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Miley BB CD 1971 World Series Game 1
Called by Jim Simpson and Bob Prince

Baltimore scores 5 runs on homers by Frank Robinson, Merv Rettenmund, and Don Buford.  After a rocky second inning, Dave McNally settles down and goes the distance, striking out 9 Pirates.

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Baltimore Orioles 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

World Series Game 1 Played on Saturday, October 9, 1971 (D) at Memorial Stadium

PIT N    0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  3  0
BAL A 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 x - 5 10 3
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cash 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 3
Clines cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Stargell lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0
Robertson 1b 3 1 0 0 1 2 8 1
Sanguillen c 4 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
Pagan 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Hernandez ss 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
Oliver ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ellis p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Moose p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Mazeroski ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 32 3 3 2 2 9 24 10
BATTING - 
2B: Clemente (1,off McNally).
SH: Hernandez (1,off McNally).
Team LOB: 5.
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Buford lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 4 0
Blair cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rettenmund cf,lf 4 1 1 3 0 1 4 0
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
F. Robinson rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 3 0
Hendricks c 4 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
B. Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
Belanger ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2
McNally p 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
Totals 34 5 10 5 1 6 27 7
FIELDING - 
E: Hendricks (1), Belanger 2 (2).
BATTING - 
3B: Belanger (1,off Moose).
HR: F. Robinson (1,2nd inning off Ellis 0 on 0 out); Rettenmund (1,3rd inning
off Ellis 2 on 1 out); Buford (1,5th inning off Moose 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ellis L(0-1) 2.1 4 4 4 1 1 2 12
Moose 3.2 3 1 1 0 4 1 14
Miller 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 9
Totals 8 10 5 5 1 6 3 35
WP: Moose (1).
Baltimore Orioles            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
McNally W(1-0) 9 3 3 0 2 9 0 35
WP: McNally (1).
Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Ed Vargo, LF - Jim Odom, 
RF - John Kibler