Chris Chambliss

Carroll Christopher Chambliss (born December 26, 1948 in Dayton, Ohio) was a Major League Baseball player from 1971-1988 for the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves. Chambliss played first base and was known as a great clutch hitter throughout his career. In the 1976 American League Championship Series, his home run off Mark Littell of the Kansas City Royals gave the Yankees their first trip to the World Series since 1964.

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December 26 - 1948 - Dayton, Ohio - Major League Baseball - 1971 - 1988 - Cleveland Indians - New York Yankees - Atlanta Braves - First base - 1976 - American League Championship Series - Home run - Mark Littell - Kansas City Royals - World Series - 1964

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:"Mark Littell delivers . . . High drive hit to right-center field . . . It could be . . . it is . . . gone!" -- Keith Jackson, ABC-TV.

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Keith Jackson - ABC

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:"Chris Chambliss has won the American League pennant for the New York Yankees. . . . A thrilling, dramatic game. . . . What a way for the American League season to end!" -- Howard Cosell, ABC-TV.

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American League - Howard Cosell

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:"My first thought was that I hit a home run. Then I realized it was the ninth inning, the game was over and we'd won the championship. Then I thought, 'Oh no, the people are on the field.' I was in the middle of a mass of people and when I fell to the ground, it was scary." -- Chambliss.

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:"I never felt like it was fun to celebrate that home run with the fans. They didn't belong on the field. I wanted to meet my teammates at home plate and I couldn't." -- Chambliss.

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Chambliss was named the Most Valable Player of the 1976 ALCS. He hit an ALCS record .524 with eight RBIs. In the 1976 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, Chambliss hit .313 (5-for-16) with one RBI.

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1976 World Series - Cincinnati Reds

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Chambliss played three more seasons with the Yankees and then moved on to Atlanta from 1980-1986. He had one at-bat with the Yankees in 1987 and struck out. After his playing days ended, Chambliss became a hitting instructor for several teams and is talked about as a possible managerial candidate.

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