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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 World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
The Phillies defeated the Royals in six games to win their first World Series title in franchise history. Game 1 was an offensive duel which the Phillies won 7–6 - it marked the first time that the Phillies won a World Series game since Game 1 of the 1915 World Series against the Boston Red Sox. The Phillies rallied late to take Game 2 after ...
The 1980 Major League Baseball season concluded with the Philadelphia Phillies winning their first World Series championship. A strike during April 1–8 caused the final eight days of spring training to be canceled, but did not impact the regular season schedule.
Hershiser spent the first 12 years (1983-1994) of his career with the Dodgers and won the World Series MVP in 1988 before playing for Cleveland, the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants.
Pages in category "1980s American sports television series" The following 118 pages are in this category, out of 118 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Cardenal will bat .340 in 25 games through the regular season, and appear in four games of the 1980 World Series as he wraps up an 18-year MLB playing career. August 23 – The NL West-leading Houston Astros win another extra-innings pitching duel. Today they battle the Chicago Cubs to a scoreless tie into the home half of 17th at the Astrodome.