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. Oakland Athletics

Baltimore wins the series, 3-0

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Oakland Athletics - 3, Baltimore Orioles - 5 October 3 Memorial Stadium 42,621[1]
2 Oakland Athletics - 1, Baltimore Orioles - 5 October 4 Memorial Stadium 35,003[2]
3 Baltimore Orioles - 5, Oakland Athletics - 3 October 5 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 33,176[3]

[edit] Game summaries

[edit] Game 1

Sunday, October 3, 1971 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland

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

WP: Dave McNally (1-0)  LP: Vida Blue (0-1)  SV: Eddie Watt (1)  

[edit] Game 2

Monday, October 4, 1971 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland

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

WP: Mike Cuellar (1-0)  LP: Catfish Hunter (0-1)  
HRs:  BAL – Boog Powell 2 (2), Brooks Robinson (1), Elrod Hendricks (1)

[edit] Game 3

Tuesday, October 5, 1971 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California

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

WP: Jim Palmer (1-0)  LP: Diego Segui (0-1)  
HRs:  OAK – Reggie Jackson 2 (2), Sal Bando (1)

[edit] Composite Box

1971 ALCS (3-0): Baltimore Orioles over Oakland Athletics

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles 1 1 1 1 2 0 7 2 0 15 26 1
Oakland Athletics 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 7 22 0
Total Attendance: 110,800   Average Attendance: 36,933


[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 1971 ALCS Game 1 - Oakland Athletics vs. Baltimore Orioles. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
  2. ^ 1971 ALCS Game 2 - Oakland Athletics vs. Baltimore Orioles. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
  3. ^ 1971 ALCS Game 3 - Baltimore Orioles vs. Oakland Athletics. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.

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