Jeff Brantley
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Born: September 5, 1963 Florence, Alabama |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 5, 1988, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
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| May 23, 2001, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 43–46 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.39 | ||
| Strikeouts | 728 | ||
| Saves | 172 | ||
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Jeffrey Hoke (Jeff) Brantley (born September 5, 1963) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher and current broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds. He was a Major League pitcher for 14 seasons, from 1988 to 2001.
Brantley lettered in three sports at W. A. Berry High School (which was replaced by Hoover High School (Alabama)). Brantley also was the quarterback on Berry state championship football team.
Brantley played college baseball at Mississippi State University, where he was a teammate of Will Clark, Rafael Palmeiro and Bobby Thigpen on a Bulldogs team that participated in the 1985 College World Series. He is the co-holder of the SEC record for career wins by a pitcher with 45, along with University of South Carolina and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Kip Bouknight.
Brantley played for the San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, all of the National League, and the Texas Rangers of the American League. He was a member of the 1989 Giants that defeated the Chicago Cubs to win the National League pennant and eventually lost to the Oakland A's in the World Series. In the World Series, he pitched in three games with an ERA of 4.15.
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