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The 1980 World Series was the first of numerous World Series that journeyman outfielder Lonnie Smith (then with the Phillies) participated in. He was also a part of the 1982 World Series (as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals ), 1985 World Series (as a member of the Kansas City Royals ), and the 1991 and 1992 World Series as a member of the ...
Willie Stargell was named MLB MVP, LCS MVP, and World Series MVP in 1979. Six pitchers have won the Cy Young Award and the World Series MVP in the same season: Bob Turley (1958), Whitey Ford (1961), Koufax (1963, 1965), Bret Saberhagen (1985), Orel Hershiser (1988), and Johnson (2001). The Cy Young Award was initiated in 1956, as one award for ...
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]
Due to the players' strike, which ran from June 12 to August 8, the 1981 season was split into two halves, with the first-place teams from each half in each division (or a wild card team if the same club won both halves, although this did not occur in any division) meeting in the best-of-five League Division Series (this division series was a one-off occasion; it was not until 1994 that the ...
This is a list of players who have won the World Series Most Valuable Player award (World Series MVP Award). Pages in category "World Series Most Valuable Player Award winners" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total.
His production on the field declined after rehab, and he never again approached his 1979 levels. He went on to play in three World Series—in 1980 with the Royals and in 1982 and 1985 with the St. Louis Cardinals. Porter won both the 1982 National League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award and the 1982 World Series MVP Award.
1.11 World Series Most Valuable Player Award. 1.12 DHL Hometown Heroes ... 1980: 19: Billy Pierce: P: 1949–1961 ... grew up in Hinsdale 8: Pete Ward:
1980 – World Series Trophy [43] 1981 (1980 Phillies) – John Wanamaker Athletic Award (Philadelphia Sports Congress) [44] 1983 – Warren C. Giles Trophy (National League champion) 1993 – Warren C. Giles Trophy (National League champion) 1994 (1993 Phillies) – John Wanamaker Athletic Award (Philadelphia Sports Congress) [44]