Mike Lieberthal
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Born: January 18, 1972 Glendale, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 30, 1994, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
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| September 22, 2007, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .274 | ||
| Home runs | 150 | ||
| Runs batted in | 610 | ||
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Michael Scott "Mike" Lieberthal (born January 18, 1972), nicknamed Lieby, is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He batted and threw right-handed.
In a 14-year career, Lieberthal played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1994–2006) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2007). He compiled a career batting average of .274, with 150 home runs and 610 runs batted in. During his career he won the Gold Glove Award, and was twice an All Star.
His 1999 season (.300, 31 home runs, 96 RBIs, Gold Glove Award) was arguably the best ever of any Phillies catcher, and he caught more games in his career than any other Phillies catcher (1,139). His career 149 home runs at catcher were the most in team history. Lieberthal had a .310 batting average, a .381 on-base percentage, and .510 slugging percentage lifetime against left-handed pitching.
He was inducted into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame on August 10, 2012.
Lieberthal was an all-American catcher at Westlake High School, and graduated in 1990. Lieberthal hit four home runs in a single game for his high school: (1) a single home run, (2) a 2-run home run, (3) a 3-run home run, and (4) a grand slam. Immediately after that game, Lieberthal's team was ranked among the top 3 high school teams in the United States by USA Today, and advanced on that list to #1 a few days later.
Lieberthal was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft, despite weighing only 155 pounds at the time.
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