1971 American League Championship Series
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The 1971 American League Championship Series was a matchup between the Eastern Division Champion Baltimore Orioles and the Western Division Champion Oakland Athletics. The Orioles swept the Athletics 3 games to none, despite the fact that each team had won 101 games. The Orioles won their third consecutive pennant in the process, but would go on to lose the 1971 World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Managers: Earl Weaver, Baltimore; Dick Williams, Oakland
Umpires: Hank Soar, Larry Napp, Lou DiMuro, Jake O'Donnell, Ron Luciano, Bill Kunkel
Television: NBC (Jim Simpson and Sandy Koufax announcing Games 1-2; Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek announcing Game 3)
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[edit] Summary
[edit] Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota Twins
Orioles win the Series, 3-0
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland - 3, Baltimore - 5 | October 3 | Memorial Stadium | 42,641 |
| 2 | Oakland - 1, Baltimore - 5 | October 4 | Memorial Stadium | 35,003 |
| 3 | Baltimore - 5, Oakland - 3 | October 5 | Oakland Coliseum | 33,176 |
[edit] Game Summaries
[edit] Game One
October 3, Memorial Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| W: Dave McNally (1-0) L: Vida Blue (0-1) SV: Eddie Watt (1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: None | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game Two
October 4, Memorial Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Baltimore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| W: Mike Cuellar (1-0) L: Catfish Hunter (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: BAL – Brooks Robinson (1), Boog Powell (2), Elrod Hendricks (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game Three
October 5, Oakland Coliseum
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| W: Jim Palmer (1-0) L: Diego Segui (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: OAK – Reggie Jackson (2), Sal Bando (1) | ||||||||||||
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