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Gene Lambert

Gene Lambert

American baseball player (1921-2000)

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

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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. [1]
    "Gene Lambert Stats". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Gene Lamber Minor Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  3. [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. [4]
    "Baseball in Wartime – Those Who Served A to Z". BaseballinWartime.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  5. [5]
    The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia (Fourth ed.). Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1321. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7.


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