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| Zeitraum: | 9. – 17. Oktober 1971 | |||||||||
| MVP: | Roberto Clemente (Pittsburgh) | |||||||||
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Die World Series 1971 war die 68. Auflage des Finals der Major League Baseball. Es standen sich die Meister der American League, die Baltimore Orioles, und der Champion der National League, die Pittsburgh Pirates, gegenüber. Die Best-Of-Seven-Serie startete am 9. und endete am 17. Oktober 1971. Sieger durch einen 4:3-Sieg wurden die Pittsburgh Pirates, die damit ihre insgesamt vierte Meisterschaft erringen konnten.
Als MVP der Serie wurde Pittsburgh Rightfielder Roberto Clemente ausgezeichnet.
Der Weg in die World Series
| League Championship Series | World Series | ||||||
| East | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | |||||
| West | Oakland Athletics | 0 | |||||
| AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | |||||
| NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | |||||
| East | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | |||||
| West | San Francisco Giants | 1 | |||||
Übersicht der Spiele
| Spiel | Datum | Gast | Score | Heim | Score | Gesamtstand
(PIT-BAL) |
Ballpark | Zuschauer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9. Oktober 1971 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | Baltimore Orioles | 5 | 0–1 | Memorial Stadium | 53.229 |
| 2 | 11. Oktober 1971 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | Baltimore Orioles | 11 | 0–2 | Memorial Stadium | 53.239 |
| 3 | 12. Oktober 1971 | Baltimore Orioles | 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 1–2 | Three Rivers Stadium | 50.403 |
| 4 | 13. Oktober 1971 | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 2–2 | Three Rivers Stadium | 51.378 |
| 5 | 14. Oktober 1971 | Baltimore Orioles | 4 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 3–2 | Three Rivers Stadium | 51.377 |
| 6 | 16. Oktober 1971 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | 3–3 | Memorial Stadium | 44.174 |
| 7 | 17. Oktober 1971 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 4–3 | Memorial Stadium | 47.291 |
Die Spiele im Einzelnen
Spiel 1
Samstag, 9. Oktober 1971 im Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Baltimore | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 10 | 3 |
Starting Pitchers: PIT – Dock Ellis BAL – Dave McNally WP: Dave McNally (1–0) LP: Dock Ellis (0–1)
HRs: BAL – Frank Robinson (1), Merv Rettenmund (1), Don Buford (1)Spiel 2
Montag, 11. Oktober 1971 im Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Baltimore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 11 | 14 | 1 |
Starting Pitchers: PIT – Bob Johnson BAL – Jim Palmer WP: Jim Palmer (1–0) LP: Bob Johnson (0–1) SV: Dick Hall (1)
HRs: PIT – Richie HebnerSpiel 3
Dienstag, 12. Oktober 1971 im Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Starting Pitchers: BAL – Mike Cuellar PIT – Steve Blass WP: Steve Blass (1–0) LP: Mike Cuellar (0–1)
HRs: BAL – Frank Robinson (2) PIT – Bob Robertson (1)Spiel 4
Mittwoch, 13. Oktober 1971 im Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 14 | 0 |
Starting Pitchers: BAL – Pat Dobson PIT – Luke Walker WP: Bruce Kison (1–0) LP: Eddie Watt (0–1) SV: Dave Giusti (1)
HRs: BAL – Frank Robinson (2) PIT – Bob Robertson (1)Spiel 5
Donnerstag, 14. Oktober 1971 im Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Starting Pitchers: BAL – Dave McNally PIT – Nelson Briles WP: Nelson Briles (1–0) LP: Dave McNally (1–1)
HRs: PIT – Bob Robertson (2)Spiel 6
Samstag, 16. Oktober 1971 im Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Starting Pitchers: PIT – Bob Moose BAL – Jim Palmer WP: Dave McNally (2–1) LP: Bob Miller (0–1)
HRs: PIT – Roberto Clemente (1) BAL – Don Buford (2)Spiel 7
Sonntag, 17. Oktober 1971 im Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Starting Pitchers: PIT – Steve Blass BAL – Mike Cuellar WP: Steve Blass (2–0) LP: Mike Cuellar (0–2)
HRs: PIT – Roberto Clemente (2)