1980 NLCS Game 5 (10/12/80): Condensed Game

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[@lemmiwinks09]

That Star Wars disco theme never gets old!

[@biffalobull2335]

Bar none the best championship series ever

[@mikerusso703]

No doubt

[@ludvigborga3676]

Astros were part of the 2 greatest series ever.

[@michaelnotigan7796]

19:20 That hit by Manny, that call by Harry, still brings a feeling of incredible joy inside. Like the moment it happened in 1980. Still get goosebumps every time I play it. It will be with me till the day I die.

[@crazysteve9390]

5:04 That McBride to Trillo to Boone play still gives me chills. One of the single greatest plays in Phils’ history, great play by all 3 guys.

[@16rumpole]

That is my favorite part of the series. Trillo's throw was so fast that it warped spacetime.

[@crazysteve9390]

ah mecorp it’s hard to argue with that, but Boone’s play, blocking the plate with just his left foot while catching Trillo’s bullet and sweeping the tag all in one motion is pretty legendary stuff too. Honestly McBride played it absolutely perfectly too. But yeah, not many second basemen in history go that far out into rf to take a relay and then make that throw all the way on the fly to the plate. Extraordinary stuff all around.

[@16rumpole]

@@crazysteve9390 it was great watching. Let's face it that series was great. The NLCS with Houston was the greatest NLCS ever. I was exhausted watching it.

[@MrLewis-lk8us]

They stood 'em up at the plate two times.

[@pinehawk9600]

Close call.. omg

[@SPRPhilly]

I was 12 when this happened and I saw every inning. I'm still upset that Harry, Whitey and Andy Musser weren't allowed to call the World Series, even in Philadelphia. They were the soundtrack of my childhood and the Phillies were my heroes. Thanks so much for posting this, it was very well done.

[@16rumpole]

I was 14 at the time and watched as many games as I could. My father wouldn't let me watch the end of game 5 because I think it was a school night. The whole series was just exhausting to watch. I loved hearing HK 's voice. it was so silky smooth.

[@MontgomeryMall]

Major League Baseball rules at the time prohibited local radio stations from broadcasting their own feed of the World Series. Thus the CBS radio national feed was the only radio broadcast allowed for the 1980 World Series. Phillies fans protested to the commissioner's office about this rule after the World Series and the rule was subsequently changed to allow the home team flagship radio station to carry their own audio broadcast of the home team World Series games.

[@dickfitswell3437]

@@MontgomeryMall thanks for the info on that. Was just about to ask or duckduckgo it. I took my first steps in this game, in Philly where I lived at the time with my roommates, mom and dad, and now live in Alvin Tx, where that happens to be Nolan Ryans hometown. Met him once at the airport. Was so kind and signed autographs for us with his giant hand. He was all by himself. Flying Southwest. He's just an average dude that doesn't need fame or fortune. Small world

[@dickfitswell3437]

Nolan Ryan was born in a small town called Refugio so that's kinda his hometown but the majority of his life was and still is, in Alvin

[@groofoot]

I was in 4th grade and could not stay up past about the 3rd inning ... I'm a Cub fan, but I Loved watching this series ... my step dad would leave me a written note with the final score on it ....

[@julianc6863]

The greatest 5 game playoff series ever

[@hmhm856]

I agree. There have been many amazing best-of-5 series (LCS and Division series), but this is the only one in which all 5 games were tight. Another best of 5 in which all 5 games were close was (until the 2005 season) - 1981 Division Series, when the Yankees beat the Brewers - 2005 Division Series, When the Angels beat the Yankees Some will say Yankees-Mariners in 1995, but game 3 was just ok Some will say Yankees-Indians 1997, but game 3 was just ok

[@christopherjohnson1873]

The '95 ALDS gives it a run for its money

[@banff9858]

Love when Pete Rose was walked by Ryan when he was tiring, and Rose characteristically threw the bat toward the dug out and started that "hustle" toward 1st Base. But, as he trotted he gave Ryan a good long look as if to say, "you're done for the evening."

[@MykeFord950]

I had to go back & look at that! You're right that was gangsta!! Pete Rose was savage!!

[@rile_up]

Rose can't even throw the ball around after a ground out without being awesome about it.

[@larrycopeland2413]

Back in 2010, I was in Houston for work, and across the parking lot my hotel had a view of Reliant Stadium (now called NRG Stadium) and diagonally behind it was the Astrodome. I remember looking reverently out the window at the Astrodome, thinking, "There's where the Phillies won the pennant in 1980." Wow.

[@mattsharkey8437]

That 8th inning is the greatest Phillies moment of all time. So many important points happened in that inning and Harry Kalas' greatest call with Manny Trillo's triple.

[@LinVanCliff]

26:53 There's something magical about this big laugh, I laughed too.

[@ericradford2142]

Now 42 years later, the Astros and the Phillies meet in the World Series.

[@mikedbigame3398]

I was 12 years old. Maddox last out. Tim McCarver laughing hysterically over Harry's call. Maybe the greatest sports memory of my childhood.

[@frankienewman9664]

I was 10 years old and listened to these games on the radio 1210 AM. I lived in Marion, VA and most nights it was more static than baseball. I couldnt wait to listen to the Phillies and Harry Kalas.

[@djtdub1]

Terry Puhl had a great swing. 10 hits in 1980 NLCS.

[@DOCSAM35]

What a playoff series!! I thought surely i would have a heart attack. But the Phillies prevailed and shed the curses of 1964 and 1977.

[@pinehawk9600]

I know many old men who had to shut off the TV lol because the 1980 Phils always coming from behind

[@germansanchez1291]

Greatest. Remembers.1980.

[@kisscactus]

I was 9-years-old. I'll never forget this game. :-)

[@oversoon]

I wasn't alive to know who the commentator was, but the guy that just started cracking up in pure joy is a legend.

[@robertasta8666]

Del Unser and manny trillo came up big and also Larry bowa and Bob boone

[@bocconom]

I remember that series well. Watched every inning and every pitch. Harry kalas was second to none when calling a game. I was so glad he got to call the 2008 World Series. There is an interview posted on KZbin today (10/25/2022) with Larry Bowa and he gives great insights into this game and he also stated that today's Phillies team reminds him of their team of 1980.

[@toddparke8535]

That Greg Gross bunt at 17:45 is something you'll never see in today's game.

[@pinehawk9600]

A lost art

[@robrussell5329]

Down 3 late in the game. 1st and 2nd, no outs. And he bunts. What a call.

[@MrLewis-lk8us]

I'm a California kid who some how grew up a Phillies Fan watching the team beginning in 1974-1975. My boyhood idol was Mike Schmidt. This was the greatest baseball playoff game. Even more thrilling than the World Series against KC. Iconic Moments in Phillies Baseball. Manny's 3 bag rip down the third base line at 19:20 was epic. I was yelling and cheering like it was live.

[@christopherdelgaudio9484]

Manny T as cool as it gets at second base!! I will never forget this game my god!!

[@MrStradia]

This was Manny Trillo's game!

[@17donhol]

Del Unser was fucking MONEY !!!!

[@DM-iw2qt]

Exciting , thrilling , great to be alive and live through it!

[@mightya]

I was a senior in college and I watched the game isolated in my dorm room. After Houston scored 3 in the 7th I destroyed my desk chair.

[@crazysteve9390]

17:31 What a bunt

[@mattsharkey8437]

Arguably the greatest bunt and most crucial part of that inning!

[@jimwenzell5145]

Greatest LCS ever.

[@markruane3660]

It must have been strange for joe morgan and pete rose to be on opposite sides playing for the pennant!!!

[@brucesmith9144]

And three seasons later Morgan is playing for the Phillies!

[@vincemiller234]

Mccarver ruined Harry's call completely on the final out. Laughs like a freaking little girl

[@anthonyhall5781]

Yes he did 😂

[@anthonyrus5704]

Sounded like a hyena

[@chicken_953]

Agree

[@NeumsFor9]

At least he didn't have to buy Harry a Mazda, who, to this day, gets free advertising with each view.

[@briandavey1139]

Wtf was that? You re a professional.

[@dsfddsgh]

I really though the Astros had it in the bag when they scored 3 runs in the 7th inning to take a 3 run lead with Nolan Ryan on the mound but Ryan showed why he wasn't a great winner when it counted. Great stats but give me someone like Schilling when the game or series is on the line.

[@dickfitswell3437]

I lived in Philly and took my first steps during this game. Nolan Ryan was the starting pitcher for Houston. When I was 4 we moved to Texas. We landed in a suburb south of Houston. In 1999 while in between USMC boot camp and Going to Camp Pendleton we went to the airport and my mom says "look look look. It's Nolan Ryan." We all went to my gate and he was sitting there alone with a big 10 gallon cowboy hat on. Me and 2 of my friends went up to him and asked for his autograph and all we had was 1 dollar bills so he signed them. Shook my hand and said I must be a Marine with that haircut. His hand was like holding onto bigfoot's palm that had bananas for fingers. He was giant compared to me. I was 5ft 6in. Super nice and told us he was headed to Oklahoma to do something with the minor league team. Now I currently live in Nolan Ryans hometown of Alvin. He wasn't born here. He was born in an even smaller town. A ranch town called Refugio which the locals I've met there say it like " rifurio". Kinda full circle. I'm an Astros fan and a Phillies fan. Took my first steps in Philadelphia during a game which Nolan Ryan was pitching against them and met Nolan Ryan and live in his hometown where he still lives. He does have a ranch out in west Texas. I've never watched this or the highlights but wierd to think I was walking my first steps as this was played.

[@rhd1974]

Classic uniforms by both teams.

[@littleblackduck3134]

As a sports fan, probably my favorite moment

[@mj97543]

I like how the Star Wars theme is casually used as their soundtrack

[@johnpiontkowski8086]

My favorite Phillies team ever .

[@MrLewis-lk8us]

Mine too!

[@mikerusso703]

93 team is mine

[@PauliePinch13]

2008 Team was great too.

[@elmeranderson758]

Some teams are very good. The Philadelphia Phillies had a great team by 1976, 1977 and '78 but failed 3 straight times to the Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers. Sometimes a great team needs somebody to get them over the hump. And that guy was defitnitely Pete Rose. Just like the San Francisco 49ers could not beat the Dallas Cowboys in two straight NFC Championship games in 1992 and '93. And the guy that took them over the hump was Deion Sanders. The same happened to the Philadelphia 76ers in the late 70s and early 80s. They needed a man to take them over the hump to win it all until the great Moses Malone came by and win it all. I remember that 1980 NLCS Game 5. I was crying in the game before that one on game 4. I thought that the Phillies were going to lose both games, but they came back. I was happy for the Phillies.

[@davanmani556]

This series is why I have no problems what Houston did in 2017 or 2019.

[@jameseberts3347]

The sheer joy in the press box is awesome.

[@Landrew1208]

Manny Trillo batting 5th after Luzinski is an oddity I only now noticed.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Jose cruz is an amazing player. I like the way he bats.

[@rile_up]

A lot of kids looked up to Mike Schmidt. But Mike Schmidt looked up to Del Unser.

[@markwarren7116]

I will ever forget that game!

[@frankpalancio8471]

Bystrom and Ruthven got the Phillies over the hump. Terrible move bringing in Christensen to pitch the 7th. Dallas Green lucky he got away with it. As a 13 year old, I was thrilled because we were going to game 1 of the world series.

[@williamsanders2439]

Miss those rainbow uniforms, and seeing the Ryan Express leave hitters in the dust!

[@derrickbrown6939]

I was 2 yrs old back then!😂

[@gradel888]

18:56 unser the secret weapon in the clutch

[@cajunboi4888]

Chad 1980 Astros>Virgin 2017 Astros.

[@GetBenched2010]

How awesome are the rainbow jerseys?

[@markfischer1778]

Houston should’ve worn these uniforms for Game 5 of the World Series.

[@johnfranklin1955]

5:13 You’ll never see a better throw, threw him out from right field!

[@NeumsFor9]

I was 8. My parents went to a Chinese restaurant for what reason I don't know, but the service kept us in the restaurant until the 7th inning. We get home and they're down 3. What?! My dad almost punched a hole in the wall which we had to repair years later before selling the house (not unlike my chest bumping and breaking the hinges of my own closet after the sack of Brady, but that's another story). The roller coaster of the whole thing probably took a year off his life.....who knows, but the end wound up with him saying: "Well, I guess Leon Stickle can't f#$k us with this one..." .....even at 8, I knew exactly what he meant. Unfortunately, I repeated that phrase in Mrs. Popper's 3rd grade class, but since I had all As at the time, I skated off with a slap on the wrist. Do your homework, kids, and maybe YOU can get away with that in 3rs grade too!!!!!

[@hectorlopez1069]

I miss the astrodome.

[@brucesmith9144]

Remember when Mike Schmidt hit a ball off the speaker mounted to the roof and was only a single.

[@etchedinstone7562]

The Astrodome was a dump. Sheesh. The Astros played there for so long!

[@Banff1998]

Then, my Mom and Dad decided to take me along for a business trip Dad had to Europe. No cable back then. No cell phones. No USA Today. Local Papers didn’t keep up everyday with the scores. Just my luck 😞

[@NeumsFor9]

You know this is getting more views tonight to give the Phils some additional good Juju 😂😂😂

[@gumper1967]

Happy 40th!

[@danieldobrosky8378]

Dallas carrying gary are you kidding me greatness and if course the pope

[@robertosso5210]

6 years later mets win the pennant in Houston

[@hmhm856]

The beginning of the Astros postseason failures, until they finally won their first postseason series in 2004

[@lemmiwinks09]

Whos ready for the rematch?

[@aa697]

Classic Game

[@mikerusso703]

Man the team picked up Schmidt, who was choking big time

[@crazysteve9390]

Very true. Schmidt carried them all year, especially the season ending in Montreal. Then he has a terrible NLCS. And then he wins WS MVP. That’s how it goes. Any night it can be anyone, not always the superstars.

[@millypoo7713]

So if a player doesn't hit .400 EVERY series... he is choking? What a ridiculous comment 👎

[@mattwatters5702]

Ryan choked in so many bog games. We all knew he would blow it.

[@michaellafferty8518]

Awesome

[@tombryant52jumpscoach]

Both of these teams would beat any team playing today to death.

[@force263]

Piss on the BBHOF - Pete Rose doesn’t need them - no Phillies World Series titles until 2008, if Rose isn’t signed in ‘79. The Alltime hits leader, and just a Competitive man, tenacious and mean (although he seems to also play with a lot of joy, even when he was pushing 40). A WINNER, period, and no weaselly sportswriter with a HOF vote has any clue of Rose’s value. I automatically now DESPISE all halls of fame. They’re always nothing more than another “cash in on gullible fans” opportunity. ALWAYS. Greed drives all “Halls of fame”.

[@ugiswrong]

LOLzinski 11:33

[@pauljberger8059]

Boonie!

[@alvinwagner6745]

Very unprofessional of McCarver to drown out Harry with his inane laughter. Makes me appreciate Wheeler silently celebrating in2008 while Harry called it.

[@TrevorEMayo]

Oh please. That cackle is what's the whole call a classic. After failing three straight times the outburst of emotion was the cherry on top of dessert.

[@crazysteve9390]

Eh, I’m torn. On the one hand, yeah, would rather just be listening to the great HK there. On the other hand, there is something very authentic about McCarver’s exuberance in that moment, a lot of people probably felt exactly the same. I do agree about the light it shines on Wheeler’s reaction in 08.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Astros relievers always choke.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Astros would of won this game and the world series if jr richard hadn't had the stroke.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Nolan ryan should have step up more in this game.

[@wyzeindeed7234]

McCarver is such a tool….. He ruined Kalas call by laughing Always couldn’t stand Mac Wish Deion was there with a water cooler

[@mightya]

That was atrocious

[@force263]

Oh yeah, and NOLAN RYAN IS VASTLY OVERRATED. 😁