David Alexander Liddell is a former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 catcher

Catcher

Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

. He caught one game for the New York Mets

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 in 1990. He hit a single

Single (baseball)

In baseball, a single is the most common type of base hit, accomplished through the act of a batter safely reaching first base by hitting a fair ball and getting to first base before a fielder puts him out...

 in his only Major League at bat, on June 30, 1990, giving him a lifetime batting average

Batting average

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 of 1.000. His Major League slugging percentage and on-base percentage are also 1.000. His at bat came in the 8th inning of a June 3, 1990 game against the Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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 as a pinch hitter

Pinch hitter

In baseball, a pinch hitter is a substitute batter. Batters can be substituted at any time while the ball is dead ; the manager may use any player that has not yet entered the game as a substitute...

 for Mets' catcher Mackey Sasser

Mackey Sasser

Mack Daniel Sasser is a former professional baseball catcher, who played from to for the New York Mets, the San Francisco Giants, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Seattle Mariners....

 against pitcher Pat Combs

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Patrick Dennis Combs is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies between 1989 and 1992....

. His hit came on the first and only Major League pitch he ever faced; author George Rose estimates that his Major League career as a hitter thus lasted only about 20 seconds. He scored a run

Run (baseball)

In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...

 later in the inning. He also caught one inning with one putout

Putout

In baseball statistics, a putout is given to a defensive player who records an out by one of the following methods:* Tagging a runner with the ball when he is not touching a base...

 for a lifetime fielding percentage

Fielding percentage

In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball...

 of 1.000. After the 1990 season, he was signed by the Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds

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 as a free agent

Free agent

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, but he never played in the Reds' system.

Liddell was a 4th round draft pick of the Chicago Cubs

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 in 1984 - the 83rd overall pick in the draft - after attending Rubidoux

Rubidoux, California

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 High School in Riverdale, California

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. He was traded to Mets with minor league pitcher Dave Lenderman on June 30, 1986 in exchange for pitcher Ed Lynch. He also played in the Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers

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' and Baltimore Orioles

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' organizations. In 529 minor league games between 1984 and 1992 he had a batting average of .215 with 24 home run

Home run

In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...

s and at least 109 runs batted in in 1505 at bats. He had a minor league slugging percentage of .309. He also pitched in one game for the unaffiliated Reno Silver Sox

Reno Silver Sox

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 in 1998, giving up one run

Run (baseball)

In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...

 in 2/3 of an inning

Inning

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. He also played as a first baseman

First baseman

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 in 13 games over the course of his minor league career. Liddell played in 18 games for the 1986 South Atlantic League

South Atlantic League

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 champion Columbia Mets

Columbia Mets

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 and 32 games for the 1991 American Association

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 champion Denver Zephyrs.