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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 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.
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 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 ...
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 ...
Facing the Kansas City Royals in the 1980 World Series, the Phillies won their first World Series championship ever in six games thanks to the timely hitting of Mike Schmidt and Pete Rose. Schmidt, who won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1980, also won the World Series Most Valuable Player award on the strength of his 8-for-21 ...
1980 ALCS. The Royals got their revenge by sweeping the Yankees 3-0. After winning the first two games in Kansas City, the Royals had fallen behind in Game 3 when Brett delivered one of the ...
Royals vs. Yankees. Game 1: Royals at Yankees, 5:38 p.m. Saturday on TBS. ... Game 4: Phillies at Brewers/Mets, TBD Wednesday on Fox 4 or FS1* Game 5: Brewers/Mets at Phillies, ...