1971 World Series - Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3) series statistics and schedule on Baseball-Reference.com

The 1971 World Series was the championship round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1971 season and featured the first night game in its history. The 68th edition of the Fall Classic 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 ...

With the scoreboard reading 2-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates dethroned the defending World Champions for their fourth World Series title. Clemente was undoubtedly voted the "Buccos" MVP and totaled twelve hits in twenty-nine at-bats to finish with a .414 average.

Record: 97-65-0, Finished 1st in NL_East (Schedule and Results) Manager: Danny Murtaugh (97-65) General Manager: Joe Brown. Scouting Director: Harding Peterson. Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium. Attendance: 1,501,132 (7th of 12) Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.) Pythagorean W-L: 101-61, 788 Runs, 599 Runs Allowed

2013年2月13日 · The 1971 World Series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles was an epic pitching battle that energized the baseball world in both Pittsburgh and Baltimore. The Orioles took an early two games to none lead in Baltimore behind the stellar pitching of Dave McNally and Jim Palmer .

2022年9月28日 · The World Series opened in Baltimore, and O's starter Dave McNally was brilliant. He did allow three Pittsburgh runs in the second inning, but all were unearned and McNally would permit just three Pirate base hits in the game. The Orioles took a 4-3 lead in the third on Merv Rettenmund's three-run homer, and wound up with a 5-3 decision.

The 1971 World Series was the championship round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1971 season and featured the first night game in its history. The 68th edition of the Fall Classic 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 ...

The year was 1971. Richard Nixon was in the Oval Office, Clint Eastwood introduced the world to "Dirty Harry" and Led Zeppelin IV was blaring through car stereos across the country. It was also the year in which the Pittsburgh Pirates entered the World Series against the Baltimore Orioles as heavy underdogs.

To be exact, it was on Oct. 13, 1971, that the National Pastime's grandest, most time-honored event, the World Series, saw for the first time ever one of its contests played at night. The occasion was Game 4 of the 1971 Fall Classic, pitting the visiting Baltimore Orioles against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1971 Major League Baseball World Series summary for games between Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles.