caption finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date image article_title debutteam name throws
lidge during pregame warmups for the phillies 2012 right sacramento , california 2002 june 16 26 -- 32 3.54 799 225 pitcher washington nationals win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts saves april 26 23 december 1976 brad_lidge_phillies . jpg brad lidge
 houston astros brad lidge right
brad lidge

bradley thomas `` brad '' lidge -lrb- born december 23 , 1976 -rrb- is a former professional baseball relief pitcher .
he pitched for the houston astros , philadelphia phillies and washington nationals .
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 .
