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'''Jeffrey Hoke Brantley''' (born September 5, 1963), is an American former [[professional baseball]] [[relief pitcher]], who played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for 14 seasons, from {{by|1988}} to {{by|2001}}.<ref name="baseball-reference.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brantje01.shtml|title=Jeff Brantley Stats - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> Brantley currently is a broadcaster for the [[Cincinnati Reds]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=cin|title=Broadcasters|website=Cincinnati Reds}}</ref>
'''Jeffrey Hoke Brantley''' (born September 5, 1963) is an American former [[professional baseball]] [[relief pitcher]] who played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for 14 seasons, from {{by|1988}} to {{by|2001}}.<ref name="baseball-reference.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brantje01.shtml|title=Jeff Brantley Stats - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> Brantley, whose nickname is Cowboy,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeffrey "Cowboy" Brantley |url=https://msfame.com/inductees/jeffrey-brantley/ |publisher=Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=July 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602084435/https://msfame.com/inductees/jeffrey-brantley/ |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> was hired in 2006 as a broadcaster for one of his former teams, the [[Cincinnati Reds]].<ref name="Reds Broadcasters" />


==Early career==
==Early career==
Brantley lettered in three sports at W. A. Berry High School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jeff_Brantley|title=Jeff Brantley - BR Bullpen|website=www.baseball-reference.com}}</ref> (which was replaced by [[Hoover High School (Alabama)]]). Brantley also was the quarterback on Berry state championship football team.<ref>http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/011601aaa.html</ref>
Brantley lettered in three sports at W. A. Berry High School (which was replaced by [[Hoover High School (Alabama)|Hoover High School]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/hs_team/8204/|title=WA Berry High School (Birmingham,AL) - The Baseball Cube|website=TheBaseballCube.com}}</ref> Brantley was the quarterback on a Berry state championship football team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Baseball Coach Larry Giangrosso Inducted Into Alabama Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame |url=https://uabsports.com/news/2001/1/16/Baseball_Coach_Larry_Giangrosso_Inducted_Into_Alabama_Baseball_Coaches_Hall_of_Fame.aspx |website=UAB Sports |access-date=11 February 2014 |date=July 16, 2001}}</ref>


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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/index.cgi?key_school=295b5100|title=Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) Baseball Players - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> He is the co-holder of the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] record for career wins by a pitcher with 45, along with [[University of South Carolina]] and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] pitcher [[Kip Bouknight]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mssportsmagazine.com/big3/jeff-brantley-one-of-the-best|title=Database of Free Online Books, Textbooks, and Lecture Notes - Mssportsmagazine|website=www.mssportsmagazine.com}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/index.cgi?key_school=295b5100|title=Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) Baseball Players - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> He is the co-holder of the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] record for career wins by a pitcher with 45, along with [[University of South Carolina]] and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] pitcher [[Kip Bouknight]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mssportsmagazine.com/big3/jeff-brantley-one-of-the-best|title=Database of Free Online Books, Textbooks, and Lecture Notes - Mssportsmagazine|website=www.mssportsmagazine.com}}</ref>


==Major league career==
==Major league career==
Brantley played for the [[San Francisco Giants]], [[Cincinnati Reds]], [[St. Louis Cardinals]] and [[Philadelphia Phillies]], all of the [[National League]], and the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|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]].<ref name="baseball-reference.com"/> In the World Series, he pitched in three games with an ERA of 4.15.<ref name="baseball-reference.com1">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brantje01.shtml?redir|title=Jeff Brantley Stats - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
Brantley played for the [[San Francisco Giants]], [[Cincinnati Reds]], [[St. Louis Cardinals]] and [[Philadelphia Phillies]], all of the [[National League (baseball)|National League]], and the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|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]].<ref name="baseball-reference.com"/> In the World Series, he pitched in three games with an ERA of 4.15.<ref name="baseball-reference.com1">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brantje01.shtml?redir|title=Jeff Brantley Stats - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>


Brantley was an [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] in {{baseball year|1990}}, finishing the season with a 5-3 record and a 1.56 ERA.<ref name="baseball-reference.com1"/> He led the National League in {{baseball year|1996}} with 44 [[Save (baseball)|saves]].<ref name="baseball-reference.com"/>
Brantley was an [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] in {{baseball year|1990}}, finishing the season with a 5–3 record and a 1.56 ERA.<ref name="baseball-reference.com1"/> He led the National League in {{baseball year|1996}} with 44 [[Save (baseball)|saves]].<ref name="baseball-reference.com"/>


In 2010, he was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.<ref>[http://www.greenwichtime.com/sports/article/Miss-Sports-Hall-of-Fame-names-2011-inductees-639369.php Miss. Sports Hall of Fame names 2011 inductees]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.starkvilledailynews.com/node/6639 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-02-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221203458/http://www.starkvilledailynews.com/node/6639 |archivedate=2014-02-21 |df= }}</ref>
In 2010, he was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cleveland |first1=Rick |title=Brantley's World Series memory is one he'd just as soon forget |url=https://mississippitoday.org/2016/10/23/brantleys-world-series-memory-is-one-hed-just-as-soon-forget/ |access-date=17 May 2018 |work=Mississippi Today |date=October 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.starkvilledailynews.com/node/6639 |title=Former Bulldog Brantley inducted into the Mississippi Sports HoF &#124; Starkville Daily News |access-date=2014-02-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221203458/http://www.starkvilledailynews.com/node/6639 |archive-date=2014-02-21 }}</ref>


==Broadcasting career==
==Broadcasting career==
Brantley was a color commentator for ''[[ESPN]]'' broadcasts of [[Major League Baseball]] games and an in-studio contributor for ''[[Baseball Tonight]]'' from 2002 through 2006. In 2007, he joined the radio broadcast team of the Cincinnati Reds on the [[Cincinnati Reds Radio Network]] (flagship station '''WLW 700 AM'''), joining [[Marty Brennaman]] and [[Thom Brennaman]] and the [[FSN Ohio]] television broadcast team with [[Chris Welsh]] and [[George Grande]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061031&content_id=1728266&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Brantley named new Reds broadcaster|publisher=}}</ref>
Brantley was a color commentator for ''[[ESPN]]'' broadcasts of [[Major League Baseball]] games and an in-studio contributor for ''[[Baseball Tonight]]'' from 2002 through 2006. In October 2006, he joined the radio broadcast team of the Cincinnati Reds on the [[Cincinnati Reds Radio Network]], led by flagship station [[WLW (AM)|WLW]]. He also joined [[Marty Brennaman]] and [[Thom Brennaman]] on the [[FSN Ohio]] television broadcast team, which also featured [[Chris Welsh]] and [[George Grande]].<ref name="Reds Broadcasters">{{cite web |title=Cincinnati Reds Broadcasters |url=https://www.mlb.com/reds/team/broadcasters |website=MLB.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601132424/https://www.mlb.com/reds/team/broadcasters |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>


==Personal==
==Personal==
He and his wife, Ashley, are the parents of a daughter, Elizabeth, and a son, Mason. Brantley also has two children from his first marriage, Emily and Murphy.
Brantley and his wife, Ashley have two children, while he also has two children from a previous marriage.<ref>{{cite web | title=Broadcasters| website=MLB.com | url=https://www.mlb.com/reds/fans/radio/broadcasters | access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref>

Brantley is a devout Christian. While with the Giants, Brantley and teammates [[Scott Garrelts]], [[Atlee Hammaker]] and [[Dave Dravecky]] became known as the "God Squad" because of their strong Christian faith. Foregoing the hard-partying lifestyle of many of their teammates, they preferred to hold Bible studies in their hotel rooms while on the road.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dravecky|first1=Dave|title=Called Up: Stories of Life and Faith from the Great Game of Baseball|date=2004|publisher=Zondervan|isbn=031087159X|page=162|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MVSFzlpPUO4C&pg=PA162}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:39, 31 December 2024

Jeff Brantley
Pitcher
Born: (1963-09-05) September 5, 1963 (age 61)
Florence, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 5, 1988, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
May 23, 2001, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record43–46
Earned run average3.39
Strikeouts728
Saves172
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Jeffrey Hoke Brantley (born September 5, 1963) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 14 seasons, from 1988 to 2001.[1] Brantley, whose nickname is Cowboy,[2] was hired in 2006 as a broadcaster for one of his former teams, the Cincinnati Reds.[3]

Early career

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Brantley lettered in three sports at W. A. Berry High School (which was replaced by Hoover High School).[4] Brantley was the quarterback on a Berry state championship football team.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

Major league career

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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.[1] In the World Series, he pitched in three games with an ERA of 4.15.[8]

Brantley was an All-Star in 1990, finishing the season with a 5–3 record and a 1.56 ERA.[8] He led the National League in 1996 with 44 saves.[1]

In 2010, he was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.[9][10]

Broadcasting career

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Brantley was a color commentator for ESPN broadcasts of Major League Baseball games and an in-studio contributor for Baseball Tonight from 2002 through 2006. In October 2006, he joined the radio broadcast team of the Cincinnati Reds on the Cincinnati Reds Radio Network, led by flagship station WLW. He also joined Marty Brennaman and Thom Brennaman on the FSN Ohio television broadcast team, which also featured Chris Welsh and George Grande.[3]

Personal

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Brantley and his wife, Ashley have two children, while he also has two children from a previous marriage.[11]

Brantley is a devout Christian. While with the Giants, Brantley and teammates Scott Garrelts, Atlee Hammaker and Dave Dravecky became known as the "God Squad" because of their strong Christian faith. Foregoing the hard-partying lifestyle of many of their teammates, they preferred to hold Bible studies in their hotel rooms while on the road.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jeff Brantley Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Jeffrey "Cowboy" Brantley". Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Cincinnati Reds Broadcasters". MLB.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "WA Berry High School (Birmingham,AL) - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com.
  5. ^ "Baseball Coach Larry Giangrosso Inducted Into Alabama Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame". UAB Sports. July 16, 2001. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  6. ^ "Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) Baseball Players - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. ^ "Database of Free Online Books, Textbooks, and Lecture Notes - Mssportsmagazine". www.mssportsmagazine.com.
  8. ^ a b "Jeff Brantley Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  9. ^ Cleveland, Rick (October 23, 2016). "Brantley's World Series memory is one he'd just as soon forget". Mississippi Today. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  10. ^ "Former Bulldog Brantley inducted into the Mississippi Sports HoF | Starkville Daily News". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  11. ^ "Broadcasters". MLB.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  12. ^ Dravecky, Dave (2004). Called Up: Stories of Life and Faith from the Great Game of Baseball. Zondervan. p. 162. ISBN 031087159X.
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