Anthony Paul Ghelfi (born August 23, 1961), is an American former

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, who played in

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(MLB) for the

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. Ghelfi was drafted in the first round (14th overall) in the

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. Ghelfi attended

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in La Crosse, WI. He then went on to Iowa Western Junior College where the Phillies selected him in the first round of the 1980

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draft. Ghelfi played for Philadelphia’s big league team for only 2 weeks, in September , enjoying moderate success, in the process. Ghelfi made his Major League debut, on September 1, 1983 as the starting pitcher when the Phillies hosted the

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. After surrendering a run before recording the game's first out, he settled in and was the winning pitcher, in the Phillies' 4–2 victory, striking out 6, along the way. On September 6, in his second MLB start, Ghelfi pitched 4 scoreless innings, giving up 5 hits, and striking out 4, as the Phillies went on to beat the

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, 2–0. However, since he did not pitch the requisite 5 innings necessary, in order for the game’s starter to be credited with a win, he left with a

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. Ghelfi did not fare as well in his third, and final, big league start, on September 13, against the Mets when he surrendered 3 runs, in 5 innings of work. Although he struck out 4, Ghelfi was the

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, as the Phillies lost 5–1. Following his brief MLB stint, Ghelfi finished out his professional career in the minor league systems of the Phillies (–), Cleveland Indians (–), and San Diego Padres ().

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