Tug McGraw - Honors and Awards

Honors and Awards

In 1980, the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association presented its annual Good Guy Award to McGraw.

In 1983—the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Phillies—McGraw was selected as one of only two left-handed pitchers on the Phillies Centennial Team.

In 1993, McGraw was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame.

In 1999, the Philadelphia Phillies inducted McGraw into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame.

In 2004, the Philadelphia chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America began its annual presentation of four awards to four members of the Philadelphia Phillies franchise for "season-ending achievements," including the "Tug McGraw Good Guy Award".

On August 26, 2008, Tug McGraw was among the "Starting Nine" inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame.

In 2010, McGraw was inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.

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