Dave Liddell
Dave Liddell | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Los Angeles | June 15, 1966|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 30, 1990, for the New York Mets | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 30, 1990, for the New York Mets | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | 1.000 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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David Alexander Liddell (born June 15, 1966 in Los Angeles) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He caught one game for the New York Mets in 1990.[1] He hit a single in his only Major League at bat, on June 3, 1990, giving him a lifetime batting average of 1.000.[1][2] His Major League slugging percentage and on-base percentage are also 1.000.[1] His at bat came in the 8th inning of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies as a pinch hitter for Mets' catcher Mackey Sasser against pitcher Pat Combs.[3] His hit came on the only Major League pitch he ever faced; author George Rose estimates that his Major League career as a hitter thus lasted only about 20 seconds.[3] He scored a run later in the inning.[3] He also caught one inning with one putout for a lifetime fielding percentage of 1.000.[1] After the 1990 season, he was signed by the Cincinnati Reds as a free agent, but he never played in the Reds' system.[1][1]
Liddell was a 4th round draft pick of the Chicago Cubs in 1984 – the 83rd overall pick in the draft – after attending Rubidoux High School in Riverdale, California.[1][4][5] He was traded to Mets with minor league pitcher Dave Lenderman on June 30, 1986 in exchange for pitcher Ed Lynch.[1] He also played in the Milwaukee Brewers' and Baltimore Orioles' organizations.[1] In 529 minor league games between 1984 and 1992 he had a batting average of .215 with 24 home runs and at least 109 runs batted in in 1505 at bats.[1] He had a minor league slugging percentage of .309.[1] He also pitched in one game for the unaffiliated Reno Silver Sox in 1988, giving up one run in 2/3 of an inning.[1] He also played as a first baseman in 13 games over the course of his minor league career.[1] Liddell played in 18 games for the 1986 South Atlantic League champion Columbia Mets and 32 games for the 1991 American Association champion Denver Zephyrs.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Dave Liddell". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
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(help) - ^ Hageman, W. (June 1998). "One-Game Wonders". Baseball Digest: 48.
- ^ a b c Rose, G. (2004). One Hit Wonders: Baseball Stories. pp. 167–168. ISBN 978-0-595-31807-0.
- ^ "Dave Liddell". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
- ^ "Dave Liddell". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 2011-04-14.[permanent dead link]
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