Calvin Schiraldi

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#ba0021
bgcolor2=#0f437c
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Calvin Schiraldi
position=Pitcher
birthdate =birth date and age|1962|6|16
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=September 1
debutyear=1984
debutteam=New York Mets
finaldate=July 3
finalyear=1991
finalteam=Texas Rangers
stat1label=Record
stat1value=32-39
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=4.28
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=471
teams=
*New York Mets (by|1984-by|1985)
*Boston Red Sox (by|1986-by|1987)
*Chicago Cubs (by|1988-by|1989)
*San Diego Padres (by|1989-by|1990)
*Texas Rangers (by|1991)
highlights=
*American League pennant: 1986

Calvin Drew Schiraldi (born June 16, 1962 in Houston, Texas) was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Boston Red Sox. He is best known for being the losing pitcher of Game 6 and Game 7 of the 1986 World Series.

Schiraldi, with teammate Roger Clemens, also pitched for the 1983 University of Texas baseball team that won the College World Series. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the first round of the 1983 draft, and made his major-league debut with the Mets in 1984. After two seasons with the Mets, Schiraldi was traded to the Red Sox in a multiplayer deal that sent Bob Ojeda to the Mets. Ojeda, ironically, would go on to defeat Boston in Game 3 of the World Series that season.

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.

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.

Schiraldi spent one more season with the Red Sox before being traded to the Chicago Cubs in a trade that sent Lee Smith to Boston. In 1989 Schiraldi was traded to the San Diego Padres, and he finished his career in 1991 with the Texas Rangers. For his career, Schiraldi was 32-39 with a 4.28 ERA in 235 games. He also hit two home runs.

He is currently married to Debbie Schiraldi, has two beautiful children Samantha Schiraldi and Lucas Schiraldi and is currently the head coach of St. Michael's Catholic Academy baseball team in Austin, Texas.

External links

*Calvin Schiraldi's career statistics at [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schirca01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com]