Gene Lambert

Gene Lambert
Pitcher
Born: (1921-04-26)April 26, 1921
Crenshaw, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: February 10, 2000(2000-02-10) (aged 78)
Germantown, Tennessee, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 14, 1941, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
April 26, 1942, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average2.70
Strikeouts4
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Teams

Eugene Marion Lambert (April 26, 1921 – February 10, 2000) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies.[1]

Entering professional baseball in 1939, Lambert made his Major League debut on September 14, 1941.[2] His only decision came 10 days later when the Phillies lost to the New York Giants, 2–0, at Shibe Park.[3] He served in the United States Army during World War II from 1943 to 1945.[4][5] Following his military service, he went back to baseball spending 1946 in the minor leagues.[2]

Lambert died in Germantown, Tennessee, on February 10, 2000, aged 78.

References

  1. ^ "Gene Lambert Stats". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Gene Lamber Minor Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "New York Giants at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score, September 24, 1941". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. September 24, 1941. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "Baseball in Wartime – Those Who Served A to Z". BaseballinWartime.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  5. ^ The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia (Fourth ed.). Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1321. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7.


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