Calvin Drew Schiraldi was born on June 16,1962 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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19 Facts About Calvin Schiraldi
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Calvin Schiraldi played in Major League Baseball from 1984 through 1991 for five different teams.
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Calvin Schiraldi is best remembered as the losing pitcher of Game 6 and Game 7 of the 1986 World Series, when he pitched for the Boston Red Sox.
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Calvin Schiraldi was drafted after high school by the Chicago White Sox in the 17th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft, but chose instead to attend the University of Texas.
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Calvin Schiraldi was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player and to the All-Tournament Team.
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Calvin Schiraldi made two more starts for the Mets that year, losing both.
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Calvin Schiraldi made his debut with the big league club on July 20,1986.
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Calvin Schiraldi allowed both inherited base runners to score, and gave up an earned run of his own in the sixth.
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Calvin Schiraldi struck out the first two batters he faced and retired the third for his first career save.
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Whereas closing duties had been split between Bob Stanley and Joe Sambito up to that point, Calvin Schiraldi emerged as the Bosox's closer for the remainder of the season.
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Calvin Schiraldi appeared in four of the seven games of the 1986 American League Championship Series against the California Angels.
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Calvin Schiraldi allowed the first two batters to reach base in the ninth but retired the next three.
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Calvin Schiraldi retired the first two batters but allowed three straight singles to Carter, Kevin Mitchell and Ray Knight.
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Calvin Schiraldi was replaced by Bob Stanley, who threw a wild pitch, which allowed Mitchell to score the tying run.
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Calvin Schiraldi hit two home runs during his stint with the Padres.
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Calvin Schiraldi caught on with the Houston Astros following his release from the Padres.
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Calvin Schiraldi made three appearances with the Rangers in 1991, spending most of the season with their American Association affiliate, the Oklahoma City 89ers.
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Calvin Schiraldi is married to Debbie Murphy Schiraldi, whom he met in 1984 in Jackson, Mississippi, while pitching for the Jackson Mets, a Texas League Class AA affiliate of the New York Mets.
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