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While third baseman Schmidt was the official MVP of the 1980 World Series, [6] [40] the Babe Ruth Award (another World Series MVP) was given to closer McGraw. [41] Despite the loss, Royals first baseman Willie Aikens had a phenomenal World Series, batting .400 with 8 hits (out of 20 times at bat), 8 RBIs and 4 homeruns.
McGraw struck out Willie Wilson to end the 1980 World Series against the Kansas City Royals, bringing the Philadelphia Phillies their first World Series championship in franchise history. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] McGraw was one of six Phillies players to die prematurely from glioblastoma , a brain cancer .
Prior to 1980, the Phillies hadn't won a World Series game since Game 1 of the 1915 World Series against the Boston Red Sox. The series offered many intriguing storylines. Phillies pitcher Bob Walk became the first rookie to start the first game of a World Series since Joe Black of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1952. The 1980 World Series was the ...
The Royals won 3–2. [13] Wilson batted .308 and tied George Brett for the team lead in runs batted in with four during the series as the Royals swept the Yankees in three straight games. [14] In the 1980 World Series, Wilson batted just .154 and struck out against Tug McGraw for the final out of the Royals' Game 6 loss to the Philadelphia ...
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[27] [28] [29] In 1980, McGraw was on the mound against the Kansas City Royals when the Phillies won their first World Series championship, earning his fourth save of that postseason. He struck out Willie Wilson with the bases loaded to preserve the win for Steve Carlton and the Phillies, [ 30 ] leaping from the mound to embrace catcher Bob ...
The ritual of throwing out the first pitch at the World Series held a prolific amount of meaning for Tim McGraw. Tim McGraw honors late father, Mets pitcher Tug McGraw, during World Series Skip to ...
He recovered to finish the season 5–1 and start Game 4 of the 1980 World Series, but was knocked out of the game in the first inning. In 1981, Christenson posted a less-than-stellar 4–7 record, but notched a win in the 1981 National League Division Series, against the Montreal Expos. His last injury-free season was 1982, when he made 32 ...