On October 12, 1971 The Baltimore Orioles took the first games of the World Series outscoring the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-6. Game 3 shifted to Three Rivers Stadium and with Steve Blass available, The Pirates were up 2-1 in the bottom of the 7th as Frank Robinson had just homered to make it a one-run game…
1971 – Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles sets a World Series record by reaching base five consecutive times against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Robinson’s barrage helps Baltimore to an 11 – 3 win in Game 2 of the World Series.
1971 – The Orioles win the opener of the World Series over the Pirates, 5 – 3. Dave McNally tosses a three-hitter and Merv Rettenmund adds a three-run home run.
1971 – The Baltimore Orioles overcome two home runs by Reggie Jackson and one by Sal Bando to complete a sweep of the Oakland Athletics in the American League Championship Series with a 5 – 3 victory.
1971 – Baltimore wins its second straight game in the American League Championship Series, beating the Oakland Athletics, 5 – 1, on four home runs by Boog Powell (two), Brooks Robinson and Elrod Hendricks against Catfish Hunter.
Game 1 of the 1971 ALCS on October 3, 1971 Dave McNally, a 20-game winner for the fourth season in a row, survived a rocky start to win the opener. He trailed, 3–0, after four innings pitched, giving up three doubles and a triple. The A’s had McNally tottering in the second inning. With…
On October 3, 1971, slugging first baseman Bob Robertson of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits three home runs in a 9-4 playoff win over the San Francisco Giants. With the victory, the Bucs even the Championship Series at a game apiece.
Tom Seaver, for the second time in his career, becomes a 20-game winner when the Mets beat St. Louis, 6-1, at Shea Stadium on the final day of the season. En route to the complete game victory, ‘Tom Terrific’ whiffs 13 Redbirds to end the campaign with a league-leading 289 strikeouts.
Willie Montanez sets the Phillies’ rookie home run record when he strokes a two-run round-tripper off Nelson Briles in the team’s 4-3 loss to Pittsburgh at Veterans Stadium. The freshman first baseman’s 30 homers eclipse the mark established by Dick Allen in 1964.
Chicago finishes the season by edging the last-place Brewers, 2 – 1, on Bill Melton’s 33rd home run of the year. Melton is the first American League home run leader in Sox history.
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