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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.[1][2] He was a Major League pitcher for 14 seasons, from 1988 to 2001.
Brantley lettered in three sports at W. A. Berry High School[3] (which was replaced by Hoover High School (Alabama)). Brantley also was the quarterback on Berry state championship football team.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] 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.[9] He led the National League in 1996 with 44 saves.[10]
In 2010 he was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.[11][12]
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2005–2009) Eric Young (Analyst, 2007–2009) Dusty Baker (Analyst, 2007) Larry Bowa (Analyst, 2005) Jeff Brantley (Analyst, 2002–2006) Dave Campbell (Lead Analyst, 1990–2004) Rob Dibble (Analyst, 1998–2004) Orel Hershiser (2006–2013) Ray Knight (Analyst, 1998–2003) Barry Larkin (Lead Analyst, 2011-2014) Mike Macfarlane (Analyst, 1999) Tino Martinez (Analyst, 2006) Brian McRae (Analyst, 2000–2005) Harold Reynolds (Lead Analyst, 1996–2006) Bill Robinson (Analyst, 1990–1991) Buck Showalter (Lead Analyst, 2001–2002, 2008–2010) Gary Miller (Lead Host, 1990–1995) Dave Marash (Host, 1990) Rich Eisen (Host, 1996–2002) Brian Kenny (Host, 2003) Chris Myers (Host, 1991–1995) Steve Berthiaume (2003–2005, 2007–2012) Scott Reiss (Host, 2006) Eduardo Pérez (Analyst, 2007–2011) Orestes Destrade (Analyst, 2005–2010) Bobby Valentine (Lead Analyst, 2003, 2009–2011) National League season saves leaders 1969: Gladding 1970: Granger 1971: Giusti 1972: Carroll 1973: Marshall 1974: Marshall 1975: Eastwick & Hrabosky 1976: Eastwick 1977: Fingers 1978: Fingers 1979: Sutter 1980: Sutter 1981: Sutter 1982: Sutter 1983: Smith 1984: Sutter 1985: Reardon 1986: Worrell 1987: Bedrosian 1988: Franco 1989: Davis 1990: Franco 1991: Smith 1992: Smith 1993: Myers 1994: Franco 1995: Myers 1996: Brantley & Worrell 1997: Shaw 1998: Hoffman 1999: Urbina 2000: Alfonseca 2001: Nen 2002: Smoltz 2003: Gagné 2004: Benítez & Isringhausen 2005: Cordero 2006: Hoffman 2007: Valverde 2008: Valverde 2009: Bell 2010: Wilson 2011: Axford & Kimbrel 2012: Kimbrel & Motte 2013: Kimbrel 2014: Kimbrel 2015: Melancon National League Rolaids Relief Man Award 1976: Eastwick 1977: Fingers 1978: Fingers 1979: Sutter 1980: Fingers 1981: Sutter 1982: Sutter 1983: Holland 1984: Sutter 1985: Reardon 1986: Worrell 1987: Bedrosian 1988: Franco 1989: Davis 1990: Franco 1991: Smith 1992: Smith 1993: Myers 1994: Beck 1995: Henke 1996: Brantley 1997: Shaw 1998: Hoffman 1999: Wagner 2000: Alfonseca 2001: Benítez 2002: Smoltz 2003: Gagné 2004: Gagné 2005: Cordero 2006: Hoffman 2007: Valverde 2008: Lidge 2009: Bell 2010: Bell 2011: Axford 2012: Kimbrel Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors) External links ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brantje01.shtml ^ http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=cin ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jeff_Brantley ^ http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/011601aaa.html ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/index.cgi?key_school=295b5100 ^ http://www.mssportsmagazine.com/big3/jeff-brantley-one-of-the-best ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brantje01.shtml ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brantje01.shtml?redir ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brantje01.shtml?redir ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brantje01.shtml ^ Miss. Sports Hall of Fame names 2011 inductees ^ http://www.starkvilledailynews.com/node/6639 ^ Brantley named new Reds broadcaster References List of Major League Baseball saves champions List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders See also
He and his wife are the parents of a daughter, Elizabeth, and a son, Mason. Brantley also has two children from his first marriage, Emily and Murphy.
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