On this date 46 years ago, the Phillies won the greatest NLCS ever played

Writing for That Balls Outta Here, Ben Silver reflects on the Philadelphia Phillies clinching the 1980 National League Championship Series against the Houston Astros on October 12, 1980. The article highlights how Philadelphia overcame consecutive NLCS defeats from 1976 through 1978 and rallied from a 2-1 series deficit at the Astrodome to capture their first pennant in 30 years.

In the decisive Game 5, the Phillies erased a late 5-2 deficit against Nolan Ryan and the Astros bullpen before securing an 8-7 victory in 10 innings. Garry Maddox drove in Del Unser for the go-ahead run in the tenth and caught the final out, sending manager Dallas Green's team to their eventual first World Series title.