Pep Rambert

Elmer Donald Rambert

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.

• Debut September 23, 1939
• Final Game September 29, 1940
• Born August 1, 1916 in Cleveland, OH USA
• Died November 16, 1974 in West Palm Beach, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Elmer "Pep" Rambert pitched in five games in the majors in 1939-40. During a 14-year minor league career, he was a two-way player, appearing in 1,050 games of which 260 were as a pitcher. He batted over .300 as a hitter, while as a pitcher he won at least 64 games.

He was with Syracuse in 1940 and Montreal in 1941. Perhaps his most impressive numbers were posted during part of a season with Class D Cairo, for whom he hit .374 with 28 home runs in 1946. As a pitcher, he led the 1942 Atlanta Crackers with 14 victories while also hitting a decent .273 (which was the same batting average posted by teammate Charlie Letchas).

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1947	Federalsburg Athletics	Eastern Shore League	62-63	4th	Philadelphia A's	Lost in 1st round
1948	Hagerstown Owls	Interstate League	6-17	--	Detroit Tigers	--	replaced by Gene Crumling (12-22) on May 26
1951	Eastman Dodgers	Georgia State League	76-54	3rd	none	Lost League Finals
1952	Cocoa Indians	Florida State League		--	none	--	replaced by James Balogh July 16