Wes Chamberlain

Infobox MLB retired
name=Wes Chamberlain
position=Outfielder


bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1966|4|13
city-state|Chicago|Illinois
debutdate=August 31
debutyear=by|1990
debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies
finaldate=June 7
finalyear=by|1995
finalteam=Boston Red Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.236
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=3
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=27
teams=
*Philadelphia Phillies (1990-94)
*Boston Red Sox (1994-95)
*Chiba Lotte Marines (1996)

Wesley Polk Chamberlain (born April 13, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former right fielder/left fielder in Major League Baseball who played from by|1990 through by|1995 for the Philadelphia Phillies (1990-95) and Boston Red Sox (1995). Listed at 6' 2", 210 lb., he batted and threw right handed.

A 4th round pick in the 1987 draft, Chamberlain was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of the Jackson State University. In 1990, he was sent by Pittsburgh to Philadelphia in the same transaction that brought Carmelo Martínez to the Pirates. His most productive season came in 1991 with the Phillies, when he posted career-highs in home runs (13), RBI (50), runs (51), hits (92), stolen bases (9) and games played (101), including three four-hit games. The effort earned him the 5th place in the NL Rookie of the Year Award vote. He also appeared in the 1993 World Series, won by the Toronto Blue Jays in six games. During the 1994 midseason, he was sent by Philadelphia to Boston in exchange for Paul Quantrill and Billy Hatcher.

In a six-season career, Chamberlain was a .255 hitter with 43 home runs and 167 RBI in 385 games. After that, he was signed by the Japan's Chiba Lotte Marines in 1996 outside the draft.

Following his majors career, Chamberlain played for the Gary Railcats and Winnipeg Goldeyes of the Northern League, being selected an All-Star in 2000 and 2003.

External links

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* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Wes_Chamberlain BR Bullpen]
*japanesebaseball|id=808
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pchamw001.htm Retrosheet]
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