In 1980, Walk went 11-7 and gave the Phillies 27 important starts. Longtime starter Randy Lerch had collapsed with a terrible season, while Christenson missed two and a half months with injuries.

The 1980 Phillies were the first team in my sports life (I don't count before I was 5, when I didn't know much about anything) that won a championship.

The Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies put together one of the most memorable playoff series in MLB history when the two teams met in the 1980 NLCS. Before the two teams meet again in the ...

And Boone, on Sunday, fumbled the endorsement of the Phillies as a contender as much as he did a Frank White pop foul in Game 6 of the 1980 playoffs. “I’m a Yankees fan now, sorry.

The Phillies celebrate in 1980. The Phillies celebrate their 1980 World Series title. (Philadelphia Inquirer & Philadelphia Daily News) Even when the Phillies were winners, they were losers.

The Phillies brought back a large portion of the roster from the 1980 champs, including Rose. The 81-year-old Rose popped his head out of the stairwell near the visitor’s dugout and instantly ...

Rose was a key member of the Phillies' 1980 World Series team that defeated the Kansas City Royals in six games. During his five seasons with the Phillies, Rose hit .291 with eight home runs, 255 ...

MLB Phillies honor 1980 champions as win streak hits five Rhys Hoskins rounds the bases after hitting a home run for the fourth straight game in Sunday’s 13-1 victory over the Washington Nationals.

And Boone, on Sunday, fumbled the endorsement of the Phillies as a contender as much as he did a Frank White pop foul in Game 6 of the 1980 playoffs. “I’m a Yankees fan now, sorry.

It takes a Philadelphia Phillies fan to truly plumb the depths of despair, more so than the Cubs with their 100-year affliction, Red Sox fans with their overwrought curse, Rangers fans with their ...