Jeff Brantley
| Jeff Brantley | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:September 5, 1963 Florence, Alabama,U.S. | |
Batted:Right Threw:Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 5, 1988, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 23, 2001, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 43–46 |
| Earned run average | 3.39 |
| Strikeouts | 728 |
| Saves | 172 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Jeffrey Hoke Brantley(born September 5, 1963) is an American formerprofessional baseballrelief pitcherwho played inMajor League Baseball(MLB) for 14 seasons, from1988to2001.[1]Brantley, whose nickname is Cowboy,[2]was hired in 2006 as a broadcaster for one of his former teams, theCincinnati Reds.[3]
Early career
[edit]Brantley lettered in three sports at W. A. Berry High School (which was replaced byHoover High School).[4]Brantley was the quarterback on a Berry state championship football team.[5]
Brantley played college baseball atMississippi State University,where he was a teammate ofWill Clark,Rafael PalmeiroandBobby Thigpenon a Bulldogs team that participated in the1985 College World Series.[6]He is the co-holder of theSECrecord for career wins by a pitcher with 45, along withUniversity of South CarolinaandPittsburgh PiratespitcherKip Bouknight.[7]
Major league career
[edit]Brantley played for theSan Francisco Giants,Cincinnati Reds,St. Louis CardinalsandPhiladelphia Phillies,all of theNational League,and theTexas Rangersof theAmerican League.He was a member of the 1989 Giants that defeated theChicago Cubsto win the National League pennant and eventually lost to theOakland A'sin theWorld Series.[1]In the World Series, he pitched in three games with an ERA of 4.15.[8]
Brantley was anAll-Starin1990,finishing the season with a 5–3 record and a 1.56 ERA.[8]He led the National League in1996with 44saves.[1]
In 2010, he was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.[9][10]
Broadcasting career
[edit]Brantley was a color commentator forESPNbroadcasts ofMajor League Baseballgames and an in-studio contributor forBaseball Tonightfrom 2002 through 2006. In October 2006, he joined the radio broadcast team of the Cincinnati Reds on theCincinnati Reds Radio Network,led by flagship stationWLW.He also joinedMarty BrennamanandThom Brennamanon theFSN Ohiotelevision broadcast team, which also featuredChris WelshandGeorge Grande.[3]
Personal
[edit]Brantley and his wife, Ashley have two children, while he also has two children from a previous marriage.[11]
Brantley is a devout Christian. While with the Giants, Brantley and teammatesScott Garrelts,Atlee HammakerandDave Draveckybecame known as the "God Squad" because of their strong Christian faith. Foregoing the hard-partying lifestyle of many of their teammates, they preferred to hold Bible studies in their hotel rooms while on the road.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abc"Jeff Brantley Stats - Baseball-Reference.com".Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^"Jeffrey" Cowboy "Brantley".Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.Archivedfrom the original on June 2, 2023.RetrievedJuly 4,2023.
- ^ab"Cincinnati Reds Broadcasters".MLB.com.Archivedfrom the original on June 1, 2023.
- ^"WA Berry High School (Birmingham,AL) - The Baseball Cube".TheBaseballCube.com.
- ^"Baseball Coach Larry Giangrosso Inducted Into Alabama Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame".UAB Sports.July 16, 2001.RetrievedFebruary 11,2014.
- ^"Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) Baseball Players - Baseball-Reference.com".Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^"Database of Free Online Books, Textbooks, and Lecture Notes - Mssportsmagazine".www.mssportsmagazine.com.
- ^ab"Jeff Brantley Stats - Baseball-Reference.com".Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^Cleveland, Rick (October 23, 2016)."Brantley's World Series memory is one he'd just as soon forget".Mississippi Today.RetrievedMay 17,2018.
- ^"Former Bulldog Brantley inducted into the Mississippi Sports HoF | Starkville Daily News".Archived fromthe originalon February 21, 2014.RetrievedFebruary 11,2014.
- ^"Broadcasters".MLB.com.RetrievedAugust 18,2023.
- ^Dravecky, Dave (2004).Called Up: Stories of Life and Faith from the Great Game of Baseball.Zondervan. p. 162.ISBN031087159X.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information fromMLB,orESPN,orBaseball Reference,orFangraphs,orBaseball Reference (Minors),orRetrosheet
- Jeff Brantleyat Baseball Almanac
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Arkansas Travelers players
- Baseball players from Alabama
- Cincinnati Reds announcers
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Clearwater Phillies players
- ESPN people
- Fresno Giants players
- Major League Baseball broadcasters
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball players
- National League All-Stars
- National League saves champions
- Sportspeople from Florence, Alabama
- People from Hoover, Alabama
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Phoenix Firebirds players
- San Francisco Giants players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players
- Shreveport Captains players
- Texas Rangers players
- All-American college baseball players
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