Phillies: 1980 champions honored as win streak his 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.

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.

Life & Culture Vintage Philadelphia Phillies photos, including that 1980 World Series win Updated: Apr. 02, 2017, 2:25 p.m. | Published: Apr. 02, 2017, 1:25 p.m.

On this night 40 years ago, the Phillies sat just one win away from their first-ever World Series crown. I begged my parents to let me stay up to watch the whole thing. No way, not on a school night.

Heading into the 1980 season, the Philadelphia Phillies were the last of the original 16 MLB teams to fail to capture a World Series title. On this day, they finally notched their first title.The ...

On Oct. 21, 1980, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 to win the sixth game of the World Series and clinch the championship for Philly. It was the Phils' first title.

Strange as it was. Brad Lidge and the Phillies finished off the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in a three-inning sprint Wednesday night to win a suspended Game 5 nearly 50 hours after it started.

Pete Rose returned to the Philadelphia Phillies to much fanfare on Sunday as he was a part of the organization’s celebration of the 1980 World Series team. Rose marched out onto the field at ...