Calvin Schiraldi

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Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Schiraldi's Moments in the Sun 3 Trivia 4 Transactions 5 External Links

Overall Career

Calvin Drew Schiraldi (born June 16, 1962 in Houston, TX) pitched 8 years in the major leagues with a record of 32-39. He was also a tremendous college star, considered better by many people than his teammate Roger Clemens.

Schiraldi had his best season in 1986, finishing with a 1.41 ERA in 25 appearances. He struggled in the playoffs, though, taking the loss in Game 4 of the 1986 American League Championship Series against the California Angels. The Red Sox rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to stun the Angels, advancing to the World Series.

Schiraldi's Moments in the Sun

• In Game 6 of the World Series, Schiraldi entered the bottom of the 10th with a two-run lead. After retiring the first two batters, he allowed three straight singles to Gary Carter, Kevin Mitchell and Ray Knight and was replaced by Bob Stanley. Stanley proceeded to throw a wild pitch, which allowed Kevin Mitchell to score the tying run, and Mookie Wilson followed by hitting a ground ball that rolled between the legs of Bill Buckner, scoring Ray Knight and giving the Mets an improbable victory.

• With the score tied 3-3 in Game 7, Schiraldi gave up a leadoff home run to Knight, the series MVP. Schiraldi allowed three runs, all earned, in just one-third of an inning, and the Red Sox lost 8-5.

Trivia

• Schiraldi was the losing pitcher of Game 6 and Game 7 of the 1986 World Series, with a 0-2 record and a 13.50 ERA in the 1986 World Series, losing both games 6 and 7..
• He is now the head coach of the St. Michael's Catholic Academy baseball team in Austin, Texas.
• At the University of Texas won the 1983 College World Series and was awarded Most Outstanding Player.
• Teammates at Texas included Roger Clemens and Spike Owen who were also his teammates on the 1986 Red Sox.

Transactions

• June 3, 1980: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 17th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but did not sign.
• June 6, 1983: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
• November 13, 1985: Traded by the New York Mets with John Christensen, Wes Gardner, and La Schelle Tarver to the Boston Red Sox for Tom McCarthy, Bob Ojeda, John Mitchell, and Chris Bayer.
• December 8, 1987: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Al Nipper to the Chicago Cubs for Lee Smith.
• August 30, 1989: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Phil Stephenson (PTBNL) and Darrin Jackson to the San Diego Padres for Marvell Wynne and Luis Salazar.
• March 30, 1991: Released by the San Diego Padres.
• April 17, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
• June 20, 1991: Sent to the Texas Rangers by the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.
• October 16, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis