Don Liddle
| Don Liddle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | |||
|
Born: May 25, 1925 Mount Carmel, Illinois |
|||
|
Died: June 5, 2000 (aged 75) Mount Carmel, Illinois |
|||
|
|||
| MLB debut | |||
| April 17, 1953, for the Milwaukee Braves | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 19, 1956, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 28–18 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.75 | ||
| Innings | 427 2⁄3 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
|
|||
Donald Eugene Liddle (May 25, 1925 – June 5, 2000) was an American left-handed pitcher in professional baseball who played four seasons in the Major Leagues for the Milwaukee Braves, New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals from 1953 through 1956. Born in Mount Carmel, Illinois, he batted left-handed, stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg).
Liddle is most remembered as the man who, in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series, threw the pitch to Vic Wertz that resulted in The Catch — Giant center fielder Willie Mays' historic back-to-home-plate, over-the-shoulder grab of Wertz' long drive with two men on base in the deepest part of center field at the Giants' home field, the Polo Grounds. Had the ball fallen safely, the opposition Cleveland Indians would have taken the lead 4–2 late in the game. But Mays' catch preserved a 2–2 tie, the Giants won the game in extra innings, and swept the Series in four straight contests.
Wertz was the only batter Liddle faced that day. Reportedly, he commented after the game was over in the locker room, "Well, I got my man", joking about his good fortune and Mays' athletic performance. Liddle later started and won the decisive Game 4 in Cleveland, pitching 6 2⁄3 innings and giving up only one earned run.
...
Wikipedia