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| 1980 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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| World Series Champions National League Champions National League East Champions | ||
| League | National League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium | |
| City | Philadelphia | |
| Owners | R. R. M. "Ruly" Carpenter III | |
| General managers | Paul Owens | |
| Managers | Dallas Green | |
| Television | WPHL-TV PRISM | |
| Radio | KYW (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler, Tim McCarver) | |
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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 team finished with a regular-season record of 91 wins and 71 losses, which was good enough to win the National League East title by just one game over the division rival Montreal Expos. The Phillies went on to defeat the Houston Astros in the NLCS to gain their first NL title since 1950, and then defeated the Kansas City Royals to win their first World Series Championship. The 1980 Phillies became the first team in the divisional era (since 1969) to win the World Series despite having the worst record of all teams in the postseason.
The 1980 Phillies were known as "The Cardiac Kids" because of the many close games.[1]
Beginning that year, following the lead of the Yankees of the AL, the Phillies joined cable station PRISM with game broadcasts on that station.
Off-season
- December 13, 1978: Greg Gross was signed as a free agent by the team.[2]
- December 20, 1979: Jerry Willard was signed as an amateur free agent.[3]
- March 30, 1980: Dave Rader was traded by the Phillies to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later and cash. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Stan Papi to the Phillies on May 12.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | — | 49–32 | 42–39 |
| Montreal Expos | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 1 | 51–29 | 39–43 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 8 | 47–34 | 36–45 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 17 | 41–40 | 33–48 |
| New York Mets | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 24 | 38–44 | 29–51 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 27 | 37–44 | 27–54 |
The Phillies won the National League East on the second-to-last day of the season with a 6–4 victory over the Expos in a game played in Montreal on October 4, 1980.[5][6]
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 2–16 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 11–1 | 12–6 | 11–6 | 6–6 | |||||
| Chicago | 4–8 | — | 7–5 | 1–11 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 16–2 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 15–3–1 | 7–11 | 5–7 | |||||
| Houston | 11–7 | 11–1 | 10–8 | — | 9–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 7–5 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 7–11 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 10–9 | — | 11–1 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 7–5 | |||||
| Montreal | 7–5 | 12–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 1–11 | — | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 12–6 | |||||
| New York | 9–3 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 8–10 | — | 6–12 | 10–8 | 1–11 | 3–9 | 9–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 13–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 7–11 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–9 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 1–11 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–8 | |||||
| San Diego | 6–12 | 8–4 | 3–15–1 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 2–10 | 11–1 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 10–8 | 7–5 | |||||
| San Francisco | 6–11 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 7–5 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | |||||
Opening Day Lineup
| Opening Day Starters | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Position |
| 14 | Pete Rose | 1B |
| 21 | Bake McBride | RF |
| 31 | Garry Maddox | CF |
| 20 | Mike Schmidt | 3B |
| 19 | Greg Luzinski | LF |
| 8 | Bob Boone | C |
| 10 | Larry Bowa | SS |
| 9 | Manny Trillo | 2B |
| 32 | Steve Carlton | P |
Notable transactions
- April 7, 1980: Roger Freed was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[8]
- April 29, 1980: Juan Samuel was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.[9]
- June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft
- Steve Jeltz was drafted by the Phillies in the 9th round.[10]
- Rocky Childress was drafted by the Phillies in the 21st round.[11]
- Darren Daulton was drafted by the Phillies in the 25th round.[12]
- Kevin Romine was drafted by the Phillies in the 1st round (21st pick) of the secondary phase, but did not sign.[13]
- July 17, 1980: Lerrin LaGrow was released by the Phillies.[14]
- September 13, 1980: The Phillies traded a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers for Sparky Lyle. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Kevin Saucier to the Rangers on November 19.[15]