An unexpected call, a rushed debut, and a first pitch that changed everything—briefly.
With the Mets suddenly short on catchers, Dave Liddell was summoned from the minors and within hours found himself batting in the eighth inning for Mackey Sasser. Facing Pat Combs, Liddell lined a single to center on the very first pitch he ever saw in the majors. It would be his only MLB at-bat, leaving him with a career batting average of 1.000. For one fleeting moment, baseball perfection belonged entirely to him.
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