Elton Chamberlain baseball card St. Louis Browns Elton P. Chamberlain Born: Buffalo, NY, on Nov 5, 1867 Died: Baltimore, MD, on Sept 22, 1929 Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder Batted: Right Threw: Both (primarily pitched right-handed) Height/Weight: 5' 9", 168 lb. Teams: Reds/Browns/Colonels/Athletics/Spiders (1886-1896) Glove: None, pitched barehanded Elton "Icebox" Chamberlain -
Louisville Colonels (1888) Chamberlain was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1886, with the Louisville Colonels. Chamberlain threw with both arms during an American Association game between Louisville and Kansas City on May 9, 1888. He pitched only two innings in the game. Ambidextrous pitching – without a glove While in the Falls City, Elton became one of three 19 th century hurlers known to have pitched ambidextrously. (The others were Larry ...
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