Jerry Goff
| Jerry Goff | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: April 12, 1964 San Rafael, California | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 15, 1990, for the Montreal Expos | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 12, 1996, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .215 |
| Home runs | 7 |
| Runs batted in | 19 |
| Teams | |
Jerry Leroy Goff (born April 12, 1964 in San Rafael, California) is a former Major League Baseball player. Primarily a catcher, Goff was listed at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and 207 pounds. He batted left and threw right.
Cal pitcher Ren Thompson is credited with giving Goff the nickname "Jack".
Amateur career
Goff was drafted twice as a player at San Rafael High School, by the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees, but he elected instead to attend the University of California, Berkeley. He is 9th in career home runs for Cal (29; tied with Josh Satin).[1] He was drafted in the third round of the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft, 63rd overall, by the Seattle Mariners and he decided to turn pro.
Professional career
Goff struggled with a low batting average while advancing through Seattle's minor league system, but also showed good power. The Montreal Expos acquired him from Seattle in exchange for Pat Pacillo on February 27, 1990, and he made his Major League debut with them on May 15 of that year. He returned to the minors for 1991, but spent parts of the next six years as a backup catcher for the Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Houston Astros.
On May 12, 1996, Goff allowed six passed balls in a single game: two each in the first, third, and fourth innings. This tied him with catchers Rube Vickers and Geno Petralli for the single-game record. Goff had two hits in the game, including a home run, but his miscues led to five unearned runs for the Expos, who went on to win the game 8–7.[2] The Astros sent Goff to AAA on May 17, and he never appeared in another major league game. He appeared in 90 games in his major league career, batting .215 with a .320 on-base percentage and a .336 slugging percentage in 214 at bats.
Goff continued to play professional baseball after his days in the Major Leagues were finished. While with the independent Amarillo Dillas, Goff was a member of the Texas-Louisiana League All-Star team in 1997.[3] The last healthy position player remaining on the roster, Goff entered the game as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning and hit a game-winning double.[4]
Working as a firefighter in 2001, Goff was still playing semi-pro baseball for the Novato Knicks, an exhibition team based in Marin County, California.[5]
Post-career
Goff now lives in Novato, CA with his wife and two children, Lauren and Jared.
Notes
- ^ "Josh Satin Named First-Team All-American in Baseball America". Calbears.com. June 12, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
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- ^ Doyle, Jim (June 24, 2011). "For the love of the game / There's no fame, no fortune and most times, not many spectators. But the Novato Knicks are still playing, because they love baseball". The San Francisco Chronicle.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from California
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Montreal Expos players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Houston Astros players
- California Golden Bears baseball players
- Bellingham Mariners players
- Wausau Timbers players
- San Bernardino Spirit players
- Vermont Mariners players
- Calgary Cannons players
- Williamsport Bills players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Tucson Toros players
- Amarillo Dillas players
- Sportspeople from San Rafael, California