Back in 1980, when the Astros were still in the National League, Philadelphia and Houston met in the NLCS, which at that time was a best-of-five round. Unlike this year's series (on paper, at ...

Compared to today's boom-or-bust, technologically advanced game, the 1980 National League Championship Series between the Astros and Phillies was baseball in a different dimension — five games ...

Updated: 9 a.m. Oct. 27, 2022 Steve Campbell/Houston Chronicle The Astros and Phillies put together one of the most memorable playoff series in MLB history when the two teams met in the 1980 NLCS.

Manny Trillo, the MVP of the 1980 NLCS, made many key plays throughout this battle with the Houston Astros. In what is now remembered as one of the most exciting series in baseball history, Trillo ...

The 1980 N.L.C.S. between Houston and Philadelphia has endured as one of the greatest postseason series in history. This year’s World Series has big shoes to fill.

The NLCS featured legends like Nolan Ryan, Joe Niekro and J.R. Richards on the Astros and Pete Rose, Steve Carlton and Mike Schmidt on the Phillies.

In this Youtube, the game is being broadcast on WPHL Channel 17 in Philadelphia. Back in 1980, the local markets could broadcast the MLB playoff games, along with a national feed on ABC.

In 1980, the Phillies' big left fielder was approaching 30 years old and his production was slowing down. From 1975-78, he earned four straight All-Star appearances, in the process slashing .295 ...