Oscar Charles Gamble (December 20, 1949 – January 31, 2018) was an American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 17 seasons, from 1969 to 1985, for seven different teams: the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees (on two separate occasions, each); as well as the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, and Texas Rangers.\n', '

His quote about the Yankees\' disorganization and circus-like atmosphere, "They don\'t think it be like it is, but it do", has also been called one of baseball\'s "immortal lines" by sportswriter Dan Epstein.\n', '

Gamble was born in Ramer, Alabama to Sam Gamble, a sharecropper and Mamie Scott, a homemaker. He was discovered playing baseball in a semi-professional league by legendary Negro league baseball player Buck O\'Neil, who was working as a scout for the Chicago Cubs at the time. O\'Neil convinced the Cubs to draft Gamble, which they did in the sixteenth round. \n', '

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