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Phillies 50: Forgotten 1980 – Orlando Isales

Just as with the pitching representative in this ‘Phillies 50’ series from the 1980 team, Scott Munninghoff, their position player entry also enjoyed his only brief experience in Major League Baseball with that club.

Munninghoff was very young at age 21 when he appeared in four games over late April and early June. Even younger was 20-year-old outfielder Orlando Isaleswhen he made three late…

Phillies 50: Forgotten 1981 – Don McCormack

A catcher in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system from the time he was drafted in the fourth round out of high school in his native Omak, Washington back in 1974, Don McCormack gets the call as the 1981 club’s position player rep in this ‘Phillies 50’ series.

McCormack had first received a call to the big-leagues late in the 1980 home stretch, serving as deep emergency catcher along with…

MLB Network airing Phillies victories from the 1980 World Series

Fans of the Philadelphia Phillies are being offered a tasty treat today from the folks at the MLB Network. Airing at various times on Friday, May 22, 2020 are each of the four victories by the Phillies during the 1980 World Series.

That Fall Classic was the first ever won by the Phillies franchise, which was then in the 98th season of existence. The Phillies defeated the Kansas City Royals in…