Jeff Calhoun (baseball player)
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Jeffrey Wilton Calhoun is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from 1984-88. Calhoun is best remembered as a left-handed reliever with the 1986 National League West Champion Houston Astros
. In Game 6 of the 1986 NLCS against the New York Mets
he unleashed two wild pitch
es, 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. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/B10150HOU1986.htm
On April 7, 1987, Jeff was traded to Philadelphia from Houston for C Ronn Reynolds.
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. http://txstatebobcats.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/calhoun_amber00.html
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
. In Game 6 of the 1986 NLCS against the New York Mets
New York Mets
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
he unleashed two wild pitch
Wild pitch
In baseball, a wild pitch is charged against a pitcher when his pitch is too high, too short, or too wide of home plate for the catcher to control with ordinary effort, thereby allowing a baserunner, perhaps even the batter-runner on strike three or ball four, to advance.A wild pitch usually...
es, a walk
Base on balls
A base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...
, and an R.B.I.
Run batted in
Runs batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI...
single
Single (baseball)
In baseball, a single is the most common type of base hit, accomplished through the act of a batter safely reaching first base by hitting a fair ball and getting to first base before a fielder puts him out...
as the Astros lost 7-6 in the longest postseason baseball game ever played at the time. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/B10150HOU1986.htm
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 ChurchSecond Baptist Church Houston
Second Baptist Church Houston is a megachurch in Houston, Texas, USA affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention that has a membership of over 53,000. Its senior pastor is Dr...
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. http://txstatebobcats.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/calhoun_amber00.html