The Phillies top 4 starters in 1980 were Steve Carlton, Dick Ruthven, Bob Walk, and Randy Lerch. Their closer was Tug McGraw. Other pitchers who played in 25 or more games were Ron Reed, Dickie Noles, Kevin Saucier, Warren Brusstar, and Lerrin LaGrow.
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Only one Philadelphia Phillies pitcher ever hit a home run in the World Series. In Game 4 of the 2008 Fall Classic, hurler Joe Blanton hit his first major league home run. He also was credited with the win in the Phillies' 10-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Blanton became the 13th pitcher to hit a home run in a Series. He also was the second Phillies pitcher to hit a homer in a postseason game. Steve Carlton homered in the 1978 National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Randy Johnson is a retired MLB Pitcher. With 4 Cy Young awards, A World Series MVP and Victory, a perfect game, and a no-hitter, he is one of the most decorated pitchers to ever play.
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Five pitchers are used in a starting rotation for baseball teams. Sometimes in the post-season teams will use a rotation consisting of their best three or four pitchers only, to maximize their chances of winning a series.
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*It's probably happened too many times to mention. The most recent pitcher to accomplish the feat was Cliff Lee, who was a member of the Philadelphia Phillies during the 2009 World Series and the Texas Rangers during the 2010 Series.
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Only one Philadelphia Phillies pitcher ever hit a home run in the World Series. In Game 4 of the 2008 Fall Classic, hurler Joe Blanton hit his first major league home run. He also was credited with the win in the Phillies' 10-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Blanton became the 13th pitcher to hit a home run in a Series. He also was the second Phillies pitcher to hit a homer in a postseason game. Steve Carlton homered in the 1978 National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
After the Yankees victory over the Phillies, they now have 27 World Series titles.
Randy Johnson is a retired MLB Pitcher. With 4 Cy Young awards, A World Series MVP and Victory, a perfect game, and a no-hitter, he is one of the most decorated pitchers to ever play.
Starting pitchers for Game 1 of the 2007 World Series were Josh Beckett for the Boston Red Sox and Jeff Francis for the Colorado Rockies.
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Several pitchers who never won a World Series championship include Mike Mussina, Tommy John, Fergie Jenkins, Gaylord Perry and Don Sutton.
As of the 2008 World Series: 1) Jack Billingham - 0.36 - 25 1/3 innings pitched in the 1972, 1975, and 1976 World Series.2) Harry Breechen - 0.83 - 32 2/3 innings pitched in the 1943, 1944, and 1946 World Series.3) Babe Ruth - 0.87 - 31 innings pitched in the 1916 and 1918 World Series.4) Sherry Smith - 0.89 - 30 1/3 innings pitched in the 1916 and 1920 World Series.5) Sandy Koufax - 0.95 - 57 innings pitched in the 1959, 1963, 1965, and 1966 World Series.6) Christy Mathewson - 0.97 - 101 2/3 innings pitched in the 1905, 1911, 1912, and 1913 World Series. Useless bit of trivia: According to Baseball Reference, Jack Billingham and Christy Mathewson are cousins.
Two Cy Young and MVP award winning pitchers from that year faced of in the World Series. The pitchers we Bob Gibson of the Cardinals and Denny McLain of the Tigers.
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