1972
Born March 22, 1972
Hollywood, CA, USA
Cory Lidle Notable
b. March 22, 1972 · New York Mets 1997, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1999–2000, Oakland Athletics 2001–2002, Toronto Blue Jays 2003, Cincinnati Reds 2004, Philadelphia Phillies 2004–2006, New York Yankees 2006
Cory Lidle played for seven clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Mets in 1997 and closing with the New York Yankees in 2006.
He went 82 and 72 with a 4.57 earned run average, pitching 1,322.7 innings in 277 games. He struck out 838 and threw 5 shutouts. Across 277 games he batted .129, with 22 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 4 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 2004, with 3.
He was born in Hollywood, CA, USA on March 22, 1972, and died on October 11, 2006. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 2002 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NYM | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | TBD | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | TBD | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | OAK | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | OAK | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | TOR | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 2004 | CIN/PHI | 34 | 62 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 0 | .145 |
| 2005 | PHI | 31 | 58 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0 | .138 |
| 2006 | NYY/PHI | 31 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .088 |
| Career | — | 277 | 170 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 87 | 0 | .129 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NYM | 7 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 81.2 | 86 | 32 | 20 | 54 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | TBD | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7.20 |
| 2000 | TBD | 4 | 6 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 96.2 | 114 | 54 | 29 | 62 | 5.03 |
| 2001 | OAK | 13 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 188.0 | 170 | 75 | 47 | 118 | 3.59 |
| 2002 | OAK | 8 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 192.0 | 191 | 83 | 39 | 111 | 3.89 |
| 2003 | TOR | 12 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 192.2 | 216 | 123 | 60 | 112 | 5.75 |
| 2004 | CIN/PHI | 12 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 211.1 | 224 | 115 | 61 | 126 | 4.90 |
| 2005 | PHI | 13 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 184.2 | 210 | 93 | 40 | 121 | 4.53 |
| 2006 | NYY/PHI | 12 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 170.2 | 181 | 92 | 58 | 130 | 4.85 |
| Career | — | 82 | 72 | 277 | 199 | 2 | 1322.2 | 1400 | 671 | 356 | 838 | 4.57 |
On this day & linked events
2006
Died October 11, 2006
1997
Major-league debut: Cory Lidle
Cory Lidle made a major-league debut on May 8, 1997.
2006
Final major-league game: Cory Lidle
Cory Lidle played a final major-league game on October 1, 2006.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0