Primary Position: Relief pitcher
Birthplace: Weaverville
First, Middle Names: Richard Jerome Nicknames: Rome
Date of Birth: Aug. 31, 1875 Date and Place of Death: Aug. 30, 1902
Burial: Chambers Family Cemetery, Weaverville
High School: Undetermined
College: Weaver College, Weaverville
Bats: L Throws: L Height and Weight: 6-2, 173
Debut Year: 1900 Final Year: 1900 Years Played: 1
Team and Year: Boston Beaneaters, 1900
Career Summary
G W L Sv ERA IP SO WAR
1 0 0 0 11.25 4.0 2 -0.2
Rome Chambers was the third North Carolinian to play in the major leagues and the first from the state’s mountains. His stay was brief, a mere four innings in one game in 1900, but his manager liked what he saw and thought he’d be back after a bit of seasoning in the minors. Chambers didn’t get the chance. Two years later, he was dead, a day shy of his 27th birthday.