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American baseball player (born 1958)

Baseball player
Jeff Calhoun
Calhoun with the Houston Astros c. 1985
Pitcher
Born: (1958-04-11) April 11, 1958 (age 66)
LaGrange, Georgia
Batted: LeftThrew: Left
MLB debut
September 2, 1984, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
April 14, 1988, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record6–7
Earned run average2.51
Strikeouts104
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Jeffrey Wilton Calhoun (born April 11, 1958) is an American former professional baseball middle relief pitcher who played from 1984 through 1988 in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies. Listed at 6' 2", 190 lb., he batted and threw left-handed.

Born in LaGrange, Georgia, Calhoun attended University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS, where he pitched for the Ole Miss Rebels. He was selected by the Astros in the third round of the 1980 MLB Draft.

In Game 6 of the 1986 NLCS, against the New York Mets, Calhoun unleashed two wild pitches, a walk and an RBI-single, as the Astros lost 7–6 in 16 innings, in what was the longest postseason baseball game ever played at the time.

In 1987, Calhoun was sent by Houston to the Phillies in exchange for catcher Ronn Reynolds.

After baseball

Calhoun is now on the ministry staff of the Second Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, and also is a pitching coach for the school's high school baseball team.

Calhoun's daughter, Amber, plays volleyball for Texas State University. His son, Jay, is currently a pilot for Delta Connection carrier Endeavor Air.

Sources

  1. ^ Baseball Reference.
  2. Retroseet box score.
  3. Linked In profile

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