 | 60 | 87 | |
| Talent | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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8
53
5
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Sinker
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 35 | 40 | 3 | 18 | 16 |
| Versus LHP | 35 | 40 | 3 | 18 | 16 |
| Versus RHP | 35 | 40 | 3 | 18 | 16 |
| Talent | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .936 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 6/13 | CLE | W 4-2 | | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
| 6/18 | DET | L 8-13 | | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 6/21 | @CLE | W 6-3 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | W | | | | |
| 6/23 | @CLE | L 4-11 | | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 6/24 | @DET | L 0-1 | | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | | | | |
| 7/7 | BOS | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L | | | | |
| 7/12 | SLB | W 7-4 | | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5.87 | 7.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 14 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5.87 | 15.0 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 7 | 6 | 14.1 | 11.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 5.11 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 |
| vs. RHB | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .360 | .478 | .838 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13.50 | 2.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Road | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| July | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1929 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4.19 | 38.2 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.45 | .294 | PHA,AL |
| 1930 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4.43 | 22.1 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 | .270 | PHA |
| 1931 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3.67 | 27.0 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.78 | .346 | PHA |
| 1932 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6.08 | 13.1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | .313 | PHA |
| 1933 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5.87 | 7.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.57 | .333 | PHA,AL |
| Total | 73 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 4.46 | 109.0 | 122 | 58 | 54 | 1 | 45 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1.53 | .309 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1925, AA | 19 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3.63 | 148.2 | 153 | 67 | 60 | 9 | 69 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1.49 | .269 |
| 1925, AAA | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8.90 | 29.1 | 51 | 35 | 29 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.32 | .385 |
| 1926, AAA | 21 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 4.06 | 155.1 | 191 | 78 | 70 | 5 | 74 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1.71 | .312 |
| 1927, AAA | 20 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4.48 | 136.2 | 163 | 93 | 68 | 6 | 62 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1.65 | .301 |
| 1928, AAA | 27 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2.50 | 220.0 | 216 | 72 | 61 | 6 | 67 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 1.29 | .272 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1929 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 | PHA,AL |
| 1930 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHA |
| 1931 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHA |
| 1932 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHA |
| 1933 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | PHA,AL |
| Total | 73 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.2 | 3.52 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1925...
Traded from New York (A) to Philadelphia (A) on 7/31/1925 (Going to PHA: P Rube Chambers, 1B Dewey Creacy, SS Newt Robinson. Going to NYY: 1B Norman Stearnes, 3B Luis Arango)...
Injured on 7/1/1926 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
Injured on 8/20/1926 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days...
Injured on 5/21/1927 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 6/17/1927 with a Sore Back, out for one week...
Injured on 5/16/1928 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Earned first career win on 4/19/1929...
Was selected to the 1929 Allstar game...
Injured on 4/26/1931 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks...
2/14/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 7/8/1932 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
2/14/1933: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
Had first career hit on 6/21/1933, off Charlie Biggs (CLE)...
Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game...
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Saves
1929 - 6 - 4th
1930 - 12 - 3rd
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