Cal Eldred | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
November 24, 1967 |||
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MLB debut | |||
September 24, 1991, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
October 1, 2005, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 86–74 | ||
Earned run average | 4.42 | ||
Strikeouts | 939 | ||
Teams | |||
Calvin John Eldred (born November 24, 1967 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, raised in Urbana, Iowa) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in who played for 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1991 to 2005. Currently, he works for the St. Louis Cardinals as a special assistant to general manager John Mozeliak, instructing minor league players for various on-field and off-field issues.
Eldred attended the University of Iowa while playing college baseball for the Hawkeyes, and was the Milwaukee Brewers' first round selection in the 1989 amateur draft. He made his MLB debut for the Brewers in September, 1991, with whom he was a starting pitcher for nine seasons. He also played for the Chicago White Sox and the Cardinals.
After attending the University of Iowa and playing college baseball for the Hawkeyes, the Milwaukee Brewers selected Eldred in the first round of the 1989 amateur draft.