5 most legendary Phillies relief pitchers of all time

Relief pitcher Tug McGraw #45 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Relief pitcher Tug McGraw #45 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
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Phillies Brad Lidge
Brad Lidge #54 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

2. Brad Lidge

What Brad Lidge did for the Phillies in 2008 is one of the most insane performances in franchise history.

After six years with the Astros, Lidge posted a 1.95 ERA over 72 games in his first season in Philadelphia. He finished 55 games and was perfect in save opportunities, going 41-for-41 in the regular season.

During the 2008 postseason, Lidge was perfect once again, going 7-for-7 in save opportunities and posting a minuscule 0.96 ERA over nine games, only allowing one earned run the entire championship run.

Lidge spent four seasons with the Phillies, and finished his time here with a 3.73 ERA over 214 games and exactly 100 saves, which is fifth-most in franchise history. His struggles in 2009 (8.21 ERA over 58 2/3 innings) skew his Phillies career stat line, but nothing can take away from what he did in 2008.

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