1980 World Series
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The 1980 World Series matched the Philadelphia Phillies against the Kansas City Royals, with the Phillies winning in six games to capture the only World Series title in franchise history. It is remembered for Game 6, which ended with Tug McGraw striking out Willie Wilson at 11:29 p.m.
Managers: Jim Frey (Kansas City), Dallas Green (Philadelphia)
Umpires: Harry Wendelstedt (NL), Don Denkinger (AL), Paul Pryor (NL), Bill Kunkel (AL), Dutch Rennert (NL), Nick Bremigan (AL)
Series MVP: Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia)
Television: NBC (Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek and Tom Seaver announcing)
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[edit] Game 1
October 14, 1980 at Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia Phillies)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Kansas City Royals 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 9 1
Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 X 7 11 0
PITCHERS: KCR - Leonard, Martin (4), Quisenberry (8)
PHI - Walk, McGraw (8)
WP - Walk
LP - Leonard
SAVE - McGraw
HOME RUNS: KCR - Otis, Aikens (2)
PHI - McBride
ATTENDANCE: 65,791
The Royals jumped on Philly rookie starter Bob Walk early with a pair of two run bombs - one by Amos Otis in the second and another by Willie Aikens in the third. In their half of the third, the Phils rallied to take the lead. The key blow coming on a three run homer by Bake McBride. They would add two more runs late to extend their lead. Despite Aikens hitting another two run homer to cut the lead to one, Tug McGraw was able to hold on the Phillies a 7-6 victory.
[edit] Game 2
October 15, 1980 at Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia Phillies)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 11 0
Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 X 6 8 1
PITCHERS: KCR - Gura, Quisenberry (7)
PHI - Carlton, Reed (9)
WP - Carlton
LP - Quisenberry
SAVE - Reed
HOME RUNS: KCR - none
PHI - none
ATTENDANCE: 65,775
Game 2 was a pitcher's duel between left handers Larry Gura and Steve Carlton. Carlton looked in control up 2-1 until, acting on Manager Jim Frey's complaint that Carlton was using a foreign substance on the ball, the umpires made Carlton wash his hands.[1] Carlton then loaded the bases with three walks and Amos Otis ripped a double into the left field corner driving in two and setting up a third score. The Fightin' Phils refused to give up again, and down 4-2 they rallied to go up on the Royals in the eighth. The big hits in this inning came via a game tying RBI double by Del Unser and a go ahead RBI single by Bake McBride past the drawn in infield. Mike Schmidt drove in an insurance run with a double off the right-centerfield wall and Ron Reed picked up the save in the ninth as Philadelphia went up 2-0 heading to Kansas City.
[edit] Game 3
October 17, 1980 at Royals Stadium (Kansas City Royals)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Philadelphia Phillies 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 14 0
Kansas City Royals 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 11 0
PITCHERS: PHI - Ruthven, McGraw (10)
KCR - Gale, Martin (5), Quisenberry (8)
WP - Quisenberry
LP - McGraw
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: PHI - Schmidt
KCR - Brett, Otis
ATTENDANCE: 42,380
K.C. got back in the series with a thrilling extra inning victory in Game 3. George Brett began the scoring with a blast into the right field stands in the first. Amos Otis gave the Royals a 3-2 lead in the seventh with a home run but Mike Schmidt tied it with a homer of his own in the eighth. The game headed into extra frames and in the bottom of the tenth, Willie Aikens drove in Willie Wilson with a double to left-center for the game winning run.
[edit] Game 4
October 18, 1980 at Royals Stadium (Kansas City Royals)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Philadelphia Phillies 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 10 1
Kansas City Royals 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 10 2
PITCHERS: PHI - Christenson, Noles (1), Saucier (6), Brusstar (6)
KCR - Leonard, Quisenberry (8)
WP - Leonard
LP - Christenson
SAVE - Quisenberry
HOME RUNS: PHI - none
KCR - Aikens (2)
ATTENDANCE: 42,363
A beautiful Saturday afternoon was the setting for Game 4. The Royals jumped all over Phillies starter Larry Christenson in the bottom of the first. Willie Wilson doubled, George Brett tripled him in, and Willie Aikens smashed his third homer of the series. The onslaught continued when Amos Otis doubled in Hal McRae to give the Royals a 4-0 lead right out of the gate. Aikens would add another blast an inning later and despite the Phils' attempt at another comeback, the Royals would triumph 5-3.
[edit] Game 5
October 19, 1980 at Royals Stadium (Kansas City Royals)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 0
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 12 2
PITCHERS: PHI - Bystrom, Reed (6), McGraw (7)
KCR - Gura, Quisenberry (7)
WP - McGraw
LP - Quisenberry
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: PHI - Schmidt
KCR - Otis
ATTENDANCE: 42,369
Game 5 would be the pivotal game as the Phillies went up 3 games to 2. The game was scoreless until the fourth when Mike Schmidt hit a two run bomb to right-center. The red hot Amos Otis led the Royals back with another homer and by the sixth, K.C. was in front 3-2. After the Phillies threw out a K.C. runner at the plate to keep the game a one run affair, they marched to victory by coming back in the ninth. Schmidt singled to open the inning and Del Unser drove him home all the way from first with a double down the right field line. After a bunt moved Unser to third, Manny Trillo drove in the go ahead run with a line shot the ricocheted off pitcher Dan Quisenberry for an infield hit. In the bottom of the ninth, the Royals threatened by loading the bases with two out. The fans at Royals Stadium were standing hoping for a dramatic K.C. win. But Tug McGraw slienced the crowd by striking out José Cardenal with a high fastball to end the game.
[edit] Game 6
October 21, 1980 at Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia Phillies)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 2
Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 X 4 9 0
PITCHERS: KCR - Gale, Martin (3), Splittorff (5), Pattin (7), Quisenberry (8)
PHI - Carlton, McGraw (8)
WP - Carlton
LP - Gale
SAVE - McGraw
HOME RUNS: KCR - none
PHI - none
ATTENDANCE: 65,838
Game 6 would be the culmination for the first Phillies championship ever. Philadelphia scored two in the third on a Mike Schmidt single. It was all that Steve Carlton and Tug McGraw would need for the 4-1 win. Kansas City made Philly fans nervous by loading the bases in the eighth and the ninth but Tug McGraw struck out Willie Wilson for the third out in the final frame.
[edit] Trivia
- This was the first World Series to be played entirely on artificial turf.
- Phillies pitcher Bob Walk became the first rookie to start the first game of a World Series since Joe Black of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1952.
- Prior to 1980, the Philadelphia Philies hadn't won a World Series game since Game 1 of the 1915 World Series against the Boston Red Sox.
- Willie Aikens of the Royals became the first player in World Series history to have a pair of two-homer games.
- While Mike Schmidt was the official MVP of the 1980 World Series, the Babe Ruth Award (another World Series MVP) was given to Tug McGraw.
- George Brett had to have surgery to remove hemorrhoids after Game 2. In Game 3, a fully recovered Brett hit a home run as his Royals wound up winning in 10 innings by the score of 4-3.
- The 1980 World Series was the first of numerous World Series that journeyman outfielder Lonnie Smith (then with 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 Atlanta Braves.
- According to Tug McGraw, one of the police horses, who lined up in the field during the 9th inning of Game 6, was not "stadium trained."
- Phillies catcher Bob 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.
- Willie Wilson of the Royals struck out 12 times in the six games after getting 230 hits in the regular season that year.
- Three men who played in the 1980 Series (Ken Brett, Dan Quisenberry, and Tug McGraw) have died of brain cancer.
- When the modern-day World Series began in 1903, the National and American Leagues each had eight teams. With their victory in the 1980 World Series, the Phillies became the last of the "Original Sixteen" franchises to win a Series (although it should be noted that the St. Louis Browns never won a Series in St. Louis, having to wait until 1966, twelve years after they had become the Baltimore Orioles).
- The Royals became the first American League expansion team to reach the World Series.
- Soon after the Championship Games, members of both teams played for a week on Family Feud with host Richard Dawson. The Royals won 3 out of the 5 games played, with all the money going to charity.
[edit] Quote of the Series
| The crowd will tell you what happens. -- Joe Garagiola, anticipating the Phillies' first World Championship. [The crowd roars when the last out is made and nothing is said.] |
[edit] Notes
- ^ During Game 2 of the 2006 World Series on October 22, 2006, the television announcers on Fox related this story when the Fox cameras picked up an inexplicable foreign substance on Kenny Rogers's hand.
[edit] External links
- 1980 World Series by Baseball Almanac
- History of the World Series - 1980
- One Heartstopper After Another
- 1980 NLCS |Game 5
- 1980 NLCS |Game 3
- 1980 Philadelphia Phillies
- 1980 Kansas City Royals
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