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.
[7] Infielders Coaches [26] 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 Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts October 7: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia October 8: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia October 10: Astrodome, Houston, Texas October 11: Astrodome, Houston, Texas October 12: Astrodome, Houston, Texas When the modern-day World Series began in 1903, the National and American Leagues each had eight teams.
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.
[citation needed] The entire state of Pennsylvania, not just Philadelphia, celebrated the Phillies' win.
In 1980, Mike Schmidt won the National League's Most Valuable Player Award in a unanimous vote.
[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.