Jeff Ballard (baseball)
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Jeffrey Scott Ballard (born August 13, 1963) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from Template:Mlby to Template:Mlby for the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Playing career
Ballard played college baseball for Stanford University, and in 1984 played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] He earned a degree in geophysics from Stanford,[2] and in 1998 was inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame as one of Stanford's top pitchers, holding the all-time record in wins, strikeouts, and innings pitched for more than 20 years, as well as earning First Team All-Pac-10 twice.[3]
In 1989, he finished in a tie with Dennis Eckersley and Gregg Olson for sixth place in American League Cy Young Award voting.[4] In 1995, Ballard's car collided with a semi truck on a highway in Idaho, breaking his neck and several ribs. The accident ended his career.[5]
In 2004, Baltimore Orioles fans voted Ballard one of their 50 best loved Orioles.[5]
Personal life
Following his career, Ballard returned to his hometown of Billings, Montana. In January 1996, he began working for his father and with his brother at Ballard Petroleum Holdings.[2]
Ballard married the former Kristen Callison in 2008. Together, they had a son, Kyren, and a daughter, Kennley, as of 2014.[2]
Filmography
Television
| 1991 | Seinfeld | Baseball Player on TV | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Baseball Player on TV | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Breaking Bad | Baseball Player on TV | 1 episode |
References
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- Living people
- Baseball players from Montana
- Hagerstown Suns players
- Baltimore Orioles players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Sportspeople from Billings, Montana
- Stanford Cardinal baseball players
- Stanford University School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences alumni
- Orleans Firebirds players
- Baseball players at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in baseball
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Charlotte O's players
- Louisville Redbirds players
- Newark Orioles players
- Rochester Red Wings players
- 20th-century American sportsmen