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Phillies: Top ten starting and relief pitchers of the 1970’s

By Kerry Kauffman

PHILADELPHIA - APRIL 05: A statue of Phillies great Steve Carlton is outside of the stadium where the Philadelphia Phillies played the Atlanta Braves on April 5, 2009 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Today's game is the opening of the 2009 major league baseball season. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA - APRIL 05: A statue of Phillies great Steve Carlton is outside of the stadium where the Philadelphia Phillies played the Atlanta Braves on April 5, 2009 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Today's game is the opening of the 2009 major league baseball season. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA – APRIL 15: Under the back drop of rubble from the remains of a demolished Veterans Stadium, fans line up to enter the park as the Philadelphia Phillies host the Cincinnati Reds for MLB action at the Citizens Bank Park on April 15, 2004 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

4 – Jim Lonborg (1973 – 1979)

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Lonborg enjoyed two of his best seasons of a 15-year career while with the Phillies. He logged 283 innings and went 17-13 with a 3.21 ERA in 1974. Two years later, he went 18-10 with a 3.08 ERA in 222 innings. Lonborg won 75 games in a Phillies uniform with a 3.98 ERA.

3 – Ron Reed (1976 – 1983)

Perhaps one of the most underrated relief pitchers of his time, Reed was solid and sometimes dominant. He won 31 games and saved 51 during the 1970’s with the Phillies, while pitching in 100 or more innings each season. In 246 games, Reed threw 463 innings and had an ERA of 2.86.

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