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";s:4:"text";s:7612:"Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Robertson reached third and Davalillo first, but Sanguillen was caught in a rundown between second and third. After Sanguillen was grounded to third by Jose Pagan, Jackie Hernandez laid down a suicide squeeze bunt to score Sanguillen and went to second when catcher Elrod Hendricks threw wildly to first. Bob Robertson led off with a walk and went to second on a wild pitch by O's starter Dave McNally. "I actually got up because I couldn't sleep and started walking the streets around four o'clock in the morning. After the Orioles took control of the Series early on, winning the first two games in Baltimore by scores of 5-3 and 11-3, Pirates fans' hopes had faded as the Series headed to Three Rivers Stadium for Games 3, 4 and 5. Joe L. Brown, Bill Virdon, Manny Sanguillen and Willie Stargell all comment on the Pirate star. So getting down two games was certainly something you didn't want to do, but there was no quit in anybody. Thursday, October 14, 1971 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (1971– ). The Pirates' Roberto Clemente, who turned into a one-man gang in the Series, became the first Latino player to earn World Series MVP honors. There was a policeman that walked by and he kind of gave me a look to 'move along', like I was street person.". I grabbed one of Willie Stargell's bats, which was an ounce heavier and maybe a half-inch longer, and I actually used Willie's bat because mine felt so light. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Sensing the desperateness of Baltimore's situation, Frank Robinson decided to end the contest himself in the tenth. 1971 World Series (4–3): Pittsburgh Pirates (N.L.) Manny Sanguillen grounded a ball to short, but Mark Belanger threw wildly to third in an attempt to retire Robertson. October 17, 1971 Box Score. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Watch as Baltimore’s Robinson boys, Don Buford, Dave Johnson, Boog Powell, Mark Belanger, Paul Blair, Merv Rettenmund and Elrod Hendricks battle Pittsburgh manager Danny Murtaugh’s Bob Robertson, Dave Cash, Richie Hebner, Willie Stargell Manny Sanguillen, Roberto Clemente and others! To no surprise, Roberto Clemente stepped up to the plate and shattered the 0-0 tie with a tape-measure homer over the wall in left-center. Game 4, the first night game in World Series history, featured two more unlikely heroes for the Pirates, both rookies. During the film, broadcaster Bob Prince, writer Charles Feeney, Bowie Kuhn, Monte Irvin, G.M. "I was able to show that I made a contribution and I belonged here.". "I came around the bases, sat down on the bench and Bill Mazeroski came over to tell me the bunt sign was on. In the seventh, Bob Robertson and Sanguillen stroked one-out singles off reliever Eddie Watt. - unknown, for minors. The "Bird's" were still alive and looking forward to a Game 7, while the "Bucs" were obviously disappointed after failing to finish them off. ), Total attendance: 351,091   Average attendance: 50,156 "I really firmly believe that if Brooks Robinson hadn't gotten a two-out base hit in the top of the second, that it was one of those times where you have such command and good stuff that I would have had a shot at the no-hitter. On the verge of elimination, the Orioles dug in for Game 6 and held the Pirates to a 2-2 tie through nine innings. The bright black and gold banners that usually adorned the windows and streetcars of Pittsburgh (in honor of all their sports teams) were replaced by black wreaths and the #21 as the entire town remained shocked by the loss of their adopted son. The final was a 5-1 victory that put manager Danny Murtaugh's team back in the race. ", "We had a tremendous amount of pride in each individual's accomplishments," said Robertson. Backup catcher Milt May came through with a pinch-hit single to center, scoring Robertson with the decisive run in the Bucs' 4-3 win, tying the Series a two games apiece. Baltimore Memorial Stadium - 900 East 33rd St., Baltimore, Maryland, USA. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The two teams proved to be evenly matched, as the Series went the full seven games, with the Pirates' Steve Blass pitching a complete game four-hitter in winning Game 7, 2–1, against Mike … Please try again. Brooks Robinson lifted a short fly to center and Frank Robinson tagged and scored the winning run, barely beating Al Oliver's throw to the plate. 1971 World Series - Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3) series statistics and schedule. They also became only the second club in Major League history (1920 Chicago White Sox) to feature four different twenty game winners in their rotation (Dave McNally, Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar and Pat Dobson). "We rooted for one another and we challenged one another. Copyright 1999- Milt May, another young thoroughbred, knocked a game winning pinch-single in the seventh as the Pirates tied it up with a 4-3 triumph. Monday, October 11, 1971 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. The series shifted back to Baltimore with the Orioles facing elimination. "I've seen pictures of that jump and I couldn't jump that high now if my life depended on it. The only run the O's could muster off Blass was an RBI groundout by Don Buford in the eighth. . Despite compiling a 96-65 record, winning the National League East by seven games over the St. Louis Cardinals and dispatching of the San Francisco Giants in four games in the National League Championship Series, few of the so-called experts gave the Bucs much of a chance against the mighty Baltimore Orioles. The Pirate novice had not seen much action during the regular season with only fourteen starts and four complete games to his credit. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Earl Weaver managed Baltimore to its 3rd consecutive pennant. "Before Game 6, I was sitting there just really happy that I had done so well in Game 3," said Blass. Dave Giusti pitched the final two innings of hitless ball for the Pirates and got the save. 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. There was that kind of focus from the first day. What may have been lost during the passage of three decades since are the contributions of other lesser-known Bucs whose own heroics were key in the team's championship run. "[Bunting] was the furthest thing from my mind. Danny Murtaugh. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Though not as formidable as the O's squad, the pitching staff was led by nineteen-game winner Dock Ellis and fifteen-game winner Steve Blass. The 1971 World Series matched the defending champion Baltimore Orioles against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the Pirates winning in seven games. Roberto Clemente added a solo homer in the third. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, October 14, 1:44AM. Do you have a blog? (14 out of 14). 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