Jeffrey Linden Dedmon (born March 4, 1960) is an American former

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, a

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pitcher who appeared in 250 Major League

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over six seasons for the

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(1983–1987) and

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(1988). Listed at tall and , he attended Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California, and was selected by the Braves out of West Los Angeles College in the first round of the secondary phase of the 1980 June draft. A

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for his first two years in minor league baseball, he converted to a reliever during his third professional campaign, and when he reached the Major Leagues in September 1983 he continued in that role, making only three starts in his big-league career. Dedmon worked in over 50 games for four consecutive seasons (1984–1987) with the Braves (although the first two of those seasons included time spent with the Triple-A

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). His most effective MLB season was , in which he equaled his career high in games won (6) and set personal-bests in

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(99),

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(2.98), and

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(WHIP) (1.29). He was traded to the Indians on the eve of the season and split that year between Cleveland and the Triple-A

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. In 394 big-league innings pitched, Dedmon allowed 387 hits and 186

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. He struck out 210 and recorded 12 saves. Dedmon retired after the 1989 season, his tenth in organized baseball.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dedmon, Jeff 1960 births Living people Anderson Braves players Atlanta Braves players Baseball players from Torrance, California Cleveland Indians players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Durham Bulls players Gulf Coast Braves players Indianapolis Indians players Major League Baseball pitchers Richmond Braves players Savannah Braves players Tiburones de La Guaira players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela West Los Angeles College alumni West Los Angeles Wildcats baseball players Narbonne High School alumni