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Mar 29, 1978 Lafayette, Indiana, United States 46 years old
American baseball player
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About Eric Bruntlett
- Eric Kevin Bruntlett (born March 29, 1978), is an American former professional baseball utility player, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies.
- Bruntlett is perhaps best remembered for executing an unassisted triple play, in 2009. Bruntlett won a World Series title with the Philadelphia Phillies, in 2008.
- That October, he was one of the unexpected heroes of the club's World Championship victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- In Game 5, after Pat Burrell doubled, Bruntlett pinch ran for him, with the score tied in the seventh inning; he moved to third, as Shane Victorino grounded out, then scored the winning run, on an RBI-single by Pedro Feliz.
- Bruntlett also played on the Phillies’ 2009 National League (NL) pennant-winning team, as he had previously done, for the Houston Astros’ 2005 NL pennant-winner.
- In 2010, after becoming a free agent, he spent the season playing for the Minor League Baseball (MiLB) Triple-A affiliates of the Washington Nationals and New York Yankees, respectively.
- Following the season, Bruntlett retired from active play.
- Since retiring Bruntlett has turned his attention to dominating amateur golf.
- In January 2019 he went wire to wire to win the inaugural Figjam tournament, held annually at Bandon Dunes Resort.
- He followed it up with a victory in the 4th Annual Peter Classic, held in the Truckee, CA area at Old Greenwood, Gray’s Crossing, Coyote Moon and Edgewood golf courses.
- He won the tournament with a final four round score of -3 (285).
