Jeff Calhoun (baseball)

John Calhoun
Pitcher
Born: (1958-04-11) April 11, 1958
La Grange, Georgia
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]

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