Jeff Calhoun (baseball)
Appearance
John Calhoun | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: La Grange, Georgia | April 11, 1958|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 2, 1984, for the Houston Astros | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 14, 1988, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 6–7 |
Earned run average | 2.51 |
Strikeouts | 104 |
Teams | |
Jeffrey Wilton Calhoun (born April 11, 1958 in LaGrange, Georgia) is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from 1984 to 1988. In Game 6 of the 1986 NLCS against the New York Mets, he unleashed two wild pitches, a walk, and an R.B.I. single as the Astros lost 7–6 in the longest postseason baseball game ever played at the time.[1]
On April 7, 1987, Jeff was traded to Philadelphia from Houston for C Ronn Reynolds.
Present
Calhoun is now on the ministry staff of the Second Baptist Church in Houston, Texas and is a pitching coach for the school's high school baseball team. His daughter, Amber, now plays volleyball for Texas State University.[2]
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
Categories:
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Ole Miss Rebels baseball players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Houston Astros players
- Daytona Beach Astros players
- Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- People from LaGrange, Georgia
- Sportspeople from Houston, Texas
- American baseball pitcher, 1950s births stubs