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The 1980 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1980 season. The 77th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies and the American League (AL) champion Kansas City Royals.
The 1980 National League pennant race was one of the most exciting races in baseball history, [1] as both divisions came down to the final weekend. The NL East race featured the Pirates, the defending World Series Champions; the Phillies, who were hovering just over a .500 winning percentage and in third place until the middle of August; and the Expos, who were leading the division or within ...
The playoffs began on October 7, 1980, and concluded on October 21, 1980, with the Phillies defeating the Royals in six games in the 1980 World Series. This was the first championship in franchise history for the Phillies.
Although the Royals went on to lose to the Phillies 4-2 in the 1980 World Series, that’s almost just a footnote to Brett now. Finally beating the Yankees then and that way, he said, “was like ...
The 1980 Philadelphia Phillies season was the team's 98th season in Major League Baseball (MLB) and culminated with the Phillies winning the World Series at home by defeating the Kansas City Royals in Game 6 on October 21, 1980.
The 1980 ALCS was the last postseason series between the Royals and Yankees … until now. The red-hot 2024 Royals face the loaded 2024 Yankees in Game 1 of an American League Division Series on ...
[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 Royals finish their six-game homestand against the Phillies. KC ace Seth Lugo will start on Sunday afternoon. Lugo is tied for the MLB lead with 14 wins this season.