October 14, 1980 - WS Game 1 - Phillies 7, Kansas City 6

Bake McBride arrives home to a big welcome after his home run.
Bake McBride arrives home to a big welcome after his home run.

Phillies lead Series 1-0.

 

Game 1 of the World Series was played in the Phillies' Veterans Stadium. The, Royals, like the Phillies, finally reached the World Series after three abortive playoff attempts in 1976-77-78. The Royals beat the Yankees in three straight to get to the World Series, and were well-rested for Game 1. The Phils' rookie Bob Walk managed to outlast Kansas City ace Dennis Leonard to win the game 7-6. The Royals leaped out to a 4-0 lead on a pair of two-run homers, one by outfielder Amos Otis and the second by first baseman Willie Aikens. The Phils roared back in the bottom of the third with a five-run barrage that culminated with a three-run homer by Bake McBride to put the Phillies up 5-4. The Phils tacked on a run in the fourth on a Bob Boone double and in the fifth on a Garry Maddox sacrifice fly. The Royals made it close in the 8th on Willie Aikens’ second two-run homer, but Tug McGraw came in for Walk and shut the door on the Royals the rest of the way. The rookie had defeated the Royals’ ace, and Philadelphia celebrated their first World Series win in 65 years.

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Boxscore: Phillies 7, Royals 6

Kansas City

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

-

6

Philadelphia

0

0

5

1

1

0

0

0

X

-

7

 

Kansas City

AB

R

H

RBI

BB

K

Wilson, LF

5

0

0

0

0

2

McRae, DH

3

1

1

1

1

0

G. Brett, 3B

4

1

1

0

0

1

Aikens, 1B

4

2

2

4

0

1

Porter, C

2

1

0

0

2

0

Otis, CF

4

1

3

2

0

0

Hurdle, RF

3

0

1

0

0

0

Wathan, RF

1

0

0

0

0

0

White, 2B

4

0

1

0

0

0

Washington, SS

4

0

0

0

0

1

TOTALS

34

6

9

6

3

5

 

Fielding:

·          Error: Leonard (1).

Batting:

·          2B: Brett (1, off Walk).

·          HR: Otis (1, 2nd inning off Walk, 1 on, 0 out); Aikens 2 (2, 3rd inning off Walk, 1 on, 2 out, 8th inning off Walk, 1 on, 0 out).

·          LOB: 4.

Baserunning:

·          SB: White (1, 2nd base off Walk/Boone).

 

Kansas City

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

Leonard (L, 0-1)

3.2

6

6

6

1

3

Martin

4

5

1

1

1

1

Quisenberry

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

 

Philadelphia

AB

R

H

RBI

BB

K

L. Smith, LF

4

0

2

0

0

0

Gross, LF

1

0

0

0

0

0

Rose, 1B

3

1

0

0

0

0

Schmidt, 3B

2

2

1

0

2

1

McBride, RF

4

1

3

3

0

0

Luzinski, DH

3

0

0

0

0

2

Maddox, CF

3

0

0

1

0

1

Trillo, 2B

4

1

1

0

0

0

Bowa, SS

4

1

1

0

0

0

Boone, C

4

1

3

2

0

0

TOTALS

32

7

11

6

2

4

 

Fielding:

·          DP: 1.

Batting:

·          Game Winning RBI: McBride (1).

·          2B: Boone 2 (2, off Leonard 2).

·          HR: McBride (1, 3rd inning off Leonard 2 on, 2 out).

·          SF: Maddox (1, off Martin).

·          HBP: Rose (1, by Leonard); Luzinski (1, by Martin).

·          LOB: 6.

Baserunning:

·          SB: Bowa (1, 2nd base off Leonard/Porter).

·          CS: Smith (1, 2nd base by Martin/Porter).

 

Philadelphia

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

Walk (W, 1-0)

7*

8

6

6

3

3

McGraw (S, 1)

2

1

0

0

0

2

 

* Walk pitched to two batters in the eighth.

WP: Walk (1).

HBP: Leonard (1, Rose); Martin (1, Luzinski).

Umpires: Harry Wendelstedt (NL), Bill Kunkel (AL), Paul Pryor (NL), Don Denkinger (AL), Nick Bremigan (AL), Dutch Rennert (NL).

T- 3:01.

A- 65,791.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals

 

Philadelphia Phillies

Wilson LF

1

L. Smith LF

McRae DH

2

Rose 1B

G. Brett 3B

3

Schmidt 3B

Aikens 1B

4

McBride RF

Porter C

5

Luzinski DH

Otis CF

6

Maddox CF

Hurdle RF

7

Trillo 2B

White 2B

8

Bowa SS

Washington SS

9

Boone C

Leonard

P

Walk

Game Summary

Phillies lead series 1-0.

 

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ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; World Series game 1; McRae walked; Brett popped to third in foul territory; Aikens made an out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 0.

 

PHILLIES 1ST: Smith grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 0.

 

ROYALS 2ND: Porter walked; Otis homered [Porter scored]; Hurdle flied to left; White made an out to right; Washington grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Phillies 0.

 

PHILLIES 2ND: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Luzinski flied to left; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Phillies 0.

 

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae singled to center; Brett struck out; Aikens homered [McRae scored]; Porter walked; Otis singled to third [Porter to second]; Hurdle singled to left [Porter out at home (left to catcher), Otis to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Phillies 0.

 

PHILLIES 3RD: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa singled to center; Bowa stole second; Boone doubled to left [Bowa scored]; Smith singled to left [Boone scored, Smith out at second (left to third to shortstop to first)]; Boone stopped at third, but scored as Smith was run down; Rose was hit by a pitch; Schmidt walked [Rose to second]; McBride homered [Rose scored, Schmidt scored]; Luzinski struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Phillies 5.

 

ROYALS 4TH: White grounded out (first to pitcher); Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Phillies 5.

 

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox struck out; Trillo singled; Trillo was picked off first but was safe on an error by Leonard [Trillo to second]; Bowa grounded out (second to first) [Trillo to third]; Boone doubled to right [Trillo scored]; MARTIN REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Smith made an out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Phillies 6.

 

ROYALS 5TH: McRae flied to right; Brett made an out to center; leaping catch at the wall; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Phillies 6.

 

PHILLIES 5TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt walked; McBride singled to left [Schmidt to second]; Luzinski was hit by a pitch [Schmidt to third, McBride to second]; Maddox hit a sacrifice fly to left [Schmidt scored]; Trillo popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Phillies 7.

 

ROYALS 6TH: Porter popped to third in foul territory; Otis made an out to right; Hurdle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Phillies 7.

 

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa popped to catcher in foul territory; Boone grounded out (second to first); Smith singled to third; Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Phillies 7.

 

ROYALS 7TH: White singled to center; Washington lined to left; White stole second; Wilson made an out to left; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Phillies 7.

 

PHILLIES 7TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt singled; McBride singled to right [Schmidt to second]; Luzinski struck out; Maddox made an out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Phillies 7.

 

ROYALS 8TH: GROSS REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING LF); Brett doubled; Walk threw a wild pitch [Brett to third]; Aikens homered [Brett scored]; MCGRAW REPLACED WALK (PITCHING); Porter made an out to left; Otis singled to left; WATHAN BATTED FOR HURDLE; Wathan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Otis out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Phillies 7.

 

PHILLIES 8TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Trillo made an out to right; Bowa grounded out (second to first); Boone singled to right; QUISENBERRY REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Phillies 7.

 

ROYALS 9TH: White grounded out (third to first); Washington was called out on strikes; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Phillies 7.