Classic MLB1 10,431 views. Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles (5-1). After hitting the Pirates pitching staff for 16 runs and 24 hits in the first two games, the O's scored only eight runs on 21 hits, hitting only .141 (21–149) in the next five games, enabling the Pirates to upset the Orioles. Oct 12, 1971, Attendance: 50403, Time of Game: 2:20. Logos were compiled by the amazing Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith.Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Some defensive statistics Copyright © Some high school data is courtesy David McWater.Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis.
The trend continued for the next seven-game series in The Orioles were coming off their third straight AL playoff series sweep (twice over the The Pirates were in the World Series for the first time since the heroics of The Pirates scored three in the second off of The Orioles rallied behind the long-ball. The 68th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the defending World Series and American League (AL) champion Baltimore Orioles and the National League (NL) champion Pittsburgh Pirates. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The Pirates loaded the bases in the top of the tenth, but The Orioles staved off a World Series defeat in their half of the tenth when The only run the O's could muster off Blass was an RBI groundout by Game 7 was the only game in which the visiting team won. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability Following a one-day delay caused by the first World Series rainout in nine years, the Orioles took a This was very nearly the first night game in World Series history. "1971 World Series" Game 3 (TV Episode 1971) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 1971 World Series Game 3 box score between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles. 1971 World Series - Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3) series statistics and schedule. With Moose started having trouble in the sixth, however. It was the fourth World Series in which the home team won each of the first six games before the road team won Game 7 with the others being After Game 2, the O's bats went silent.
The Pirates won in seven games. Many thanks to him. The teams proved to be evenly matched, as the Series went the full seven games; the home team prevailed in each of the first six. Both teams threatened late; the Orioles had runners on second and third in the bottom of the ninth with two out, but failed to score.