World Series Timeline
PHI 7, KC 6 @ PHI
PHI 6, KC 4 @ PHI
KC 4, PHI 3 @ KC
KC 5, PHI 3 @ KC
PHI 4, KC 3 @ KC
PHI 4, KC 1 @ PHI
MVP:
Mike Schmidt
Why the Phillies won: Steve Carlton won Game 2, despite allowing four runs and 16 baserunners in eight IP, but pitched better to win Game 6.
Why the Royals lost: Pitching in all six games, Dan Quisenberry blew saves and lost Games 2 and 5.
Memorable moment: Down 5-1 in Game 4, Phillies reliever Dickie Noles brushed back George Brett, who'd flirted with .400 during the season. Mike Schmidt refers to it as "the greatest brushback in WS history."
Key stat: 1.176, Schmidt's OPS in the series. The Phillies' third baseman ripped a pair of homers, scored the winning run in Game 5, and drove in the winning scores in Game 6.
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ESPN Video
- 00:43
High schooler with Down syndrome sinks 3-pointer
Leslie County (Ky.) High School's Ethan Wolfe, who has Down syndrome, checks into the game and knocks down a 3-pointer.
- 02:04
Hurts surprises family with donation toward a new home
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts surprises a family, whose child is battling cancer, with a $30,000 donation to go toward a new home.
- 01:25
Ron Rivera rings the bell after final day of cancer treatment
Washington coach Ron Rivera receives an ovation as he walks down the hospital hallway to ring the bell after his final day of cancer treatment.
