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McGraw, Tug with William C. Kashatus. Was It as Good for You? Tug McGraw & Friends Recall the 1980 World Series. Media, PA: McGraw & Co. Inc. 2000. McGraw, Tug with Don Yaeger. Ya Gotta Believe! My Roller-Coaster Life as a Screwball Pitcher and Part-Time Father, and My Hope-Filled Fight Against Brain Cancer. New York: New American Library, 2004.
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.
One of the most notable events in the stadium's history was Game 6 of the 1980 World Series on October 21. In the game, the Phillies clinched their first world championship with a 4–1 victory over the Kansas City Royals in front of 65,838 fans. Tug McGraw's series-ending strikeout of the Royals' Willie Wilson was instrumental in their win.
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 ...
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In 1980, after the Phillies won the World Series, Kalas and the rest of the Phillies' radio crew re-created the call that Kalas probably would have made when Tug McGraw struck out Willie Wilson to win Game 6 and the World Series between the Phillies and the Kansas City Royals. 65,000 plus on their feet here at Veterans Stadium.
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 ...
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