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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 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 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 Royals finished a sweep of the Orioles in their best-of-three AL Wild Card Series with a 2-1 win Wednesday in Baltimore. With the victory, the Royals advanced to an American League Division ...
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.
No. 6 Detroit Tigers vs. No. 3 Houston Astros. No. 5 Kansas City Royals vs. No. 4 Baltimore Orioles. American League Byes: No. 1 New York Yankees. No. 2 Cleveland Guardians. National League Wild Card:
This article will be updated throughout the day. MLB AL Division Series scores, results. Game 2: Tigers 3, Guardians 0 - Final (Series tied 1-1) Game 2: Royals 4, Yankees 2 - Final (Series tied 1 ...
Each episode has hosts Costas and Verducci sitting down with the players or managers involved in either the game that was the focus of the episode, or the memorable moment from the game, while watching the original television broadcast of the game, providing their own input into the games and the moments, as well as how their careers and lives were changed by the game.