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| Dates: | October 3–October 5 | |||||||||
| Television: | NBC | |||||||||
| TV announcers: | Jim Simpson and Sandy Koufax (Games 1–2) Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek (Game 3) |
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| Umpires: | Hank Soar, Larry Napp, Lou DiMuro, Jake O'Donnell, Ron Luciano, Bill Kunkel | |||||||||
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| 1971 World Series | ||||||||||
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 in three games, 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.
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Summary
Oakland Athletics vs. Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore wins the series, 3–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 3 | Oakland Athletics – 3, Baltimore Orioles – 5 | Memorial Stadium | 2:23 | 42,621[1] |
| 2 | October 4 | Oakland Athletics – 1, Baltimore Orioles – 5 | Memorial Stadium | 2:04 | 35,003[2] |
| 3 | October 5 | Baltimore Orioles – 5, Oakland Athletics – 3 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 2:49 | 33,176[3] |
Game summaries
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)
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 – Brooks Robinson (1), Boog Powell 2 (2), Elrod Hendricks (1)
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)
Composite box
1971 ALCS (3–0): Baltimore Orioles over Oakland Athletics
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ "1971 ALCS Game 1 - Oakland Athletics vs. Baltimore Orioles". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B10030BAL1971.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "1971 ALCS Game 2 - Oakland Athletics vs. Baltimore Orioles". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B10040BAL1971.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "1971 ALCS Game 3 - Baltimore Orioles vs. Oakland Athletics". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B10050OAK1971.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
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