Gene Lambert Explained

Gene Lambert
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:26 April 1921
Birth Place:Crenshaw, Mississippi
Death Place:Germantown, Tennessee
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 14
Debutyear:1941
Debutteam:Philadelphia Phillies
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:April 26
Finalyear:1942
Finalteam:Philadelphia Phillies
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–1
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:2.70
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:4
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Eugene Marion Lambert (April 26, 1921 – February 10, 2000) was a 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.

Notes and References

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