But the game is a classic in every sense of the word, and if youre a fan of baseball as a whole, this is one to keep in your library. The last time spring training was canceled, the phillies won the world series. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the phillies first world series championship. World series champions 1980 the phillies won the nl east in 1980, but to win the league championship, they had to defeat the houston astros. Leading 32 in the longest world series in which the phillies had ever participated, dallas green handed the baseball to steve carlton.
Phillies updated odds to win nl east and world series, if. Follow philadelphia phillies team history, regular season results, postseason results, and more on. A look back at the 1980 royalsphillies world series. Who was on the 1980 philadelphia phillies world series. Home apba baseball cards and accessories baseball card sets world series card sets 1980 baseball world series set. Phillies to help commemorate 1980 world series with fan. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the. October 18, 1980 world series game 4 kansas city 5. Mlb 1980 philadelphia phillies world series championship. Philadelphia phillies mlb team history major league.
Philadelphia phillies 1980 world series ticket stub game 6 clinch win 102180. Six months later, they would win the world series, after going through a preseason quite reminiscent of the one the club. It was on this day that the kansas city royals were at veterans stadium in philadelphia to take on the phillies in game 6 of the world series. Bombers in three games to win the first pennant in franchise history. With their victory, the phillies became the final team out of the original 16 mlb teams to win a world series. The philadelphia phillies ended their long wait for a world series title with a short burst of baseball on wednesday as they clinched the crown by completing a rainsuspended 43 win over the.
The philadelphia phillies react after the final out of game 5 and their victory in the world series on. Mlb 1980 philadelphia phillies world series championship replica fan ring. Royals and add it to your world series history commemorative pin set. Marty bystrom had no idea that he would start the most important. The phils rookie bob walk managed to outlast kansas city ace dennis leonard to. Lefty returned it after seven powerful innings, along with a 40 lead and two baserunners who represented the only beachhead the royals had managed to that point. The philadelphia phillies will commemorate the 40th anniversary of their 1980 world series championship this season. A comprehensive list of mlb world series champions from 1903 to the present. Details about 1980 world series game 6 ticket stub philadelphia phillies win first title 1 viewed per hour. A bestofseven playoff, it matched the national league nl champion philadelphia phillies against the american league al champion kansas city royals. The phillies announced on saturday morning that they will be inducting former second baseman manny trillo, who played a key role in the organizations 1980 world series winning season, into the.
That club belonged to philadelphia and despite winning national league pennants in 1915 and 1950. Heading into the 1980 season, the philadelphia phillies were the last of the original 16 mlb teams to fail to capture a world series title. Finally, the 3rd disc is of game 6 of the 1980 world series. In 1980, though, both philadelphia and kansas city reached the world series. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The philadelphia phillies have won the world series. After 97 years, the phillies finally reached the promised land in 1980 by winning their first world championship. Schmidt and the phillies did just that, winning a thrilling fivegame series against the astros in the national league championship series before defeating the royals in six games to capture the franchises first world series title. After kansas city took the next two games, the phillies came back against closer dan quisenberry in game five to bring philadelphia one game away from their first title. Tug mcgraw strikes out willie wilson for the final out as the phillies go on to win their first world series in franchise history check out. They did it in game 5 on wednesday night, nipping the. The phils made it closer, but the royals would win, 53, to even the series at two games apiece. The officialish subreddit of the philadelphia phillies. The 1980 philadelphia phillies team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1980 season.
For phillies and city, title is worth the wait the new. The philadelphia phillies will be honoring the 1980 world series championship team during wall of fame weekend this season. Pedro feliz singled home the goahead run in the seventh and lidge closed out his. Phillies third baseman mike schmidt was named as the world series mvp. The philadelphia phillies held up the world series trophy after game 5. Philadelphia phillies to commemorate 1980 world series.
The 1980 philadelphia phillies season was the teams 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 oct. The phillies took the first two games, with rookie bob walk becoming the first phillies pitcher to win a world series game since grover cleveland alexander in 1915. Phillies end world series title drought in 1980 sportsblog. Hart video philadelphia phillies 1980 world champions 25th. And while this game isnt as thrilling as the game 5 nlcs disc, it is nonetheless an awesome addition to. The phillies defeated the tampa bay rays 43 to win the series for the first time since 1980. The 1980 world series was the 77th edition of major league baseballs championship series and the conclusion of the 1980 major league baseball season. Philadelphia phillies baseball 1980 vintage sports ticket. Roses virtual bat and christensons virtual arm have given the 80 club a threegamestotwo lead in the bestofseven series. Tug mcgraw strikes out willie wilson for the final out as the phillies go on to win their first world series in franchise history. No decade in phillies history began more gloriously than the 1980s. The series, which pits the only two world series teams in phillies history against each other, is being played via stratomatic computer simulation using actual statistics from the 1980 and 2008 seasons.
Every championship ring spend 28 days through 14 working processes, we choose high strength and high quality alloy with 3 times electroplating. The 77th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the national league champion philadelphia phillies and the american league champion kansas city royals. And aside from my wedding night and when my kids were born, the greatest day of my life philadelphia phillies world series 2008 bing images phillies world series 2008 game 3. Each pin is individually numbered and measures at 1.
Total zone rating and initial framework for wins above replacement calculations provided by sean smith. The phillies defeated the royals, four games to two, to secure their first world series championship in franchise history. Win expectancy, run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book. The, royals, like the phillies, finally reached the world series after three abortive playoff attempts in 19767778.
Buy this officially licensed 1980 world series commemorative pin phillies vs. The 1980 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs 1980 season. The royals beat the yankees in three straight to get to the world series, and were wellrested for game 1. Mlb world series champions major league baseball espn. Only six mlb teams have shorter odds than the phillies to. The phillies defeated the royals four games to two to capture the clubs first world series.
Phillies phestival phillies salute the military phillies charities, inc. The last time spring training was canceled, the phillies. Phillies to induct former second baseman manny trillo into. It was instead 1980, the last time before this season that baseball terminated spring training.
As part of our seasonlong celebration of the 40th anniversary of that 1980 team championship, i am comparing those two great phillies teams to see whether either can. For the royals, it was the first time in their 12season history, and for the phillies it was their first time since 1950. High quality crystal were selected and inlay on the top of every championship. On october 21, 1980, the last of the original 16 teams in major league baseball had finally won a world series title.
The starters for the phillies were bob boone at catcher, peter rose at 1st base, manny trillo at 2nd, mike schmidt. Mlb vintage world series films philadelphia phillies. Over the next few weeks, we will look back at some of the unsung heroes from that 1980 season. This world series history pin set has been development for years and is finally being released and will no doubt be the most popular sort after mlb pins on the planet. The philadelphia phillies franchise has won exactly two world series championships over the course of 7 seasons of play. In the 1980 world series, the phillies beat the kansas city royals 4 games to 2. Phillies win first world series since 1980 the new york. See more ideas about world series, phillies baseball and philadelphia phillies. Phillies win first world series beating royals in 6 games. October 18, 1980 world series game 4 kansas city 5, phillies 3 1980philliess jimdo page. In honor of the first team championship in franchise history, the team has added two new promotional items to help the fans celebrate.
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