Jeff Montgomery (baseball)

Jeff Montgomery (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name=Jeff Montgomery
position=Pitcher
birthdate=birth date and age|1962|1|7
city-state|Wellston|Ohio
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=August 1
debutyear=by|1987
debutteam=Cincinnati Reds
finaldate=October 2
finalyear=by|1999
finalteam=Kansas City Royals
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat1value=46-52
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=3.27
stat3label=Saves
stat3value=304
teams=
* Cincinnati Reds (by|1987)
* Kansas City Royals (by|1988-by|1999)
highlights=
* 3x All-Star selection (1992, 1993, 1996)
* 1993 AL Rolaids Relief Man of the Year
* Led AL in saves in 1993 with 45

Jeffrey Thomas Montgomery (born January 7, 1962 in Wellston, Ohio) was a relief pitcher for Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals. He pitched all but 14 games of his major league career for the Royals.

Montgomery played collegiate baseball at Marshall University and was later drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 9th round of the 1983 Major Leaque Baseball draft. He made his debut with the Reds on August 1, 1987 at age 25. He pitched a total of 14 games, including one start. He was considered a marginal prospect, and the Reds traded Montgomery to the Royals on February 15, 1988 for Van Snider, an outfielder who would go on to only play 19 games in the majors.

On April 29, 1990, Montgomery struck out three batters on nine pitches in the eighth inning of a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers. Montgomery became the ninth American League pitcher and the 23rd pitcher in Major League history to accomplish the nine-strike/three-strikeout half-inning.

Kansas City installed Montgomery in the bullpen, and he appeared in 45 games, posting a record of 7-2 with a 3.45 earned run average. In 1989 he had a breakout season, winning 7 games and losing 3, saving 13, and posting a 1.37 ERA while acting primarily as a set-up man for Steve Farr. The following season, he became the Royals' closer, a role he held for most of his career.

In 1993, Montgomery saved 45 games, tying Dan Quisenberry for the Royals' team record and tying him for the league lead with Duane Ward of the Toronto Blue Jays. That year he won the American League Rolaids Relief Man Award. Montgomery was also an All-Star in 1992, 1993, and 1996.

Montgomery lost effectiveness during the by|1999 season, which he finished with 12 saves and a 6.84 ERA. He retired following the season, and was inducted into the Royals' Hall of Fame in by|2003, his first year of eligibility.

Following his career, Montgomery appeared in an instructional video titled "The Fundamentals of Pitching with Jeff Montgomery."

Jeff is involved in many business interests, among them serving as a Vice-President of Union Broadcasting in Kansas City, Missouri. He often contributes his baseball analysis to Union Broadcasting's sports wing, 810 WHB.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball saves champions
* Pitchers who have struck out three batters on nine pitches
*List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/montgje01.shtml Jeff Montgomery at baseball-reference.com]


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