1971 APBA Baseball Replay
(January, 1997 - March, 1998)
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1971 World Champions
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Game 1 of World
Series
PITT 1 0 3
0 1 1 3 3 0 - 12 24 1
BALT 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 1 1 - 3 6 0
W-Ellis (1-0) L-McNally (0-1)
HR - PITT: Pagan (1)
BALT: Buford (1)
Baltimore, Oct. 9 - The Pittsburgh Pirates battered
the highly regarded Baltimore Oriole pitching staff for 24 hits in a 12-3 blowout of Game
One of the 1971 World Series. Baltimore starter Dave McNally gave up 9 hits and 4 runs in
only 3 innings of work. The rout was a complete team effort as 8 Pirates drove in runs.
Willie Stargell and SS Jackie Hernandez had four hits apiece, and Roberto Clemente and 3B
Jose Pagan had three hits each. Pagan hit a solo home run to deep left field in the fifth.
Meanwhile on the hill, Dock Ellis, the brash starter for the Pirates, hushed the Oriole
bats for only six hits. The only threats Baltimore could manage was in the 8th and 9th
when the outcome was long decided.
Game 2
PITT 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 2 1 - 5 7 1
BALT 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
0 0 - 1 5 1
W-Kison (1-0) L-Palmer (0-1)
Baltimore, Oct. 11 - Game 2 of the 1971 World Series
was postponed for a day after the game was halted in the second inning on Sunday, October
10. (Game 2 was also postponed by rain in reality!) Starters Jim Palmer and Bob
Johnson set the sides down quietly until the bottom of the fifth. Jackie Hernandez booted
a ground ball by Belanger, and Don Buford cashes in on the misplay with a 2 out RBI single
to give Baltimore their first lead in the Series. Palmer began to tire in the seventh,
loading the bases for Manny Sanguillen. Manny gave Pittsburgh the lead with a 2 run
single. Pete Richert relieved Palmer and worked out of the inning. But in their next
at-bat, the Pirates continued their barrage on the Baltimore bullpen from 2 days ago. Bob
Robertson tripled down the left field line to score Clemente and Stargell. The Orioles'
frustration began to surface as Tom Dukes threw a Gene Cline sacrifice attempt into right
field to allow the final run to score. As Pittsburgh made simple work of the Orioles pen,
Bob Miller shut down Baltimore with 2 scoreless innings, striking out four.
Game 3
BALT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 0 1 - 4 11 3
PITT 0 2 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 0 - 3 10 0
W - Watt (1-0) L- Veale (0-1) SV - Richert (1)
HR- PITT: Hebner (1)
Pittsburgh, Oct. 12 - Steve Blass overcame a shaky
start to strike out eight, but ace reliever Dave Giusti could not hold the lead in the
ninth. Merv Rettenmund's 2 out 2 run double down the right field line scored Belanger and
Buford. However, the home fans jumped right back out of their seats as Richie Hebner led
off the bottom of the ninth with a pinch hit home run to right off Eddie Watt to knot the
score at three. In the 11th, Rettenmund singles with 2 outs, and Boog Powell follows with
a game winning double to right.
Game 4
BALT 0 1 0 0 1 0
0 0 0 - 2 9 0
PITT 0 0 0 1 0 1
4 3 x - 9 15 0
W - Kison (2-0) L-Dobson (0-1)
Pittsburgh, Oct. 13 - A new age in baseball
dawns with the first ever night game in World Series history, and traditionalists and
Oriole fans are sickened by the game. Pittsburgh moved one game away from an improbable
championship over the favored Orioles. The Bucs again held their own against Oriole
starter, and then ambushed the bullpen. Tied at two, Sanguillen began the Pirate seventh
with a leadoff single against Pat Dobson. Jackie Hernandez lays down a bunt, and Dobson
fields it near the line. Dobson looks at second, but before he can right himself to go to
first, he collides with Hernandez. Sanguillen moves to third, and Hernandez is safe
at first. However, Dobson is shaken up and leaves the game. Grant Jackson enters the
game, and a Clines pinch hit single and a wild pitch later, Pittsburgh has a 4-2 lead. Tom
Dukes fares no better also allowing a RBI single by Clemente and a wild pitch to push the
Bucs' lead to 6-2. Bruce Kison, who's wedding day is this Saturday, picks up his second
Series win with 2 scoreless innings.
Game 5
BALT 0 2 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 - 2 6 0
PITT 0 0 0 0 0 2
2 0 x - 4 7 0
W - Briles (1-0) L-McNally (0-2)
SV - Giusti (1)
HR - BALT : D.Johnson (1) PITT: Clemente (1)
PIttsburgh, Oct. 14 - The Pittsburgh
Pirates conquered the favored Baltimore Orioles in five games to claim the title of
World's Champions. The Bucs batted a team average .337 against the one of the best
pitching lineups ever. Baltimore 2B Davey Johnson did his best to get the Series return to
Baltimore with a 2 run HR to give the O's the early lead. Willie Stargell snuffed a
Baltimore rally by throwing out Paul Blair at home to end the sixth inning. Then in the
bottom of that inning, Series MVP Roberto Clemente tied the game with a 2 run HR to left.
In the seventh, the Pirates took the lead on a Dave Cash sac fly scoring Sanguillen. Gene
Clines followed with an RBI single scoring Pagan. In the ninth, Dave Giusti ended
the Series by striking out Andy Etchebarren.
The selection of Clemente (.476 1 HR; 5 RBI) as MVP
may be somewhat controversial since teammate Manny Sanguillen (.458 5 RBI) posted similar
numbers. However, Clemente's dramatic game tying homer in the final game plus his
defensive wizardry (gunned down Don Buford at home in Game 3) obviously impacted the
voter's decision. Sport Magazine awards Clemente with a 1971 Dodge Charger for winning the
Series MVP award. (no kidding, that's what he really won!)
Thousands rioted in Pittsburgh after the Series
victory. Police estimated 100,000 persons involved in the disturbances downtown. Bottles
were thrown and cars were overturned and set ablaze as a good time turned bad. Police also
reported nude dancing and heavy drinking amongst the party-goers. (I didn't make this
part up...it's taken from the October 18, 1971 edition of the New York Times
reporting on the actual Pittsburgh victory)
FINAL STANDINGS
OF THE CLUBS
AL
NL
East |
W |
L |
Pct. |
GB |
Last 10 |
East |
W |
L |
Pct. |
GB |
Last 10 |
Baltimore |
104 |
54 |
.658 |
- |
5-5 |
Pittsburgh |
95 |
66 |
.590 |
- |
8-2 |
Detroit |
91 |
69 |
.569 |
14.0 |
7-3 |
Chicago |
91 |
70 |
.565 |
4.0 |
8-2 |
Boston |
86 |
75 |
.534 |
19.5 |
6-4 |
St.Louis |
83 |
79 |
.512 |
12.5 |
5-5 |
New York |
81 |
81 |
.500 |
25.0 |
5-5 |
New York |
82 |
79 |
.509 |
13.0 |
2-8 |
Washington |
60 |
99 |
.377 |
44.5 |
4-6 |
Montreal |
64 |
96 |
.400 |
30.5 |
4-6 |
Cleveland |
58 |
104 |
.358 |
48.0 |
4-6 |
Philadelphia |
64 |
97 |
.398 |
31.0 |
3-7 |
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West |
W |
L |
Pct. |
GB |
|
West |
W |
L |
Pct. |
GB |
|
Oakland |
98 |
63 |
.609 |
- |
7-3 |
San Francisco |
99 |
63 |
.611 |
- |
8-2 |
Kansas City |
86 |
73 |
.541 |
11.0 |
4-6 |
Los Angeles |
90 |
72 |
.556 |
9.0 |
5-5 |
Minnesota |
79 |
79 |
.500 |
17.5 |
4-6 |
Cincinnati |
82 |
79 |
.509 |
16.5 |
2-8 |
California |
78 |
84 |
.481 |
20.5 |
6-4 |
Houston |
77 |
83 |
.481 |
21.0 |
5-5 |
Chicago |
76 |
86 |
.469 |
22.5 |
3-7 |
Atlanta |
76 |
86 |
.469 |
23.0 |
8-2 |
Milwaukee |
65 |
95 |
.406 |
32.5 |
6-4 |
San Diego |
64 |
97 |
.398 |
34.5 |
2-8 |
American
League
MVP - Reggie Jackson, Oakland .296; 37 HR;
103 RBI; 17 SB
Cy Young - Vida Blue, Oakland 24-6;
1.93 ERA; 303 IP; 327 K; .152 OBA
ROY - Chris Chambliss, Cleveland .305; 14 HR; 59 RBI
National League
MVP - Hank Aaron, Atlanta
.345; 55 HR; 130 RBI
Cy Young - Tom Seaver, New York
22-7; 1.52 ERA; 290IP; 287 K; .145 OBA
ROY - Willie Montanez, Philadelphia .255; 25 HR; 99
RBI
OTHER BASEBALL for
WINDOWS LINKS
Fanpark - Offical web site for Miller
Associates, Inc., the makers of Baseball for Windows.
APBA Central
APBA Online
When the Boys Came Home - My
replay of the 1946 season.
Legends Baseball League - 1947 APBA league in which I managed the Atlanta
Crackers.
The Ultimate 1972 Replay
- The inspiration for this site. An all-encompassing replay of the '72 season.
Chuck's Baseball Replays - APBA and
other replays of 1940's and the PCL.
New
York Mets Replay - Replay of
all Mets games beginning with their humble origin in 1962.
OTHER BASEBALL LINKS
that d.a.m.n. Rotisserie
League - I am commissioner of
this league celebrating its 13th year.
Total Baseball - The Baseball Encyclopedia
(Internet-style)
Baseball Hall of Fame
Shoeless Joe Jackson Home Page - Because the above
site is incomplete without this guy
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