1980 Philadelphia Phillies season

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 Oct. 21, 1980.

1980 Philadelphia Phillies
1980 NL East Champions
1980 NL Champions
1980 World Series Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)R. R. M. "Ruly" Carpenter III
General manager(s)Paul Owens
Manager(s)Dallas Green
Local televisionWPHL-TV
PRISM
Local radioKYW
(Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler, Tim McCarver)
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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 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 were known as "The Cardiac Kids" because of the many close games.[1]

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 9171 0.562 — 49–32 42–39
Montreal Expos 9072 0.556 1 51–29 39–43
Pittsburgh Pirates 8379 0.512 8 47–34 36–45
St. Louis Cardinals 7488 0.457 17 41–40 33–48
New York Mets 6795 0.414 24 38–44 29–51
Chicago Cubs 6498 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 Oct. 4, 1980.[5][6]

Record vs. opponents
1980 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta—8–42–167–1111–75–73–95–711–112–611–66–6
Chicago4–8—7–51–115–76–1210–85–138–104–85–79–9
Cincinnati16–25–7—8–109–93–98–47–56–615–3–17–115–7
Houston11–711–110–8—9–105–78–43–97–511–711–77–5
Los Angeles 7–117–59–910–9—11–17–56–66–69–913–57–5
Montreal7–512–69–37–51–11—10–89–96–1210–27–512–6
New York9–38–104–84–85–78–10—6–1210–81–113–99–9
Philadelphia7-513–55–79–36–69–912–6—7–118–46–69–9
Pittsburgh1–1110–86–65–76–612–68–1011–7—6–68–410–8
San Diego6–128–43–15–17–119–92–1011–14–86–6—10–87–5
San Francisco6–117–511–77–115–135–79–36–64–88–10—7–5
St. Louis6–69–97–55–75–76–129–99–98–105–75–7—

Opening Day lineup

Pete Rose, 1B[7]
Bake McBride, RF[7]
Garry Maddox, CF[7]
Mike Schmidt, 3B[7]
Greg Luzinski, LF[7]
Bob Boone, C[7]
Larry Bowa, SS[7]
Manny Trillo, 2B[7]
Steve Carlton, P[7]

Notable transactions

Game log
1980 game log (Overall Record: 91–71)
April (6–9)
May (17–9)
June (14–14)
July (15–14)
August (16–14)
September (19–10)
October (4–1)
^[a] The May 4, 1980, game was protested by the Phillies in the top of the first inning.[19][20] The protest was later denied.[19][21]
^[b] The August 11 game was suspended in the bottom of the 14th with the score 5–5 and was completed August 12, 1980.[22]
^[c] The August 24, 1980, game was protested by the Giants in the bottom of the fourth inning.[23] The protest was later denied.[24]
  •   Phillies win
  •   Phillies loss
  •   Postponement
  • Bold: Phillies team member
Source:[25]

Roster
1980 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers
  • 24 Ozzie Virgil

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

  • 12 Rubén Amaro

[26]

Player stats
= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Pos Player G AB R H 2B 3B Avg. HR RBI SB
CBob Boone14148034110231.2299553
1BPete Rose16265595185421.28216412
2BManny Trillo14153168155259.2927438
3BMike Schmidt150548104157258.2864812112
SSLarry Bowa14754057144164.26723921
LFGreg Luzinski1063684484191.22819563
CFGarry Maddox14354959142313.259117325
RFBake McBride137554681713310.30998713

[27]

Other batters

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB
Lonnie Smith10029869101.33932033
Greg Gross1271541937.2400121
Keith Moreland621591350.3144293
Del Unser961101529.2640100
Ramón Avilés511011228.277290
John Vukovich4962410.161050
George Vukovich7858613.224080
Luis Aguayo2047713.277181
Bob Dernier10754.571013
Jay Loviglio16570.000001
Tim McCarver6521.200020
Orlando Isales3512.400030
Ozzie Virgil1511.200000
Don McCormack21011.000000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA BB SO
Steve Carlton383042492.3490286
Dick Ruthven33223.117103.557486
Bob Walk27151.21174.577194
Randy Lerch301504145.165557
Nino Espinosa1276.1353.771913
Larry Christenson1473.2514.032749
Marty Bystrom636501.50921

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Dan Larson1245.2053.1517
Mark Davis27002.575

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L SV ERA SO
Tug McGraw5792.154201.4675
Ron Reed5591.17594.049
Dickie Noles48811463.8957
Kevin Saucier40507303.4225
Warren Brusstar2838.22203.7221
Lerrin LaGrow25390234.1521
Sparky Lyle10140021.936
Scott Munninghoff460004.502

Postseason

National League Championship Series
Main article: 1980 National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 7: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 001 000 000 170
Philadelphia 000 002 10X 381
W: Steve Carlton (1-0)   L: Ken Forsch (0-1)   S: Tug McGraw (1)
HR: HOU – None  PHI – Greg Luzinski (1)
Pitchers: HOU – Forsch  PHI – Carlton, McGraw (8)
Attendance: 65,277

Game 2

October 8: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Houston 001 000 110 4 781
Philadelphia 000 200 010 1 4142
W: Frank LaCorte (1-0)   L: Ron Reed (0-1)   S: Joaquín Andújar (1)
HR: HOU – None  PHI – None
Pitchers: HOU – Ryan, Sambito (7), Smith (7), LaCorte (9), Andújar (10)  PHI – Ruthven, McGraw (8), Reed (9), Saucier (10)
Attendance: 65,476

Game 3

October 10: Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Philadelphia 000 000 000 00 071
Houston 000 000 000 01 161
W: Dave Smith (1-0)   L: Tug McGraw (0-1)   S: None
HR: PHI – None  HOU – None
Pitchers: PHI – Christenson, Noles (7), McGraw (8)  HOU – Niekro, Smith (11)

Attendance: 44,443

Game 4

October 11: Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Philadelphia 000 000 030 2 5130
Houston 000 110 001 0 352
W: Warren Brusstar (1-0)   L: Joe Sambito (0-1)   S: Tug McGraw (2)
HR: PHI – None  HOU – None
Pitchers: PHI – Carlton, Noles (6), Saucier (7), Reed (7), Brusstar (8), McGraw (10)  HOU – Ruhle, Smith (8), Sambito (8)

Attendance: 44,952

Game 5

October 12: Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Philadelphia 020 000 050 1 8132
Houston 100 001 320 0 7140
W: Dick Ruthven (1-0)   L: Frank LaCorte (1-1)   S: None
HR: PHI – None  HOU – None
Pitchers: PHI – Bystrom, Brusstar (6), Christenson (7), Reed (7), McGraw (8), Ruthven (9)  HOU – Ryan, Sambito (8), Forsch (8), LaCorte (9)
Attendance: 44,802

World Series
Main article: 1980 World Series

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. The 1980 World Series was the first World Series to be played entirely on artificial turf. Prior to 1980, the Phillies hadn't won a World Series game since Game 1 of the 1915 World Series against the Boston Red Sox.

The series offered many intriguing storylines. 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. The 1980 World Series was the first of numerous World Series that journeyman outfielder Lonnie Smith (then with the 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.

Game 6 would be the culmination for the Phillies' first championship. 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 threatened by loading the bases in the eighth and the ninth innings before Tug McGraw struck out Willie Wilson for the third out in the final inning.

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. As of 2019, this is the last World Series in which both participating franchises had yet to win a World Series in their history. This was the first time that had happened since 1920.

The entire state of Pennsylvania, not just Philadelphia, celebrated the Phillies' win.[28] Minutes after the final out, Governor Dick Thornburgh declared the next day "Philadelphia Phillies Day."[28][29]

NL Philadelphia Phillies (4) vs. AL Kansas City Royals (2)

Game Score Date Location Attendance Time of Game
1Royals 6, Phillies 7October 14Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia)65,7913:01
2Royals 4, Phillies 6October 15Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia)65,7753:01
3Phillies 3, Royals 4 (10 inns)October 17Royals Stadium (Kansas City)42,3803:19
4Phillies 3, Royals 5October 18Royals Stadium (Kansas City)42,3632:37
5Phillies 4, Royals 3October 19Royals Stadium (Kansas City)42,3692:51
6Royals 1, Phillies 4October 21Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia)65,8383:00

Composite box score

1980 World Series (4-2): Philadelphia Phillies (N.L.) over Kansas City Royals (A.L.)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Philadelphia Phillies 027 351 162 0 27592
Kansas City Royals 532 113 430 1 23607
Total Attendance: 324,516   Average Attendance: 54,086
Winning Player's Share: – $34,693,   Losing Player's Share – $32,212 * Includes Playoffs and World Series

Awards and honors

In 1980, Mike Schmidt won the National League's Most Valuable Player Award in a unanimous vote. He led the league in home runs with 48 (by a margin of 13 over his nearest competitor). Schmidt was also selected as MVP of the World Series, after hitting two homers and driving in seven runs as his team won their first World Series Championship over the George Brett-led Kansas City Royals.

Steve Carlton received the National League Cy Young Award.

Tug McGraw received the Babe Ruth Award.

Manny Trillo was honored as the MVP of the National League Championship Series.

All-Stars

1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Oklahoma City 89ers American Association Jim Snyder
AA Reading Phillies Eastern League Ron Clark
A Peninsula Pilots* Carolina League Bill Dancy
A Spartanburg Phillies South Atlantic League Tom Harmon
A-Short Season Bend Phillies Northwest League P. J. Carey
Rookie Helena Phillies Pioneer League Roly de Armas

* League Champions[30]

Other Philadelphia sports teams of the same era

In the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia Flyers reached the Stanley Cup Finals in May 1980 before losing four games to two to the New York Islanders.[31]

In the National Basketball Association also in May 1980, the Philadelphia 76ers reached the NBA Finals before losing four games to two to the Los Angeles Lakers.[32]

The 1980 Philadelphia Eagles would qualify for Super Bowl XV where they were defeated 27-10 by the Oakland Raiders.[33]

Notes
  1. "1980 Philadelphia Philles: Cardiac Kids". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  2. Greg Gross at Baseball Reference
  3. Jerry Willard at Baseball Reference
  4. Dave Rader at Baseball Reference
  5. This Day in Philadelphia Sports, Brian Startare, Kevin Reavy, Sports Publishing, 2014.
  6. Phils Beat Expos, Capture East, Washington Post, Thomas Boswell, October 5, 1980.
  7. "Apr 11, 1980, Expos at Phillies Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. April 11, 1980. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  8. Roger Freed at Baseball Reference
  9. Juan Samuel at Baseball Reference
  10. "Steve Jeltz Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  11. Rocky Childress at Baseball Reference
  12. Darren Daulton at Baseball-Reference
  13. Kevin Romine at Baseball-Reference
  14. Lerrin LaGrow at Baseball-Reference
  15. Sparky Lyle at Baseball Reference
  16. "In The Majors". The Pittsburgh Press. April 30, 1980. p. F6. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  17. "Scoreboard". The Gazette. May 8, 1980. p. 90. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  18. "The Majors". The Pittsburgh Press. August 6, 1980. p. D3. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  19. "Batting Out of Turn". retrosheet.org. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  20. "Los Angeles Dodgers 12, Philadelphia Phillies 10". retrosheet.org. May 4, 1980. Retrieved November 30, 2014. Phillies manager Dallas Green argued that Dusty Baker should not have batted [again], protested the decision and was ejected by HP umpire Paul Pryor[.]
  21. "May 4, 1980, Dodgers at Phillies Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. May 4, 1980. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  22. "Aug 11, 1980, Phillies at Cubs Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. August 11, 1980. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  23. "Philadelphia Phillies 7, San Francisco Giants 1". retrosheet.org. August 24, 1980. Retrieved November 30, 2014. Lonnie Smith beat throw to 2B on attempted double play but walked off the bag thinking he was out; Smith was tagged but 2B umpire Eric Gregg had called time, so Smith was not out; Giants manager Dave Bristol and pitching coach Don McMahon ejected by Gregg; Giants played game under protest[.]
  24. "Aug 24, 1980, Giants at Phillies Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. August 24, 1980. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  25. "1980 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
  26. "1980 Philadelphia Phillies Roster". Baseball Almanac, Inc.
  27. "1980 Philadelphia Phillies Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  28. Robbins, William (October 22, 1980). "City of Philadelphia Bursts into Bedlam After Last Pitch". New York Times. p. B5. Governor Richard Thornburgh declared (today) Philadelphia Phillies Day in the state.
  29. "On the whole, they'd rather be in...". United Press International. October 21, 1980.
  30. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
  31. 1980 NHL Stanley Cup Final, Hockey Reference.
  32. 1980 NBA Finals, Basketball Reference
  33. Super Bowl XV, Pro Football Reference

References
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