1980 SEASON

Had his greatest season culminating in NL and World Series MVP Awards

He is the third Phillies player to win MVP award (Chuck Klein 1932 and Jim Konstanty 1950)

Led major leagues in HR (48) for the fourth time in eight seasons

Broke Eddie Matthews major league record for most HR by a third baseman; Matthews had 47 in 1953

Had 17 game-winning RBI, tying him with Baker and Dawson behind Clark (18) for second best in NL

Had game-winning RBI in four of last 5 Phillies wins and a total of 7 in Sept/Oct

Led NL in HR (48), RBI (121), Slugging Pct. (.624) and Total Bases (342)

Hit game-winning HR in Phils division clincher at Montreal and hit HR in his final four games

Won his fifth straight Gold Glove leading all third basemen in total chances

Led all NL Players in All-Star voting as he was selected to the squad for the fifth time; he was not able to start the game because of a hamstring pull

NL Player of the Month for May hitting .305 with 12 HR and 29 RBI

Batted .533 in October (8-15), 4 HR, 6 RBI

Hit 4th career grand slam on 4/22 @ Vet off Mets John Pacella, a game in which he hit 2 HR and drove in 6 runs

Hit 2 HR in a game five times and has homered two times in a game 25 times in his career

Tied modern NL record (since 1900) with 4 HR in month of October

Hit 10 HR vs Cubs, eight @ Wrigley Field where he now has homered 30 times

His .286 average was 30 points over his lifetime average (AWARDS: NL MBP (BBWAA), NL Player of the Year (The Sporting News and UPI)

World Series MVP (Major League Baseball and Sport Magazine)

National League All-Star Third baseman (The Sporting News and UPI)

Professional Athlete of the Year Award of the Philadelphia Sportswriters Association

Babe Ruth Crown, an award he has won a record three times