Researching Jeff Ridgway
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2747 people with the Ridgway surname? In that year Ridgway was ranked number 1441 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jeff means "Form of JEFFREY. God's peace" and is of Not available or unknown origin.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3335 people with the Ridgway surname in the UK? Ridgway is now ranked number 1676 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Ridgway surname in the USA? Ridgway is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Jeff Ridgway
Jeffrey Allen Ridgway (born August 17, 1980) is a former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Ridgway made his Major League Baseball debut with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on September 17, .
In 2007, Ridgway had an ERA of 189.00. He gave up 7 earned runs in of an inning. As of August 2019, Ridgway's 189.00 ERA in 2007 is the highest single-season ERA of any pitcher in MLB history, tied with Joe Cleary's 1945 season and Jack Scheible's 1894 season.
On January 17,, Ridgway was traded to the Atlanta Braves for Willy Aybar and Chase Fontaine. On June 11, 2008, Ridgway was called up after Tom Glavine got injured and was placed on the DL. He made his Atlanta debut the same day and pitched 2 scoreless innings.
On March 30,, Ridgway was released by the Braves.
On December 16, 2009, Ridgway signed a Minor League contract with the Washington Nationals, but never played a game in their farm system.
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