26 Facts About Chris Chambliss

Carroll Christopher Chambliss was born on December 26,1948 and is an American professional baseball player and coach.

Chris Chambliss played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1988 for the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves.

Chris Chambliss served as a coach for the Yankees, St Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, and Seattle Mariners.

Chris Chambliss 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.

Chris Chambliss 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.

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Chris Chambliss went on to win four more World Series championships as the hitting coach for the Yankees in 1996,1998,1999, and 2000.

Chris Chambliss was born in Dayton, Ohio, on December 26,1948.

Chris Chambliss was the third of four sons born to Carroll and Christene Chambliss.

Chris Chambliss's father was a chaplain in the United States Navy, leading the family to relocate many times during Chris' childhood.

Chris Chambliss enrolled at MiraCosta College, a junior college in Oceanside, where he played college baseball.

Chris Chambliss transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles, where he continued his college baseball career in 1969.

Chris Chambliss debuted in the majors in 1971, and was named AL Rookie of the Year.

Chris Chambliss played first base and was known as a great clutch hitter throughout his career.

Chris Chambliss played three more seasons with the Yankees, helping lead them to the World Series title in 1977–their first in fifteen years–and winning a Gold Glove for his fielding prowess in 1978.

Chris Chambliss was mobbed on the basepaths and did not make an attempt to touch home plate.

Chris Chambliss was then asked by Graig Nettles if he had touched home, and responded that he had not because too many people were in the way.

Chris Chambliss was then escorted back out onto the field to touch home, but the plate had been stolen, so he touched the area where the plate had been.

Chris Chambliss had one at-bat with the Yankees in 1988 and struck out.

In 1989, Chris Chambliss became the manager for the Double-A London Tigers of the Eastern League, an affiliate of the Detroit Tigers.

That same year Chris Chambliss was named Minor League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News.

Chris Chambliss was a hitting coach with the Yankees, and has the distinction of being one of two men who wore a Yankees uniform during each of the Yankees' last six World Series Championship seasons prior to 2009 —the other is former New York Mets manager Willie Randolph.

Chris Chambliss was the hitting coach for the St Louis Cardinals, New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds.

Many years, Chris Chambliss was a leading candidate to manage a major league team.

Chris Chambliss was considered for manager of the Chicago White Sox in 1991, the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1996, the Mets in 1999, the Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks in 2000, and the Mets again in 2002.

Chris Chambliss was the manager of the Triple A Charlotte Knights prior to joining the Seattle Mariners in November 2010 as hitting coach.

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Chris Chambliss's son Russell is a graduate of Washington University in St Louis, and currently hitting coach with the Peoria Chiefs.