Former Relief Pitcher Tug McGraw Dies

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Former Relief Pitcher Tug McGraw Dies

Jan 5, 9:02 PM (ET)


PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tug McGraw, the zany relief pitcher who coined the phrase "You Gotta Believe" with the New York Mets and later closed out the Philadelphia Phillies' only World Series championship, died Monday. He was 59.

McGraw died of brain cancer, which he had been battling since March, team spokesman Larry Shenk said.