1971 World Series
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The 1971 World Series matched the defending champion Baltimore Orioles against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the Pirates winning in seven games. Game 4, played in Pittsburgh, was the first-ever World Series game to be played at night.
The Baltimore Orioles were coming off their 3rd straight playoff series sweep (over the Oakland A’s) and their third straight season with over 100 wins (1969 – 109, 1970 – 108, 1971 – 101). Featuring four (4) pitchers with 20 or more wins (Dave McNally – 21, Mike Cuellar – 20, Pat Dobson – 20, Jim Palmer – 20), sluggers Frank Robinson (28, 99, .281) and Boog Powell (22, 92, .256) and the sure hands of Brooks Robinson at third and Mark Belanger at short the O’s were primed to defend their title winning the last eleven (11) games of the regular season.
The Pittsburgh Pirates were in the World Series for the first time since the heroics of Bill Mazeroski (who appeared as a pinch-hitter) in game seven (7) of the 1960 match-up against the Yankees. Though not as formidable as the O’s squad, the pitching staff was led by 19-game winner Dock Ellis and 15-game winner Steve Blass. Their strength was in their everyday lineup led by clubhouse leader Willie Stargell (48, 125, .295), along with Bob Robertson (26, 72, .271) and the great Roberto Clemente (13, 86, .341) who, at the age of 36, would contribute 12 hits in this, his last, World Series.
The two teams were evenly matched as the Series went the full seven (7) games, the Pirates’ Steve Blass pitching a complete game, 4-hitter in winning game seven (7), 2-1, against Mike Cuellar and the Orioles.
Records: Pittsburgh Pirates (W: 97, L: 65, Pct: .599, GA: 7) - Baltimore Orioles (W: 101, L: 57, Pct: .639, GA: 12)
Playoffs: NLCS: (3-1) Pittsburgh Pirates over San Francisco Giants – ALCS: (3-0) Baltimore Orioles over Oakland Athletics
Managers: Earl Weaver (Baltimore), Danny Murtaugh (Pittsburgh)
Umpires: Nestor Chylak (AL), Ed Vargo (NL), Johnny Rice (AL), Ed Sudol (NL), Jim Odom (AL), John Kibler (NL)
Series MVP: Roberto Clemente (Pittsburgh)
Television: NBC (Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek, Chuck Thompson and Bob Prince announcing)
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[edit] Summary
NL Pittsburgh Pirates (4) vs. NL Baltimore Orioles (3)
Game Score Date Location Attendance
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(1) Pirates - 3, Orioles - 5 October 9 Memorial Stadium 53,229
(2) Pirates - 3, Orioles - 11 October 11 Memorial Stadium 53,239
(3) Orioles - 1, Pirates - 5 October 12 Three Rivers Stadium 50,403
(4) Orioles - 3, Pirates - 4 October 13 Three Rivers Stadium 51,378
(5) Orioles - 0, Pirates - 4 October 14 Three Rivers Stadium 51,377
(6) Pirates - 2, Orioles - 3 October 16 Memorial Stadium 44,174 (10 innings)
(7) Pirates - 2, Orioles - 1 October 17 Memorial Stadium 47,291
[edit] Matchups
[edit] Game 1
October 9, 1971 at Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Orioles)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
Baltimore Orioles 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 X 5 10 3
PITCHERS: PIT - Ellis, Moose (3), Miller (7)
BAL - McNally
WP - McNally
LP - Ellis
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: PIT - none
BAL - F. Robinson, Rettenmund, Buford
ATTENDANCE: 53,229
[edit] Game 2
October 11, 1971 at Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Orioles)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 8 1
Baltimore Orioles 0 1 0 3 6 1 0 0 X 11 14 1
PITCHERS: PIT - R. Johnson, Kison (4), Moose (4), Veale (5), Miller (6), Giusti (8)
BAL - Palmer, Hall (9)
WP - Palmer
LP - R. Johnson
SAVE - Hall
HOME RUNS: PIT - Hebner
BAL - none
ATTENDANCE: 53,239
[edit] Game 3
October 12, 1971 at Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Baltimore Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 3
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 X 5 7 0
PITCHERS: BAL - Cuellar, Dukes (7), Watt (8)
PIT - Blass
WP - Blass
LP - Cuellar
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: BAL - F. Robinson
PIT - Robertson
ATTENDANCE: 50,403
[edit] Game 4
October 13, 1971 at Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Baltimore Orioles 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 14 0
PITCHERS: BAL - Dobson, Jackson (6), Watt (7), Richert (8)
PIT - Walker, Kison (1), Giusti (8)
WP - Kison
LP - Watt
SAVE - Giusti
HOME RUNS: BAL - none
PIT - none
ATTENDANCE: 51,378
[edit] Game 5
October 14, 1971 at Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Baltimore Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 9 0
PITCHERS: BAL - McNally, Leonhard (5), Dukes (6)
PIT - Briles
WP - Briles
LP - McNally
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: BAL - none
PIT - Roberston
ATTENDANCE: 51,377
[edit] Game 6
October 16, 1971 at Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Orioles)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Baltimore Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 8 0
PITCHERS: PIT - Moose, R. Johnson (6), Giusti (7), Miller (10)
BAL - Palmer, Dobson (10), McNally (10)
WP - McNally
LP - Miller
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: PIT - Clemente
BAL - Buford
ATTENDANCE: 44,174
[edit] Game 7
October 17, 1971 at Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Orioles)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 1
Baltimore Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
PITCHERS: PIT - Blass
BAL - Cuellar, Dobson (9), McNally (9)
WP - Blass
LP - Cuellar
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: PIT - Clemente
BAL - none
ATTENDANCE: 47,291
[edit] Composite Box
1971 World Series (4-3): Pittsburgh Pirates (N.L.) over Baltimore Orioles (A.L.)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 56 | 3 | |
| Baltimore Orioles | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 45 | 9 | |
| Total Attendance: 351,091 Average Attendance: 50,156 | ||||||||||||||
| Winning Player’s Share: – $18,165, Losing Player’s Share – $13,906 * Includes Playoffs and World Series | ||||||||||||||
[edit] Trivia
- The Baltimore Orioles featured four (4) pitchers with 20 or more wins (Dave McNally – 21, Mike Cuellar – 20, Pat Dobson – 20, and Jim Palmer – 20). The only other club in Major League history with four (4) 20-game winners were the 1920 Chicago White Sox: (Red Faber - 23, Lefty Williams - 22, Eddie Cicotte - 21, and Dickey Kerr - 21)
- Pittsburgh Pirates Roberto Clemente becomes the very first Latino player to earn World Series MVP honors.
- Game 4, which was played on October 13, 1971 in Three Rivers Stadium, was the first World Series night game ever played.
- Bruce Kison, who appeared in two (2) games and finished with 6.1 innings pitched, tied the record set during the 1907 World Series when he hit three (3) batters during a single series.
- Roberto Clemente hit safely in all seven (7) games of the 1960 World Series AND all seven (7) games of the 1971 World Series making him perfect — at least one (1) hit in every Fall Classic game.
[edit] Reference(s)
Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 335-339)
[edit] External links
- 1971 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
- 1971 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1971 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
- 1971 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
- History of the World Series - 1971
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