Philadelphia Phillies (2009) Cliff Lee
lee s debut phillies in 2009
on july 29 (just before july 31 trading deadline), indians traded lee (along outfielder ben francisco) philadelphia phillies in exchange carlos carrasco, jason donald, lou marson, , jason knapp.
in first game philadelphia phillies, lee pitched complete game , took 5–1 victory. pitched no-hitter sixth inning , batted 2 hits, including first career double , run scored. through first 5 games phillies, lee compiled 5–0 record, 39 strikeouts in 40 innings pitched, , 0.68 era.
2009 world series
charlie manuel named lee starting pitcher first game of world series. lee had posted 2–0 record in first 2 rounds of playoffs. lee pitching against former indians teammate cc sabathia.
lee pitched complete game in game 1 of 2009 world series, winning game 6–1 against new york yankees. allowed no earned runs during outing. first pitcher since deacon phillippe of 1903 world series pitch complete game in world series ten or more strikeouts , no walks. however, phillippe allowed 2 earned runs in start, lee first without allowing earned run. in next start (game 5), lee earned victory, allowing 5 runs , 3 walks while striking out 3 in 7 innings. phillies won game 8–6. despite winning both of starts, phillies lost series in 6 games.
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