1980 ALCS vs Yankees 7 Games
Royals sweep Yankees in 1980 ALCS, fall to Phillies in World Series.
The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team was founded as an expansion franchise in 1969, and have made four World Series trips, winning in 1985 and 2015, and losing in 1980 and 2014.
Quick Facts
- Series
- 1980 ALCS
- Opponent
- New York Yankees
- Result
- Yankees won 3–0
- Games played
- 3
- Significance
- Royals' third postseason appearance in franchise history
Lore & Background
In 1980, the Royals advanced to the ALCS, where they faced the Yankees. The Royals vanquished the Yankees in a three-game sweep punctuated by Brett's home run off of Yankees' star relief pitcher Goose Gossage. After reaching their first World Series, the Royals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies in six games.
Reader's Guide
The 1980 ALCS was a three-game sweep by the Royals over the Yankees. The Royals then lost the 1980 World Series to the Philadelphia Phillies in six games.
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