Brad Lidge
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1976 –
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Who is Brad Lidge?
Bradley Thomas "Brad" Lidge is a former professional baseball relief pitcher. He pitched for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals.
Nicknamed "Lights Out", he is the all-time leader in strikeouts per nine innings among pitchers with at least 200 appearances in their career. Lidge threw a four-seam fastball that consistently reached 91 or 92 miles per hour, as well as a hard, sharp breaking slider that ranged from 85 to 87 mph. He sealed the Phillies' 2008 World Series championship with the final out, a strikeout of Eric Hinske in Game 5.
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- Born
- Dec 23, 1976
Sacramento - Spouses
- Lindsay Lidge
(2001/12/01 - )
- Lindsay Lidge
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Cherry Creek High School
- University of Notre Dame
- Lived in
- Sacramento
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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