Jeffrey Wilton Calhoun (born April 11, 1958) is an American former

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who played from 1984 through 1988 in

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(MLB) for the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies. Listed at 6' 2", 190 lb., he batted and threw left-handed.Baseball Reference
Born in LaGrange, Georgia, Calhoun attended

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, where he pitched for the

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. He was selected by the Astros in the third round of the

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. In Game 6 of the 1986 NLCS, against the

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, Calhoun unleashed two wild pitches, a

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and an RBI-

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, as the Astros lost 7–6 in 16 innings, in what was the longest postseason baseball game ever played at the time. In 1987, Calhoun was sent by Houston to the Phillies in exchange for

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After baseball

Calhoun is now on the ministry staff of the Second Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, and also is a pitching coach for the school's high school baseball team. Calhoun's daughter, Amber, plays volleyball for

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/ref> His son, Jay, is currently a pilot for Delta Connection carrier

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Jeff Calhoun
at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League) 1958 births Living people 20th-century Baptist ministers from the United States Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Cardenales de Lara players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Columbus Astros players Daytona Beach Astros players Gulf Coast Astros players Houston Astros players Maine Guides players Maine Phillies players Major League Baseball pitchers Ole Miss Rebels baseball players Parklane Academy alumni People from LaGrange, Georgia Philadelphia Phillies players Reading Phillies players Baseball players from Houston Tucson Toros players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1950s-stub