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5 most legendary Phillies relief pitchers of all time

By Gabrielle Starr

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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