Jeff Brantley
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| Jeff Brantley | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 5, 1988 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Final game | |
| May 23, 2001 for the Texas Rangers | |
| Career statistics | |
| Wins - Losses | 43-46 |
| Saves | 172 |
| Strikeouts | 728 |
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Jeffrey Hoke (Jeff) Brantley, nicknamed "Cowboy" (born September 5, 1963 in Florence, Alabama), is a former relief pitcher with a 14 year career from 1988 to 2001. Brantley played college baseball at Mississippi State University. He 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.
An All-Star in 1990, Brantley led the National League in 1996 with 44 saves.
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 will join the radio broadcast team of the Cincinnati Reds, joining Marty Brennaman and Thom Brennaman and the FSN Ohio television broadcast team with Chris Welsh and George Grande.
| Preceded by Tom Henke |
National League Rolaids Relief Man of the Year 1996 |
Succeeded by Jeff Shaw |
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