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Ben Callahan
Ben Callahan
	Callahan with the Nashville Sounds in 1982
	Pitcher
	Born: May 19, 1957; Mount Airy, North Carolina
	Died: January 9, 2007 (aged 49); Concord, North Carolina
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 22, 1983, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	July 3, 1983, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Earned run average	12.54
Games	4
Strikeouts	2
Teams
	Oakland Athletics (1983);

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Benjamin Franklin Callahan (May 19, 1957 – January 9, 2007) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball. The right-hander was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 31st round of the 1980 amateur draft, then traded to the Oakland Athletics on June 15, 1983. One week later he made his major league debut with the A's.

Out of the four games he pitched for Oakland (two starts), Callahan's second outing was his best. On June 27, 1983, he pitched six innings and gave up just one earned run in a 7–1 victory over the Kansas City Royals. This took place in front of 21,841 fans at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. The losing pitcher was Larry Gura.

In his other three games, he gave up 12 earned runs in just 3.1 innings and the 26-year-old was sent back to the minor leagues, never to return to the major league level. His final totals include a 1–2 record in 9.1 innings pitched, two strikeouts (Amos Otis and Billy Sample), and an earned run average of 12.54.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or The Baseball Cube, or Retrosheet. or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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-'''Benjamin Franklin Callahan''' (born [[May 19]] [[1957]] in [[Mount Airy, North Carolina]]) was a [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]].  The right-hander was drafted by the [[New York Yankees]] in the 31st round of the 1980 amateur draft, then traded to the [[Oakland Athletics]] on June 15, 1983.  One week later he made his [[major league]] debut with the [[Oakland Athletics|A's]].
+{{sources|date=June 2014}}
+{{Infobox baseball biography
+| name        = Ben Callahan
+| position    = [[Pitcher]]
+| image       = 1982 Nashville Ben Callahan.jpg
+| caption     = Callahan with the [[Nashville Sounds]] in 1982
+| bats        = Right
+| throws      = Right
+| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1957|5|19}}
+| birth_place = [[Mount Airy, North Carolina]]
+| death_date  = {{death date and age|2007|1|9|1957|5|19}}
+| death_place = [[Concord, North Carolina]]
+|debutleague = MLB
+| debutdate   = June 22
+| debutyear   = 1983
+| debutteam   = Oakland Athletics
+|finalleague = MLB
+| finaldate   = July 3
+| finalyear   = 1983
+| finalteam   = Oakland Athletics
+|statleague = MLB
+| stat1label  = [[Earned run average]]
+| stat1value  = 12.54
+| stat2label  = [[Game]]s
+| stat2value  = 4
+| stat3label  = [[Strikeouts]]
+| stat3value  = 2
+| teams       =
+* [[Oakland Athletics]] ({{mlby|1983}})
+}}
+'''Benjamin Franklin Callahan''' (May 19, 1957 – January 9, 2007) was an American professional baseball [[pitcher]] who played in [[Major League Baseball]]. The right-hander was drafted by the [[New York Yankees]] in the 31st round of the 1980 amateur draft, then traded to the [[Oakland Athletics]] on June 15, 1983. One week later he made his major league debut with the A's.
-Out of the four games he pitched for [[Oakland Athletics|Oakland]] (two starts), Callahan's second outing was his best.  On June 27, 1983 he pitched six [[innings]] and gave up just one [[earned run]] in a 7-1 victory over the [[Kansas City Royals]].  This took place in front of 21,841 fans at the [[Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]].
+Out of the four games he pitched for Oakland (two starts), Callahan's second outing was his best. On June 27, 1983, he pitched six [[inning]]s and gave up just one [[earned run]] in a 7–1 victory over the [[Kansas City Royals]].  This took place in front of 21,841 fans at the [[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum]]. The losing pitcher was [[Larry Gura]].
-In his other three games, he gave up 12 [[earned runs]] in just 3.1 [[innings]] and the 26-year-old was sent back to the [[minor leagues]], never to return to the [[major league]] level.  His final totals include a 1-2 record in 9.1 [[innings pitched]], two [[strikeouts]] ([[Amos Otis]] and [[Billy Sample]]), and an [[earned run average]] of 12.54.
+In his other three games, he gave up 12 [[earned runs]] in just 3.1 innings and the 26-year-old was sent back to the [[minor leagues]], never to return to the major league level. His final totals include a 1–2 record in 9.1 [[innings pitched]], two [[strikeouts]] ([[Amos Otis]] and [[Billy Sample]]), and an [[earned run average]] of 12.54.
 ==External links==
+Career statistics and player information from [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/callabe01.shtml Baseball Reference], or [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=callah001ben Baseball Reference (Minors)], or [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=ben-callahan The Baseball Cube], or [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pcallb101.htm Retrosheet]. or [http://www.pelotabinaria.com.ve/lvbp/mostrar.php?id=callben001 Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)]{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
-*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/callabe01.shtml Baseball Reference]
-*[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pcallb101.htm Retrosheet]
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-[[Category:Major league pitchers|Callahan, Ben]]
-[[Category:Major league players from North Carolina|Callahan, Ben]]
-[[Category:Oakland Athletics players|Callahan, Ben]]
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+[[Category:2007 deaths]]
+[[Category:Baseball players from North Carolina]]
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+[[Category:Columbus Clippers players]]
+[[Category:Fort Lauderdale Yankees players]]
+[[Category:Greenville Braves players]]
+[[Category:Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players]]
+[[Category:Major League Baseball pitchers]]
+[[Category:Nashville Sounds players]]
+[[Category:Navegantes del Magallanes players]]
+[[Category:American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela]]
+[[Category:Oakland Athletics players]]
+[[Category:Paintsville Yankees players]]
+[[Category:People from Mount Airy, North Carolina]]
+[[Category:Tacoma Tigers players]]
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+[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]
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