PIT @ BAL

October 16, 1971

Final Score: PIT 2 - BAL 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Memorial Stadium
Attendance
44,174
Game Duration
179 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Dave McNally
Losing Pitcher
Bob Miller

Umpires

Home Plate
John Kibler
First Base
Nestor Chylak
Second Base
Ed Sudol
Third Base
John Rice

Line Score

PIT @ BAL — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
PIT 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
BAL 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 8 0

PIT Batting

PIT @ BAL — PIT Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Dave Cash 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Roberto Clemente 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .500
Vic Davalillo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Giusti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Richie Hebner 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jackie Hernandez 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Moose 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Al Oliver 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200
Bob Robertson 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Manny Sanguillen 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Willie Stargell 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 37 2 9 2 3 6 1 1 1 1 .243

BAL Batting

PIT @ BAL — BAL Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Mark Belanger 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
Don Buford 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 .750
Pat Dobson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Elrod Hendricks 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Davey Johnson 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Dave McNally 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Palmer 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Boog Powell 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Merv Rettenmund 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200
Brooks Robinson 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Frank Robinson 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Tom Shopay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 35 3 8 3 5 8 1 0 1 1 .229

PIT Pitching

PIT @ BAL — PIT Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dave Giusti - 2.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
Bob Johnson - 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 5.40
Bob Miller (L) L 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 13.50
Bob Moose - 5.0 4 1 1 2 3 1 1.80
Team Totals 9.2 8 3 3 5 8 1 2.79

BAL Pitching

PIT @ BAL — BAL Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pat Dobson - 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Dave McNally (W) W 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Jim Palmer - 9.0 8 2 2 1 5 1 2.00
Team Totals 10.0 9 2 2 3 6 1 1.80

Pittsburgh Pirates at Baltimore Orioles, October 16, 1971

On October 16, 1971, the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 at Memorial Stadium in the World Series. The margin was one run. Retrosheet records a crowd of 44,174, a running time of 179 minutes, and a day start for this game. The Pittsburgh Pirates' runs came one at a time, in the second and third. The Baltimore Orioles scored single runs in the sixth, seventh, and tenth innings. It went to extra innings, ending in the tenth. Hits were 9 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and 8 for the Baltimore Orioles, with 1 and 0 errors. Dave McNally was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 0 hits in 0.1 innings. Bob Miller took the loss after 0.2 innings and 1 run. Jim Palmer led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The Pittsburgh Pirates' pitching table lists Dave Giusti, Bob Johnson, Bob Miller, and Bob Moose. The Baltimore Orioles used Pat Dobson, Dave McNally, and Jim Palmer on the mound. Manny Sanguillen led the Pittsburgh Pirates at the plate: 3 for 4. Roberto Clemente also homered for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Baltimore Orioles' top hitter was Don Buford, 3 for 4, 1 home run, 1 double, and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was John Kibler.

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