1980 National League Championship Series

1980 NL Championship Series (3-2) Philadelphia Phillies (91-71) over Houston Astros (93-70)

• BR 1980 NLCS Summary

Introduction

"It was like going through an art gallery on a motorcycle" - Tug McGraw, describing the experience after the Phillies had won the 1980 NLCS in five games.

Umpires

• Bob Engel, Terry Tata, Bruce Froemming, Doug Harvey, Ed Vargo, Jerry Crawford

Results

Game 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	x	3	8	1
WP: Steve Carlton (1-0), LP: Ken Forsch (0-1), SV: Tug McGraw (1)
Home Runs: PHI - Greg Luzinski (1)

• Attendance: 65,277

Game 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Astros	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	7	8	1
Phillies	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	14	2
WP: Frank LaCorte (1-0), LP: Ron Reed (0-1), SV: Joaquin Andujar (1)
Home Runs: none

• Attendance: 65,476

Game 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	1
WP: Dave Smith (1-0), LP: Tug McGraw (0-1)
Home Runs: none

• Attendance: 44,443

Game 4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	5	13	0
Astros	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	5	1
WP: Warren Brusstar (1-0), LP: Joe Sambito (0-1), SV: Tug McGraw (2)
Home Runs: none

• Attendance: 44,952

Game 5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Phillies	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	8	13	2
Astros	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	7	14	0
WP: Dick Ruthven (1-0), LP: Frank LaCorte (1-1)
Home Runs: none

• Attendance: 44,802

Following the 2010 season, a panel of experts at the MLB Network voted this the 18th greatest game of the past fifty years.

Further Reading

• Thomas Boswell: "1980: It Wasn't Pretty But It Sure Was Fun", in How Life Imitates the World Series, Penguin Books, New York, 1982, pp. 265-281.
• Michael Clair: "Can this World Series match the madness of the 1980 Phillies-Astros NLCS?", mlb.com, October 26, 2022. [1]

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