# Felipe Lira
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{{short description|Venezuelan baseball player (born 1972)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Felipe Lira
| image =
| caption =
| position = [Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|4|26}}
| birth_place = [Santa Teresa del Tuy](/source/Santa_Teresa_del_Tuy), [Miranda](/source/Miranda_(state)), Venezuela
| bats = Right
| throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate = April 27
| debutyear = 1995
| debutteam = Detroit Tigers
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate = May 21
| finalyear = 2001
| finalteam = Montreal Expos
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label = [Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching))
| stat1value = 26–46
| stat2label = [Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
| stat2value = 5.30
| stat3label = [Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
| stat3value = 346
|stat2league = CPBL
| stat21label = [Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching))
| stat21value = 0–0
| stat22label = [Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
| stat22value = 5.40
| stat23label = [Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
| stat23value = 3
| teams =
* [Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers) ({{mlby|1995}}–{{mlby|1997}})
* [Seattle Mariners](/source/Seattle_Mariners) ({{mlby|1997}}–{{mlby|1998}})
* [Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers) ({{mlby|1999}})
* [Montreal Expos](/source/Montreal_Expos) ({{mlby|2000}}–{{mlby|2001}})
* [Macoto Cobras](/source/Macoto_Cobras) ({{baseball year|2004}})
}}
'''Felipe Antonio Lira''' (born April 26, 1972) is a Venezuelan former professional [baseball](/source/baseball) [pitcher](/source/pitcher) who played in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) for the [Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers) ({{mlby|1995}}-{{mlby|1997}}), [Seattle Mariners](/source/Seattle_Mariners) (1997-{{mlby|1998}}) and [Montreal Expos](/source/Montreal_Expos) ({{mlby|2000}}-{{mlby|2001}}).
In a six-year career, Lira compiled a 26–46 [record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)) with 348 [strikeout](/source/strikeout)s and a 5.32 [ERA](/source/Earned_run_average) in 577 [innings](/source/innings_pitched). As a batter with the Expos, he hit .211 (4-for-19) with two [home run](/source/home_run)s, both hit in 2000.[{{Cite web |title=Felipe Lira Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lirafe01.shtml |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}] On August 29, 1995, Lira notched his only MLB [save](/source/Save_(baseball)). He recorded the final out of the game to preserve a 7–5 Tigers victory over the [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox). He saved the game for starter Sean Bergman.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA199508290.shtml|title=Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Box Score, August 29, 1995}}] Lira was the [Tigers Opening Day starter](/source/List_of_Detroit_Tigers_Opening_Day_starting_pitchers) in 1996, taking the loss against the [Minnesota Twins](/source/Minnesota_Twins).[{{Cite web |title=Twins 8, Tigers 6 - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/04/01/Twins-8-Tigers-6/4103828334800/ |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=UPI |language=en}}] On September 6, he gave up [Eddie Murray](/source/Eddie_Murray)'s 500th home run.[{{Cite web |last=Stetka |first=Bill |title=Celebrating Eddie Murray's 500th Home Run |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/celebrating-eddie-murray-s-500th-home-run |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}]
Detroit traded Lira and [Omar Olivares](/source/Omar_Olivares) to the Mariners for [Scott Sanders](/source/Scott_Sanders_(baseball)), [Dean Crow](/source/Dean_Crow), and Carlos Villalobos on July 18, 1997, following a plea from manager [Lou Piniella](/source/Lou_Piniella) to add pitching.[{{Cite web |date=1997-07-19 |title=Mariners Get Lira, Olivares From Tigers |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-19-sp-14234-story.html |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=Los Angeles Times}}] Following a 4–0 stretch in May with the Tigers, Lira lost his final seven decisions in 1997 and finished the season in the minors.[{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/montreal-expos-2001-media-guide-c/page/131/ |title=Montreal Expos 2001 Media Guide |pages=131}}] Lira returned to the Tigers in 1999, finishing his MLB career with two seasons with Montreal.