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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 Pirates.
October 17 – Pitcher Steve Blass throws a four-hitter and Roberto Clemente homers as the Pittsburgh Pirates win Game 7 of the World Series over the Baltimore Orioles, 2–1, becoming world champions for the first time since 1960. Clemente is named the Series MVP. Game 4, played on October 13, is the first night game in World Series history.
The Orioles swept the Athletics to return to the World Series for the third year in a row (in the process preventing an all-California World Series from occurring). In Game 1, the Athletics held a 3–1 lead after six innings, until the Orioles rallied with four unanswered runs in the bottom of the seventh thanks to Curt Motton and Paul Blair ...
October 17 – Pitcher Steve Blass throws a four-hitter and Roberto Clemente homers as the Pittsburgh Pirates win Game Seven of the World Series over the Baltimore Orioles, 2–1, becoming World Champions for the first time since 1960. Clemente is named the Series MVP. Game Four of this World Series was the first night game played in Series ...
In 1971, he threw out the first pitch of Game 3 of the 1971 World Series at Three Rivers Stadium. [6] He died in 1972 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, not long after the Pirates moved into Three Rivers Stadium. His #20 was retired posthumously at the Pirates home opener [30] on April 18, 1972. [31] [32] Traynor was buried in Homewood Cemetery in ...
The Astros look to stop the bleeding vs. Nationals in World Series Game 3. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...
On October 13, 1971, the World Series held a night game for the very first time. [3] Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, who felt that baseball could attract a larger audience by featuring a prime time telecast (as opposed to a mid-afternoon broadcast, occurring when most fans either worked or attended school), pitched the idea to NBC.
The Arizona Diamondbacks hosted Game 3 of the World Series on Monday and multiple celebrities made an appearance at Chase Field. Among them> New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was on hand at the ...