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1971 World Series (4-3): Pittsburgh Pirates (97-65) over Baltimore Orioles (101-57)

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WS: PIT-BAL / ALCS: BAL-OAK / NLCS: PIT-SFG
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Series Games

Game 1 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 9, 1971 at Memor. Stad (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 - Dave McNally
	       LP - Dock Ellis
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: PIT - none
              BAL - Buford, Rettenmund, Robinson

  ATTENDANCE: 53,229

Game 2 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 11, 1971 at Memor. Stad (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 - Johnson, Kison (4), Moose (4), Veale (5), Miller (6), Giusti (8)
              BAL - Palmer, Hall (9)

               WP - Jim Palmer
	       LP - Bob Johnson
             SAVE - Dick Hall

   HOME RUNS: PIT - Hebner
              BAL - none

  ATTENDANCE: 53,239

Game 3 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 12, 1971 at 3 Rivers Std (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 - Steve Blass
	       LP - Mike Cuellar
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: BAL - Robinson
              PIT - Robertson

  ATTENDANCE: 50,403

Game 4 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 13, 1971 at 3 Rivers Std (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 - Bruce Kison
	       LP - Eddie Watt
             SAVE - Dave Giusti

   HOME RUNS: BAL - none
              PIT - none

  ATTENDANCE: 51,378

Game 5 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 14, 1971 at 3 Rivers Std (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 - Nelson Briles
	       LP - Dave McNally
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: BAL - none
              PIT - Robertson

  ATTENDANCE: 51,377

Game 6 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 16, 1971 at Memor. Stad (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, Johnson (6), Giusti (7), Miller (10)
              BAL - Palmer, Dobson (10), McNally (10)

               WP - Dave McNally
	       LP - Bob Miller
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: PIT - Clemente
              BAL - Buford

  ATTENDANCE: 44,174

Game 7 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 17, 1971 at Memor. Stad (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 - Steve Blass
	       LP - Mike Cuellar
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: PIT - Clemente
              BAL - none

  ATTENDANCE: 47,291

Series MVP - Roberto Clemente

Series Batting Stats

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Pittsburgh Pirates

                                          SERIES STATS                   |      REGULAR SEASON       
 Player              G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO  BA    OBP   SLG  SB |  AB  H  HR  BA     OPS  SB
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
 Gene Alley          2   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  1  0  .000  .333  .000  0 | 348  79  6  .227  .638   9
 Steve Blass         2   7  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0 |  83  10  0  .120  .276   0
 Nelson Briles       1   2  0  1  0  0  0   1  0  1  .500  .500  .500  0 |  39  10  1  .256  .703   0
 Dave Cash           7  30  2  4  1  0  0   1  3  1  .133  .212  .167  1 | 478 138  2  .289  .703  13
 Roberto Clemente    7  29  3 12  2  1  2   4  2  2  .414  .452  .759  0 | 522 178 13  .341  .872   1
 Gene Clines         3  11  2  1  0  1  0   0  1  1  .091  .167  .273  1 | 273  84  1  .308  .758  15
*Vic Davalillo       3   3  1  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  .333  .333  .333  0 | 295  84  1  .285  .695  10
#Dock Ellis          1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0 |  79  16  0  .203  .462   2
 Dave Giusti         3   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  17   1  0  .059  .170   0
*Richie Hebner       3  12  2  2  0  0  1   3  3  3  .167  .333  .417  0 | 388 105 17  .271  .813   2
 Jackie Hernandez    7  18  2  4  0  0  0   1  2  5  .222  .333  .222  1 | 233  48  3  .206  .557   0
*Bob Johnson         2   3  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  .000  .000  .000  0 |  48   3  0  .063  .259   0
 Bruce Kison         2   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  1  2  .000  .333  .000  0 |  31   2  0  .065  .218   0
*Milt May            2   2  0  1  0  0  0   1  0  0  .500  .500  .500  0 | 126  35  6  .278  .750   0
 Bill Mazeroski      1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0 | 193  49  1  .254  .598   0
 Bob Miller          3   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |+ 12   0  0  .000  .077   0
 Bob Moose           3   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0 |  39   4  0  .103  .270   1
*Al Oliver           5  19  1  4  2  0  0   2  2  5  .211  .286  .316  0 | 529 149 14  .282  .763   4
 Jose Pagan          4  15  0  4  2  0  0   2  0  1  .267  .267  .400  0 | 158  38  5  .241  .653   0
 Bob Robertson       7  25  4  6  0  0  2   5  4  8  .240  .345  .480  0 | 469 127 26  .271  .840   1
*Charlie Sands       1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0 |  25   5  1  .200  .775   0
 Manny Sanguillen    7  29  3 11  1  0  0   0  0  3  .379  .379  .414  2 | 533 170  7  .319  .771   6
*Willie Stargell     7  24  3  5  1  0  0   1  7  9  .208  .387  .250  0 | 511 151 48  .295 1.026   0
#Bob Veale           1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   9   3  0  .333  .666   0
*Luke Walker         1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  46   1  0  .022  .157   0
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
 Total               7 238 23 56  9  2  5  21 26 47  .235  .313  .353  5 |        154  .274  .746  65

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

Baltimore Orioles

                                          SERIES STATS                   |      REGULAR SEASON       
 Player              G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO  BA    OBP   SLG  SB |  AB  H  HR  BA     OPS  SB
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
 Mark Belanger       7  21  4  5  0  1  0   0  5  2  .238  .385  .333  1 | 500 133  0  .266  .685  10
 Paul Blair          4   9  2  3  1  0  0   0  0  1  .333  .333  .444  0 | 516 135 10  .262  .703  14
#Don Buford          6  23  3  6  1  0  2   4  3  3  .261  .346  .565  0 | 449 130 19  .290  .890  15
*Mike Cuellar        2   3  0  0  0  0  0   0  1  2  .000  .250  .000  0 | 107  11  1  .103  .259   0
 Pat Dobson          3   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  .000  .000  .000  0 |  91  10  0  .110  .248   0
 Tom Dukes           2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   7   1  0  .143  .429   0
 Andy Etchebarren    1   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .333  .000  0 | 222  60  9  .270  .749   1
 Dick Hall           1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   5   2  0  .400 1.000   0
*Ellie Hendricks     6  19  3  5  1  0  0   1  3  3  .263  .391  .316  0 | 316  79  9  .250  .720   0
#Grant Jackson       1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  22   2  1  .091  .394   0
 Davey Johnson       7  27  1  4  0  0  0   3  0  1  .148  .179  .148  0 | 510 144 18  .282  .794   3
 Dave Leonhard       1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  18   5  0  .278  .556   0
 Dave McNally        4   4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  3  .000  .000  .000  0 |  74  12  2  .162  .479   0
 Jim Palmer          2   4  0  0  0  0  0   2  2  2  .000  .333  .000  0 | 102  20  0  .196  .425   1
*Boog Powell         7  27  1  3  0  0  0   1  1  3  .111  .138  .111  0 | 418 107 22  .256  .838   1
 Merv Rettenmund     7  27  3  5  0  0  1   4  0  4  .185  .185  .296  0 | 491 156 11  .318  .870  15
*Pete Richert        1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   2   0  0  .000  .000   0
 Brooks Robinson     7  22  2  7  0  0  0   5  3  1  .318  .370  .318  0 | 589 160 20  .272  .754   0
 Frank Robinson      7  25  5  7  0  0  2   2  2  8  .280  .357  .520  0 | 455 128 28  .281  .894   3
*Tom Shopay          5   4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0 |  74  19  0  .257  .570   2
 Eddie Watt          2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   5   0  0  .000  .167   0
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
 Total               7 219 24 45  3  1  5  22 20 35  .205  .280  .297  1 |        158  .261  .742  66

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

Series Pitching Stats

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Pittsburgh Pirates

                        SERIES STATS                     |     REGULAR SEASON           
 Player              G  ERA   W-L SV CG  IP   H ER BB SO |  W-L   IP  ERA   WHIP  SO SV 
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Steve Blass         2   1.00 2-0  0  2 18.0  7  2  4 13 | 15-8  240  2.85  1.23 136   
 Bob Moose           3   6.52 0-0  0  0  9.7 12  7  2  7 | 11-7  140  4.11  1.46  68  1
 Nelson Briles       1   0.00 1-0  0  1  9.0  2  0  2  2 |  8-4  136  3.04  1.22  76  1
 Bruce Kison         2   0.00 1-0  0  0  6.3  1  0  2  3 |  6-5   95  3.40  1.35  60   
 Dave Giusti         3   0.00 0-0  1  0  5.3  3  0  2  4 |  5-6   86  2.93  1.28  55 30
 Bob Johnson         2   9.00 0-1  0  0  5.0  5  5  3  3 |  9-10 175  3.45  1.29 101   
 Bob Miller          3   3.86 0-1  0  0  4.7  7  2  1  2 |+ 8-5   99  1.64  1.25  51 10
 Dock Ellis          1  15.43 0-1  0  0  2.3  4  4  1  1 | 19-9  227  3.06  1.19 137   
*Bob Veale           1  13.50 0-0  0  0  0.7  1  1  2  0 |  6-0   46  6.99  1.79  40  2
*Luke Walker         1  40.50 0-0  0  0  0.7  3  3  1  0 | 10-8  160  3.55  1.32  86   
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Total                   3.50 4-3  1  3 61.7 45 24 20 35 |            3.31 1.300   

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

Baltimore Orioles

                        SERIES STATS                     |     REGULAR SEASON           
 Player              G  ERA   W-L SV CG  IP   H ER BB SO |  W-L   IP  ERA   WHIP  SO SV 
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Jim Palmer          2   2.65 1-0  0  0 17.0 15  5  9 15 | 20-9  282  2.68  1.20 184   
*Mike Cuellar        2   3.86 0-2  0  0 14.0 11  6  6 10 | 20-9  292  3.08  1.12 124   
*Dave McNally        4   1.98 2-1  0  1 13.7 10  3  5 12 | 21-5  224  2.89  1.10  91   
 Pat Dobson          3   4.05 0-0  0  0  6.7 13  3  4  6 | 20-8  282  2.90  1.10 187  1
 Tom Dukes           2   0.00 0-0  0  0  4.0  2  0  0  1 |  1-5   38  3.52  1.25  30  4
 Eddie Watt          2   3.86 0-1  0  0  2.3  4  1  0  2 |  3-1   40  1.82  1.18  26 11
 Dick Hall           1   0.00 0-0  1  0  1.0  1  0  0  0 |  6-6   43  4.98  1.45  26  1
 Dave Leonhard       1   0.00 0-0  0  0  1.0  0  0  1  0 |  2-3   54  2.83  1.30  18  1
*Grant Jackson       1   0.00 0-0  0  0  0.7  0  0  1  0 |  4-3   78  3.13  1.18  51   
*Pete Richert        1   0.00 0-0  0  0  0.7  0  0  0  1 |  3-5   36  3.47  1.32  35  4
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Total                   2.66 3-4  1  1 61.0 56 18 26 47 |            2.99 1.180   

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

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WS: PIT-BAL / ALCS: BAL-OAK / NLCS: PIT-SFG

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