Regular Season
In 1980, Mike Schmidt won the National League's Most Valuable Player Award in a unanimous vote. He led the league in home runs with 48 (by a margin of 13 over his nearest competition). Schmidt was also selected as MVP of the World Series, hitting two homers and driving in seven runs as the Phillies won the franchise's first World Series Championship, defeating the George Brett-led Kansas City Royals.
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