1976
Born December 23, 1976
Sacramento, CA, USA
Brad Lidge Notable
b. December 23, 1976 · Houston Astros 2002–2007, Philadelphia Phillies 2008–2011, Washington Nationals 2012
Brad Lidge's 225 saves are the 47th most in the game's history.
He played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Houston Astros in 2002 and closing with the Washington Nationals in 2012.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 225 games and appeared 603 times, with a 3.54 earned run average. He struck out 799. Across 603 games he batted .286, with 2 hits and 0 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 2005 and 2008. He threw a no-hitter in 2003.
He was born in Sacramento, CA, USA on December 23, 1976. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2005, 2008 |
| Comeback Player of the Year | 1 | 2008 |
| Reliever of the Month | 1 | 2005 |
| Reliever of the Year Award | 1 | 2008 |
| This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year | 1 | 2008 |
| The Sporting News Reliever of the Year | 1 | 2008 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | HOU | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2003 | HOU | 78 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | HOU | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | HOU | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | HOU | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | HOU | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | PHI | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | PHI | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | PHI | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | PHI | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | WSN | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 603 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .286 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | HOU | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6.23 |
| 2003 | HOU | 6 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 85.0 | 60 | 34 | 42 | 97 | 3.60 |
| 2004 | HOU | 6 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 29 | 94.2 | 57 | 20 | 30 | 157 | 1.90 |
| 2005 | HOU | 4 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 42 | 70.2 | 58 | 18 | 23 | 103 | 2.29 |
| 2006 | HOU | 1 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 32 | 75.0 | 69 | 44 | 36 | 104 | 5.28 |
| 2007 | HOU | 5 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 19 | 67.0 | 54 | 25 | 30 | 88 | 3.36 |
| 2008 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 41 | 69.1 | 50 | 15 | 35 | 92 | 1.95 |
| 2009 | PHI | 0 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 31 | 58.2 | 72 | 47 | 34 | 61 | 7.21 |
| 2010 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 27 | 45.2 | 32 | 15 | 24 | 52 | 2.96 |
| 2011 | PHI | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 19.1 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 1.40 |
| 2012 | WSN | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9.1 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9.64 |
| Career | — | 26 | 32 | 603 | 1 | 225 | 603.1 | 492 | 237 | 287 | 799 | 3.54 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Major-league debut: Brad Lidge
Brad Lidge made a major-league debut on April 26, 2002.
2003
Houston Astros Combined No-Hitter, 2003
Roy Oswalt, Peter Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner threw a combined no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the New York Yankees on June 11, 2003, winning 8–0.
2012
Final major-league game: Brad Lidge
Brad Lidge played a final major-league game on June 16, 2012.