A young reliever for the Giants, Brantley turned in spectacular season in 1990 when he took over the closer role on the team from Steve Bedrosian. In that year, he posted the lowest ERA out of any National League reliever (1.56), and second in the majors (Dennis Eckersley - 0.61).
Career Stats
'91: 67 G, 5-3, 95 1/3 IP, 78 H, 27 R, 26 ER, 52 BB, 81 K, 15 SV, 2.45 ERA, 146 ERA+
Not as good as his 1990 season, as he continued in a co-closer role with Dave Righetti. Still, Brantley notched 15 saves and and a solid 2.45 ERA in the role.
Best '91 Game: September 25 at Houston: 3 IP, 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, SV
Brantley entered the game in the seventh after the Giants took a 2-1 lead on a bases-loaded groundout by Matt Williams. Brantley allowed just a two-out single to Luis Gonzalez in the ninth. Pinch-runner Eric Young stole second to make the game interesting, but Brantley got Andujar Cedeno to fly out to center field to end the game.
After '91: Brantley pitched for the Giants until 1993, then moved to the Reds as a free agent. Replacing Rob Dibble there, he led the majors in saves (44) for the 1996 season. That was his last truly good year, as he bounced around with the Cardinals, Phillies and Rangers, finishing his career in 2001.
Brantley finished his Reds career with exactly as many saves (88) as Dibble had for Cincinnati.
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