PIT @ BAL

October 17, 1971

Final Score: PIT 2 - BAL 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Memorial Stadium
Attendance
47,291
Game Duration
130 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Steve Blass
Losing Pitcher
Mike Cuellar

Umpires

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

Line Score

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

PIT Batting

PIT @ BAL — PIT Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Steve Blass 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Cash 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Roberto Clemente 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
Gene Clines 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jackie Hernandez 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jose Pagan 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Bob Robertson 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Manny Sanguillen 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Willie Stargell 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 33 2 6 2 0 7 1 0 1 0 .182

BAL Batting

PIT @ BAL — BAL Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Mark Belanger 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Don Buford 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Mike Cuellar 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Pat Dobson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Elrod Hendricks 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667
Davey Johnson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave McNally 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Boog Powell 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Merv Rettenmund 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brooks Robinson 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank Robinson 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Tom Shopay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 29 1 4 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 .138

PIT Pitching

PIT @ BAL — PIT Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Steve Blass (W) W 9.0 4 1 1 2 5 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 4 1 1 2 5 0 1.00

BAL Pitching

PIT @ BAL — BAL Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mike Cuellar (L) L 8.0 4 2 2 0 6 1 2.25
Pat Dobson - 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Dave McNally - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 6 2 2 0 7 1 2.00

Pittsburgh Pirates at Baltimore Orioles, October 17, 1971

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 at Memorial Stadium on October 17, 1971 in the World Series. The margin was one run. Retrosheet records a crowd of 47,291, a running time of 130 minutes, and a day start for this game. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored single runs in the fourth and eighth innings. The Baltimore Orioles' only run came in the eighth inning. The Pittsburgh Pirates had 6 hits and the Baltimore Orioles 4, with 1 and 0 errors. Steve Blass was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 4 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Mike Cuellar after 8.0 innings and 2 runs. Mike Cuellar led all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. The Baltimore Orioles' pitching table lists Mike Cuellar, Pat Dobson, and Dave McNally. Manny Sanguillen led the Pittsburgh Pirates at the plate: 2 for 4. The Pittsburgh Pirates got another home run from Roberto Clemente. Elrod Hendricks led the Baltimore Orioles at the plate: 2 for 3 and 1 double. Nestor Chylak worked home plate.

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