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Don Liddle

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: May 25, 1925 in Mount Carmel, IL us

Died: June 5, 2000 in Mount Carmel, IL

Buried: Highland Memorial Cemetery, Mount Carmel, IL

Debut: April 17, 1953 (Age 27-327d, 11,006th in major league history)
vs. CIN 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 19, 1956 (Age 31-117d)
vs. BRO 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Donald Eugene Liddle

Pronunciation: \LID-ul\

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

1954 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.0

ERA

3.75

117

427.2

198

WHIP

1.403

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1947	22	BSN-min	B					13																										EVN IIIL
1948	23	BSN-min	B	5	6	.455	3.68	36			3	0		110.0	111	66	45		85		84	2	0	4				1.782	9.1		7.0	6.9	0.99	PAW NENL
1949	24	BSN-min	A,B	19	7	.731	2.68	35	13		19	3		222.0	193	87	66		118		178	2	0	8				1.401	7.8		4.8	7.2	1.51	HFD,PAW EL,NENL
1950	25	BSN-min	AA,AAA	8	8	.500	4.82	28						132.2	141	78	71		78									1.651	9.6		5.3			ATA,MLW SOUA,AA
1951	26	BSN-min	AA,AAA	14	7	.667	3.11	40	21		0			197.0	174	80	68	0	93		4	0	0	0				1.355	7.9	0.0	4.2	0.2	0.04	ATA,MLW SOUA,AA
1952	27	BSN-min	AAA	17	4	.810	2.70	34	24		12	5		197.0	179	73	59		68		159	1	0	1				1.254	8.2		3.1	7.3	2.34	MLW AA
1953	28	MLN	NL	7	6	.538	3.08	31	15	9	4	0	2	128.2	119	54	44	6	55	6	63	2	0	3	543	129	3.55	1.352	8.3	0.4	3.8	4.4	1.15
1954	29	NYG	NL	9	4	.692	3.06	28	19	4	4	3	0	126.2	100	48	43	5	55	4	44	3	0	2	521	134	3.59	1.224	7.1	0.4	3.9	3.1	0.80
1955	30	NYG	NL	10	4	.714	4.23	33	13	9	4	0	1	106.1	97	54	50	18	61	7	56	4	0	0	467	97	5.35	1.486	8.2	1.5	5.2	4.7	0.92
1956	31	TOT	NL	2	4	.333	5.59	25	7	8	1	0	1	66.0	81	47	41	13	32	8	35	1	0	4	306	68	5.37	1.712	11.0	1.8	4.4	4.8	1.09
1956	31	NYG	NL	1	2	.333	3.92	11	5	2	1	0	1	41.1	45	22	18	5	14	3	21	1	0	1	184	97	4.02	1.427	9.8	1.1	3.0	4.6	1.50
1956	31	STL	NL	1	2	.333	8.39	14	2	6	0	0	0	24.2	36	25	23	8	18	5	14	0	0	3	122	45	7.64	2.189	13.1	2.9	6.6	5.1	0.78
1957	32	STL-min	AAA	2	7	.222	5.28	36	13		1	0		104.0	120	66	61	15	48	5	74	1	0	4				1.615	10.4	1.3	4.2	6.4	1.54	OMA AA
4 Yrs				28	18	.609	3.75	117	54	30	13	3	4	427.2	397	203	178	42	203	25	198	10	0	9	1837	107	4.29	1.403	8.4	0.9	4.3	4.2	0.98
162 Game Avg.				11	7	.609	3.75	47	21	12	5	1	2	170	158	81	71	17	81	10	79	4	0	4	731	107	4.29	1.403	8.4	0.9	4.3	4.2	0.98

NYG (3 yrs)				20	10	.667	3.64	72	37	15	9	3	2	274.1	242	124	111	28	130	14	121	8	0	3	1172	111	4.34	1.356	7.9	0.9	4.3	4.0	0.93
MLN (1 yr)				7	6	.538	3.08	31	15	9	4	0	2	128.2	119	54	44	6	55	6	63	2	0	3	543	129	3.55	1.352	8.3	0.4	3.8	4.4	1.15
STL (1 yr)				1	2	.333	8.39	14	2	6	0	0	0	24.2	36	25	23	8	18	5	14	0	0	3	122	45	7.64	2.189	13.1	2.9	6.6	5.1	0.78