Felipe Lira
[edit] Biography
Born on April 26, 1972 in Santa Teresa, Miranda (Venezuela), Felipe Lira (Antonio Felipe Lira) played for the Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners and Montreal Expos over the course of his 7 year career. Lira broke into the bigs on April 27, 1995 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 4.31 ERA in 146.1 innings pitched in 1995, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Felipe Lira's best season was 1995, when he posted a 4.31 ERA and struck out 89 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1995
| DET
| A
| 37
| 22
| 9
| 13
| 4.31
| 89
| 74
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 146.1
| 151
| 17
| 56
| 7
| 5
| 8
|
| 1996
| DET
| A
| 32
| 32
| 6
| 14
| 5.22
| 113
| 123
| 113
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 194.2
| 204
| 30
| 66
| 2
| 7
| 10
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 9.16
| 9
| 21
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.2
| 31
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1997
| DET
| A
| 20
| 15
| 5
| 7
| 5.77
| 64
| 61
| 59
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 92
| 101
| 15
| 45
| 2
| 7
| 2
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| 28
| 18
| 5
| 11
| 6.34
| 73
| 82
| 78
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 110.2
| 132
| 18
| 55
| 2
| 7
| 6
|
| 1998
| SEA
| A
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4.60
| 16
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.2
| 22
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1999
| DET
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.80
| 3
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.1
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| MON
| N
| 53
| 7
| 5
| 8
| 5.40
| 51
| 71
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 101.2
| 129
| 11
| 36
| 6
| 2
| 4
|
| 2001
| MON
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.60
| 3
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 57
| 7
| 5
| 8
| 5.74
| 54
| 78
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 106.2
| 140
| 12
| 38
| 6
| 2
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 106
| 72
| 21
| 38
| 5.22
| 294
| 294
| 273
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 470.2
| 516
| 72
| 184
| 11
| 20
| 24
|
| Total
|
|
| 163
| 79
| 26
| 46
| 5.32
| 348
| 372
| 341
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 577.1
| 656
| 84
| 222
| 17
| 22
| 28
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1995
| DET
| A
| P
| 37
| 22
| 146.1
| 13
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| DET
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 194.2
| 18
| 33
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 4
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| P
| 8
| 3
| 18.2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| DET
| A
| P
| 20
| 15
| 92
| 7
| 19
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 3
| 0
| .929
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| P
| 28
| 18
| 110.2
| 8
| 21
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 3
| 0
| .935
|
| 1998
| SEA
| A
| P
| 7
| 0
| 15.2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| DET
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 3.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| MON
| N
| P
| 53
| 7
| 101.2
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| MON
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 163
| 79
| 577.1
| 47
| 88
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 4
| 57
| 16
| 2
| .985
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1995
| DET
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| DET
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| DET
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| SEA
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| DET
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| MON
| N
| 54
| 19
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 3
| .211
| .200
| .526
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| MON
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 58
| 19
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 3
| .211
| .200
| .526
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 164
| 19
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 3
| .211
| .200
| .526
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Detroit Tigers (February 20, 1990).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Omar Olivares to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Dean Crow, Scott Sanders and Carlos Villalobos (July 18, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1998).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (November 24, 1998).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1999).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (February 16, 2000).
- Granted free agency (October 10, 2000).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (November 17, 2000).
- Released by Montreal Expos (August 16, 2001).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (August 25, 2001).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2001).
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