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1980 World Series
Team (Wins)Manager(s)Season
Philadelphia Phillies(4)Dallas Green91–71 (.562), GA: 1
Kansas City Royals(2)Jim Frey97–65 (.599), GA: 14
DatesOctober 14–21
VenueVeterans Stadium(Philadelphia)
Royals Stadium(Kansas City)
MVPMike Schmidt(Philadelphia)
UmpiresHarry Wendelstedt(NL),Bill Kunkel(AL),Paul Pryor(NL),Don Denkinger(AL),Dutch Rennert(NL),Nick Bremigan(AL)
Hall of FamersPhillies:
Steve Carlton
Mike Schmidt

Royals:
George Brett
Broadcast
TelevisionNBC
TV announcersJoe Garagiola,Tony Kubek,andTom Seaver
RadioCBS
Radio announcersVin ScullyandSparky Anderson
ALCSKansas City RoyalsoverNew York Yankees(3–0)
NLCSPhiladelphia PhilliesoverHouston Astros(3–2)
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The1980 World Serieswas thechampionship seriesofMajor League Baseball's (MLB)1980season. The 77th edition of theWorld Series,it was abest-of-seven playoffplayed between theNational League(NL) championPhiladelphia Philliesand theAmerican League(AL) championKansas City Royals.[1][2][3]

The Phillies defeated the Royals in six games to secure the teams first World Series championship in their franchise history.[1][4][5]Third basemanMike Schmidtwas named theWorld Series MVP.[6]The series concluded with Game 6 in Philadelphia, which ended with closerTug McGrawstriking outWillie Wilsonat 11:29 pm EDT on Tuesday, October 21. Wilson set a World Series record by striking out 12 times in the six-game set (after 230 hits (and 81 strikeouts) in the regular season).

Game 6 is also significant because it stands as the most-watched game in World Series history, with a television audience of 54.9 million viewers.[7]

The Kansas City Royals became the second expansion team, and the first from the American League, to appear in the World Series. The AL had to wait until1985before one of their expansion teams—theRoyals—won a World Series.

This was the first of six World Series played entirely onartificial turf(1985,1987,1993,2020,2023).

This was also the first World Series since1920,and the most recent, in which neither team had a previous World Series title. As of 2024, this can only happen again if theTampa Bay RaysorSeattle Marinersface theMilwaukee Brewers,San Diego Padres,orColorado Rockiesin a future series.

With their victory, the Phillies became the final team out of the original 16 MLB teams to win a World Series. However, a Philadelphia team had won a World Series before, the last being theAthleticsin1930,exactly a half-century earlier; in a twist of fate, the Athletics played 13 years in Kansas City (1955–1967) before relocating toOakland.

Background[edit]

See also:1980 MLB Postseason

ThePhiladelphia Phillieswon theNational League Eastdivision by one game over theMontreal Expos,[8]then defeated theHouston Astrosthree games to two to win theNational League Championship Series.[9]TheKansas City Royalswon theAmerican League Westdivision by 14 games over theOakland Athletics,[10]then swept theNew York Yankeesfor theAmerican League pennant[9]

Two first-year managers,Dallas Greenof the Phillies andJim Freyof the Royals, fought to win a first World Championship for their respective clubs. This was the first appearance for the Phillies since losing to theNew York Yankeesin1950and just their third overall, having lost also to theBoston Red Soxin1915.

The Royals entered the league as anexpansion teamin1969.They had early success under the leadership ofWhitey Herzog,winning their division from1976to1978,but lost each year to theNew York Yankeesin theAmerican League Championship Series(ALCS), finally exacting revenge with a sweep of the Yankees in1980.The Phillies had a strikingly similar run entering this Series, as they were also divisional winners from 1976 to 1978, but lost three straightNLCS:to theCincinnati Redsin1976,and theLos Angeles Dodgersin1977and1978.In1980,they finally triumphed, rallying on the road to eliminate theHouston Astros.

Philadelphia Phillies[edit]

Main article:1980 Philadelphia Phillies season

The Philadelphia Phillies entered the 1980 season as the only originalNational Leagueteam not to have won a World Series. Established in 1883, the franchise had gone 97 years without a championship. They reached the postseason five times in those 97 years, winning pennants in1915and1950,along with three straightNL Easttitles in1976,1977and1978.[11]

The Phillies' 1980 squad included the NLMost Valuable Player,third-basemanMike Schmidt(48 HR, 121 RBI,.286 BA), andCy Young Awardwinner, leftySteve Carlton(24–9, 2.34 ERA). This mostly veteran club finished between first and third in almost all offensive categories in the National League.[12]Thirty-nine-year-oldPete Roseled the club in hits (185) and doubles (42), while center fielderGarry Maddoxand utility outfielderLonnie Smithcombined for 68 steals. The pitching staff was led by Carlton and 17-game-winnerDick Ruthven.In the bullpen was thescrewballerTug McGraw,who was making his third trip to the Series.

Kansas City Royals[edit]

Main article:1980 Kansas City Royals season

The Kansas City Royals were a team that was formed by pharmaceutical executiveEwing Kauffmanas a result ofthe move of the Athleticsto Oakland, and began play in 1969. They quickly became competitive, achieving a winning record in their third season with an 85–76win–loss record.By 1976, the young team was becoming the dominant force in the American League West, winning 90 or more games in four consecutive seasons from 1975 to 1978. Unfortunately, the Royals could not get over the hump of theNew York Yankees,losing three straight ALCS to New York from 1976 to 1978.

The 1980 Royals had aMost Valuable Playerof their own in the indomitable superstar, third-basemanGeorge Brett,who flirted with the sacred.400 mark all summer with an average above.400 as late as September 19,[13]before settling for a.390 batting average, with 24 homers and 118 RBI in 117 games. The unquestioned heart and soul of the Royals was surrounded by a solid corps of veterans:Amos Otis,super-designated-hitterHal McRae,solid second-basemanFrank White,andswitch-hittingleadoff manWillie Wilson,who finished the season with 230 hits and 79 stolen bases. Six KC pitchers had ten or more wins, led by 20-game-winnerDennis Leonard(20–11, 3.79) and left-handerLarry Gura(18–10, 2.95).SubmarinercloserDan Quisenberrywon 12 games out of the bullpen and accumulated 33 saves, tied for best in theAmerican LeaguewithRich Gossage.[14]On their way to the World Series in 1980, the Royals would finally beat the New York Yankees in theALCS.

Summary[edit]

NLPhiladelphia Phillies(4) vs. ALKansas City Royals(2)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance
1 October 14 Kansas City Royals – 6,Philadelphia Phillies– 7 Veterans Stadium 3:01 65,791[15]
2 October 15 Kansas City Royals – 4,Philadelphia Phillies– 6 Veterans Stadium 3:01 65,775[16]
3 October 17 Philadelphia Phillies – 3,Kansas City Royals– 4 (10 innings) Royals Stadium 3:19 42,380[17]
4 October 18 Philadelphia Phillies – 3,Kansas City Royals– 5 Royals Stadium 2:37 42,363[18]
5 October 19 Philadelphia Phillies– 4, Kansas City Royals – 3 Royals Stadium 2:51 42,369[19]
6 October 21 Kansas City Royals – 1,Philadelphia Phillies– 4 Veterans Stadium 3:00 65,838[20]

Matchups[edit]

Game 1[edit]

October 14, 1980 8:30pm (ET) atVeterans StadiuminPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania47 °F (8 °C), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 9 1
Philadelphia 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 X 7 11 0
WP:Bob Walk(1–0)LP:Dennis Leonard(0–1)Sv:Tug McGraw(1)
Home runs:
KC:Amos Otis(1),Willie Aikens2 (2)
PHI:Bake McBride(1)

Phillies' starterBob Walkbecame the third rookie to start the first game of a World Series, the first sinceJoe Blackof theBrooklyn Dodgersin1952.The Royals jumped on him early with a pair of two-run home runs: in the second,Amos Otislifted one to left after a leadoff walk ofDarrell Porter,andWillie Aikenswent over right-center with two outs in the third, followingHal McRae's single up the middle and a called strikeout ofGeorge Brett.The K.C. threat continued until Porter was thrown out at home. In their half of the third, the Phils rallied offDennis Leonard.ShortstopLarry Bowasingled with one out, stole second and scored on catcherBob Boone's double.Lonnie Smith's RBI single then cut the Royals' lead to 4–2, but Smith was caught in a rundown heading back to first, which allowed Boone to score. With the bases clear and two outs,Pete Rosewas hit on the calf andMike Schmidtwalked on five pitches.Bake McBridelaunched a 1-1 pitch to right-center for a three-run home run and the Phillies led 5–4; designated hitterGreg Luzinskifanned for the third out.[21][22][23][24]

In the fourth inning,Manny Trillochopped a high bouncer over Leonard for an infield single, advanced to second on an errant pickoff throw, and to third as Bowa bounced to second for the second out. Ninth in the order and with a 3-1 count, Boone doubled again to score Trillo and knock Leonard out of the game. RelieverRenie Martinretired Smith on a fly out to right.

After loading the bases in the fifth with one out on a single, hit-by-pitch, and walk off Martin,Garry Maddox's sacrifice fly to left on full count scored Schmidt for a 7–4 lead. Trillo popped out to first to end the threat. Hitless Brett opened the eighth with a double to left-center off of Walk, and went to third on a wild pitch to Aikens, who hit another two-run home run to right-center to cut the lead to one. CloserTug McGrawentered with the bases clear and no outs, faced the minimum in the final two innings for a 7–6 Phillies victory.[21][22][23][24]

Prior to this victory, the Phillies had not won a World Series game since Game 1 in1915against theBoston Red Sox,whenGrover Cleveland Alexanderhad pitched a shutout.[25]

Game 2[edit]

October 15, 1980 8:20pm (ET) atVeterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 55 °F (13 °C), mostly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 11 0
Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 X 6 8 1
WP:Steve Carlton(1–0)LP:Dan Quisenberry(0–1)Sv:Ron Reed(1)

Game 2 was apitchers' duelbetween left-handersLarry GuraandSteve Carlton.After a one-out single and subsequent double in the fifth,Manny Trillo's sacrifice fly andLarry Bowa's RBI single put the Phillies up 2–0. The Royals cut it to 2–1 whenAmos Otisscored from second on Trillo's error onWillie Aikens's ground ball in the sixth. Carlton looked in control until, acting on a complaint from Kansas City manager Jim Frey that he was using a foreign substance on the ball; the umpires made Carlton wash his hands.[26]

In the seventh, Carlton loaded the bases on three walks, the last intentional, and Otis ripped a double into the left-field corner to drive in two, thenJohn Wathan's sacrifice fly to center extended the Royals' lead to 4–2; questionably, Otis was caught in a rundown after also tagging up from second; Rose cut the ball and threw to Schmidt, who tagged him halfway back to second to end the inning.

The Phillies rallied in the eighth inning off closerDan Quisenberry;after a leadoff walk toBob Boone,pinch hitterDel Unser's RBI double to left-center cut the Royals' lead to 4–3. A groundout to first byPete Roseadvanced Unser to third, and a high-chopper single byBake McBrideover the drawn-in infield tied the score.Mike Schmidtdrove in McBride to take the lead with a double off the wall in right-center, then scored onKeith Moreland's single up the middle to lead by two. Pinch hitterGreg Grossgrounded into a 6-4-3 double play.

Ron Reedtook over for Carlton in the ninth, struck out two, and held the Royals scoreless for the save as Philadelphia went up 2–0 heading to Kansas City.[27][28][29][30][31]

Game 3[edit]

October 17, 1980 7:30pm (CT) atRoyals StadiuminKansas City,Missouri51 °F (11 °C), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Philadelphia 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 14 0
Kansas City 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 11 0
WP:Dan Quisenberry(1–1)LP:Tug McGraw(0–1)
Home runs:
PHI:Mike Schmidt(1)
KC:George Brett(1),Amos Otis(2)

K.C. got back in the series with an extra inning victory in Game 3.George Brett,having returned from minor surgery after Game 2, began the scoring with aHome Runinto the right-field stands in the first offDick Ruthven.The Phillies loaded the bases in the second offRich Galewith one out on two singles and a walk, but only scored once onLonnie Smith's groundout. In the fourth,Willie Aikenstripled with one out and scored onHal McRae's single, butMike Schmidt's home run in the fifth again tied the game and knocked Gale out of the game.Amos Otisgave the Royals a 3–2 lead in the seventh with a home run, butPete Rose's RBI single with two on in the eighth offRenie Martin(who had relieved Gale) again tied the game. Ruthven pitched nine innings and was relieved in the tenth. The game headed intoextra inningsand in the bottom of the tenth,Willie Aikensdrove inWillie Wilsonwith a single to left-center for the game-winning run offTug McGraw.

Game 4[edit]

October 18, 1980 12:45pm (CT) atRoyals Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri 54 °F (12 °C), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 10 1
Kansas City 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 10 2
WP:Dennis Leonard(1–1)LP:Larry Christenson(0–1)Sv:Dan Quisenberry(1)
Home runs:
PHI: None
KC:Willie Aikens2 (4)

A beautiful Saturday afternoon was the setting for Game 4. The Royals jumped all over Phillies starterLarry Christensonin the bottom of the first.Willie Wilsondoubled,George Bretttripled him in, andWillie Aikenssmashed his third home run of the series. The onslaught continued whenAmos Otisdoubled inHal McRae,who had also doubled, to give the Royals a 4–0 lead right out of the gate. Christenson would only last1⁄3of an inning before being relieved. After the Phillies scored a run in the second onLarry Bowa's RBI single offDennis Leonard,Aikens hit his second home run of the game in the bottom half and became the first player in World Series history to have a pair of two-home run games. The Phillies cut away at the Royals' lead on sacrifice flies byBob Booneoff Leonard in the seventh andMike SchmidtoffDan Quisenberryin the eighth (the run charged to Leonard), but fell short as Leonard held them in check and Dan Quisenberry finished the game to help Leonard atone for his Game 1 loss. The Royals won 5–3 to tie the series. Despite the Royals victory, Game 4 is best remembered forDickie Noles' fourth-inningbrushback pitchunder Brett's chin that ultimately prompted the umpires to issue warnings to each team. Brett toldBaseball Digestin March 1998 that he had "no idea if that [brushback pitch by Noles] turned the Series around. All I know is we lost." Mike Schmidt, in his bookClearing The Bases,called it "the greatest brushback in World Series history." Aikens later said thathehad been expecting it to happen to him, in retaliation for his two home runs.[32]

Game 5[edit]

October 19, 1980 3:30pm (CT) atRoyals Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri 61 °F (16 °C), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 0
Kansas City 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 12 2
WP:Tug McGraw(1–1)LP:Dan Quisenberry(1–2)
Home runs:
PHI:Mike Schmidt(2)
KC:Amos Otis(3)

Played in the afternoon sun and shadows, pivotal Game Five was scoreless through the first three innings. In top of the fourth,Pete Roselaced a line drive off starterLarry Gura,but was thrown out by second basemanFrank White.Bake McBridedragged a bunt to Gura, but first basemanWillie Aikens' foot was not on the base. On a 2–2 count,Mike Schmidthomered to center to put the Phillies up 2–0.Greg Luzinskigrounded out to third andKeith Morelandpopped out to third.[33][34][35]

In the bottom of the fifth,U L Washingtonsingled to center, andWillie Wilsonhit a grounder between shortstop and third that was an infield single. After a sacrifice bunt from White that nearly went for a hit,George Brett's RBI groundout to second offMarty Bystromcut the Phillies' lead to 2–1. Aikens walked, butHal McRaeflew out to the base of the right field foul pole to strand Wilson at third.

In the Kansas City sixth, red-hotAmos Otistied the game with a leadoff home run to left. After solid singles byClint HurdleandDarrell Porterput runners on the corners with no outs, Bystrom was relieved byRon Reed,who allowed a sacrifice fly to left by Washington which put the Royals up 3–2. Wilson doubled to right, but Porter was thrown out at home byManny Trillo's relay, and White fouled out to third.

In the top of the seventh, Schmidt flew out to right, and Luzinski walked. Smith came in to run and Moreland singled, ending Gura's day. CloserDan Quisenberryinduced fielder's choice groundouts by Maddox and Trillo to end the threat. In the bottom half against closerTug McGraw,Brett and Aikens struck out swinging, then McRae doubled to left. Otis was intentionally walked, andJosé Cardenalbatted for Hurdle, but flew out to center on the first pitch.

In the Phillies' eighth, Bowa nearly beat out a grounder out to second, thenBob Boonereached on a low throw by Brett and continued to second. Rose grounded out to second and Boone went to third but was stranded when McBride also grounded to second. In the bottom half, Porter grounded out to second, Washington fanned, and Wilson chopped a slow grounder towards third, but was thrown out by McGraw.

Down by a run, Schmidt led off the ninth inning with an infield single off of drawn-in third baseman Brett's glove. Pinch hitterDel Unserdrovehim home from first with a double that bounced over Aikens' glove and into the right-field corner. After a bunt down the first baseline by Moreland moved Unser to third,Garry Maddoxgrounded to third for the second out. On an 0–2 count, Trillo drove in the go-ahead run with a line shot that ricocheted off Quisenberry for an infield hit, almost thrown out by Brett. Bowa grounded to shortstop on a high hopper to end the inning.

In the bottom of the ninth, White led off with a walk, Brett was caught looking, Aikens walked on four pitches, and was lifted for pinch-runnerOnix Concepción.McRae hit a fly well down the line that was just foul, then grounded to shortstop for a fielder's choice. Otis walked on four pitches to load the bases, but McGraw silenced the crowd by striking out Cardenal with an inside fastball on a 1–2 count to end the game.[33][34][35]

Game 6[edit]

October 21, 1980 8:20pm (ET) atVeterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 61 °F (16 °C), mostly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 2
Philadelphia 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 X 4 9 0
WP:Steve Carlton(2–0)LP:Rich Gale(0–1)Sv:Tug McGraw(2)

With a chance to close out the series at home in Game 6,Steve Carltonwas the starter for Philadelphia. In the bottom of the third,Bob Boonewalked, then was safe at second onLonnie Smith's ground ball, as shortstopU L Washingtonwas past the base when he caught the ball from the second basemanFrank White.Pete Rosethen bunted for a single down the third-base line to load the bases.Mike Schmidt's single to right-center scored two, which ended Royals' starterRich Gale's night.Renie Martinentered with runners at the corners and no outs and retired the side:Bake McBridefouled out,Greg Luzinskihit a soft liner to third, andGarry Maddoxflew to right.

In the fifth, Smith hustled to turn a routine single to left-center into a double, advanced to third on Rose's fly to left-center, and Schmidt walked on a full count. LefthanderPaul Splittorffrelieved Martin, and McBride's slow groundout to shortstop moved up both runners to put the Phillies up 3–0. Luzinski also grounded out to shortstop. Next inning, Maddox singled to left, butManny Trillogrounded back to Splittorff for 1-6-3 double play. On a 2–2 count,Larry Bowadoubled to left and scored on Boone's single to center, making it 4–0 Phillies. Smith flew out to right-center.

John Wathanwalked on eight pitches to lead off the eighth andJosé Cardenalsingled to left to end Carlton's night, relieved by closerTug McGraw.White fouled out to first,Willie Wilsonwalked on five pitches to load the bases. Washington flew to left-center for a sacrifice fly,George Brettgot an infield hit to reload the bases, butHal McRaegrounded out to second. In the bottom half, closerDan Quisenberryset the Phillies down in order (Maddox, Trillo, Bowa).

In the top of the ninth, the City ofPhiladelphiadeployed a police force ready to take the field with some officers mounted on horses and some armed withK-9 dogs.This action proved effective preventing fans from storming onto the field when the game ended.[36]Royals leadoff batterAmos Otiswas caught looking on a breaker,Willie Aikensdrew a walk on a full count, andOnix Concepcióncame in to run. Wathan singled to right, and Cardenal singled to center to load the bases. White fouled out on the first pitch, bobbled by Boone, and caught by Rose in front of the Phillies' dugout. Wilson fell behind on an 0–2 count, took a pitch slightly high, then fanned on a fastball to end the Series.[1][3][4][5]

It was the 12th time Wilson struck out in this Series, setting a new World Series record. The previous mark of 11 had been held jointly byEddie MathewsandWayne Garrettin1958and1973,respectively. It stood until2009,whenRyan Howardstruck out 13 times, ironically on aPhilliesteam which lost to theNew York Yankees.[37]Boone's knees were so sore by the end of the World Series that he could barely make it to the mound after the final out was recorded.[38]

When the World Series began in1903,the National and American Leagues each had eight teams. With their victory in 1980, the Phillies became the last of the "Original Sixteen" franchises to win a Series (although theSt. Louis Brownsnever won a Series in St. Louis, waiting until1966,twelve years after becoming theBaltimore Orioles).[39]

While third baseman Schmidt was the official MVP of the 1980 World Series,[6][40]theBabe Ruth Award(another World Series MVP) was given to closer McGraw.[41]

Composite box[edit]

1980 World Series(4–2):Philadelphia Phillies(N.L.)overKansas City Royals(A.L.)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Philadelphia Phillies 0 2 7 3 5 1 1 6 2 0 27 59 2
Kansas City Royals 5 3 2 1 1 3 4 3 0 1 23 60 7
Total attendance:324,516Average attendance:54,086
Winning player's share:$34,693Losing player's share:$32,212[42]

Broadcasting[edit]

NBCbroadcast the Series on television, withplay-by-playannouncerJoe Garagiola,color commentatorsTony KubekandTom Seaver,andfield reporterMerle Harmon.Bryant Gumbelanchored the pre- and post-game shows, while former pitching greatBob Gibsonand umpireRon Lucianoalso contributed to NBC's coverage.

Independent stationWPHL-TVin Philadelphia, the Phillies' television rights holder,simulcastNBC's broadcast to its local viewers.Phillies broadcastersRichie Ashburn,Harry Kalas,Tim McCarver,andAndy Musserhosted a locally produced pregame show prior to each of the six games.

CBS Radioalso carried the Series nationally, withVin Scullyhandling the play-by-play andSparky Andersonthe color commentary.Win Elliotanchored the pre-and post-game shows for the network.

At this time, CBS Radio held total broadcast exclusivity for the World Series, including in each team's market. Thousands of Phillies fans were outraged that they could not hear their local team announcers call the games. They deluged the team, the networks, and the Commissioner's office with angry letters and petitions. The following year, Major League Baseball changed its broadcast contract to allow theflagshipradio stations for participating World Series teams to produce and air their own local Series broadcasts, beginning in1982.The CBS Radio feed could potentially be heard in those markets on another station which held CBS's rights.[43][44]WPHL did a "re-creation" of the game with Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, and Andy Musser using the NBC video, which aired in November along with the National League East division clinching game in Montreal and three games from the NLCS against Houston. When the Phillies next won a World Series, in2008,Kalas was able to make the call of the final out.

This Series is tied with the1978 World Seriesfor the highest overall television ratings to date, with the six games averaging aNielsen ratingof 32.8 and a share of 56.[45]

Aftermath[edit]

Minutes after the final out, Pennsylvania GovernorDick Thornburghissued a proclamation declaring the next day "Philadelphia Phillies Day" in the state.[46][47]That day, a parade downBroad Streetcelebrated the Phillies win.[48]About half a million attended the parade, the first ticker-tape parade down Broad Street since theFlyerswon theStanley Cup in 1975,[48]as it made its way toJohn F. Kennedy Stadium.[48]Another 800,000 gathered around the stadium.[48]The parade was part of a day of statewide celebrations throughout Pennsylvania, per Thornburgh's proclamation.[48]

In 1980, all four of Philadelphia's major professional sports teams played for the championship of their respective sports, but only the Phillies were victorious. TheSixerslostto theLos Angeles Lakersin mid-May, eight days later theFlyerslostto theNew York Islanders,and theEagleswould lose to theOakland RaidersinSuper Bowl XVin January 1981.[citation needed]In conjunction with championships won by two teams from Pittsburgh (thePirateswon theWorld Seriesa year before, and theSteelerswonSuper Bowls XIIIandXIV), the state of Pennsylvania as a whole had three title teams in a span of two years.

Soon after the World Series, members of both teams played for a week onFamily Feudwith hostRichard Dawson.The week of shows was billed as a World Series Rematch Week. The Royals won three out of the five games played, with all the money going to charity.[citation needed]

The 1980 World Series was the first of numerous World Series that journeyman outfielderLonnie Smith(then with the Phillies) participated in. He was also a part of the1982 World Series(as a member of theSt. Louis Cardinals),1985 World Series(as a member of theKansas City Royals), and the1991and1992 World Seriesas a member of theAtlanta Braves.The two Braves seasons were the only years in which he played for the losing team in the Series.

Another playoff matchup involving Philadelphia and Kansas City would not take place untilSuper Bowl LVIIin the2022NFL season, pitting theChiefsagainst theEagles.With no Kansas City-based team in either the NBA or the NHL (both leagues previously had a Kansas City-based team in theKingsandScoutsrespectively), and with the cities' other respective sports teams also being in opposing conferences, the only currently possible Philadelphia vs. Kansas City playoff matchups would be for the respective league championships, these being either the World Series, the Super Bowl, or in the case ofSporting Kansas Cityagainst thePhiladelphia UnionofMajor League Soccer,theMLS Cup.

Quotes[edit]

The crowd will tell you what happens. (Crowd cheers)

— Joe Garagiolaon NBC-TV beforeTug McGrawof the Phillies struck outWillie Wilsonof the Royals, giving Philadelphia their 1st world championship

Notes[edit]

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  2. ^Fimrite, Ron(October 27, 1980)."One heartstopper after another".Sports Illustrated.p. 24.
  3. ^abFimrite, Ron(November 3, 1980)."He kept tugging at the heartstrings".Sports Illustrated.p. 24.
  4. ^abTully, Mike (October 22, 1980)."Bubbly flows for the Phils".The Bulletin.(Bend, Oregon). UPI. p. 17.
  5. ^abNewhan, Ross(October 22, 1980)."Phillies end long drought, begin reign".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
  6. ^ab"Schmidt's hit earns Series MVP award".Reading Eagle.(Pennsylvania). Associated Press. October 22, 1980. p. 57.
  7. ^Sandomir, Richard (October 18, 2014)."Baseball World Series: Postseason Vanishing From Broadcast Networks".The New York Times.CLXIV(56, 657): D4.RetrievedOctober 25,2014.
  8. ^"1980 Baseball Standings".MLB.
  9. ^ab"Royals 4, Yankees 2 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday".MLB.
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  13. ^"Brett back at.400".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Associated Press. September 20, 1980. p. 9.
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See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Cohen, Richard M.; Neft, David S. (1990).The World Series: Complete Play-By-Play of Every Game, 1903–1989.New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 383–387.ISBN0-312-03960-3.
  • Reichler, Joseph (1982).The Baseball Encyclopedia(5th ed.). Macmillan Publishing. p. 2212.ISBN0-02-579010-2.
  • Forman, Sean L."1980 World Series".Baseball-Reference – Major League Statistics and Information.Archivedfrom the original on November 30, 2007.RetrievedDecember 9,2007.

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