Ben Callahan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ben Callahan

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 19-May-1957

Place of Birth: Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 09-Jan-2007

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Ben Callahan

  • Benjamin Franklin Callahan (May 19, 1957 – January 9, 2007) 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 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.

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