World Series Champions
On September 1, 1971 the Pirates field what is baseball's first all-minority lineup in a 10-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates would go on to win the division with a 97-65 record. In the NLCS the Pirates would have no problem easily beating the San Francisco Giants three games to one. In the World Series the Pirates would be matched up against the Baltimore Orioles. After losing the first two games in Baltimore the series shifted to Pittsburgh. Steve Blass would get the Pirates back into the series by beating the Orioles 5-1 by allowing only three hits. Game 4 would see history made as for the first time ever a World Series game was played at night. Milt May would drive in the winning run with a pinch-hit single in the eighth inning to knot the series at two games apiece. Game 5 the Pirates would get an unexpected performance for pitcher Nelson Briles who only made 14 starts in the season but shutdown the Orioles 4-0. However the Orioles would rebound when the series got back to Baltimore to set up a decisive seventh game. In Game 7 Steve Blass hurls a four-hitter and Roberto Clemente homers as the Pirates win Game Seven of the World Series, 2-1, at Baltimore, earning Pittsburgh its fourth World Championship. Earning World Series MVP honors was Roberto Clemente who finally got the national acclaim he deserved.
Baseball Reference
Baseball Almanac
1971 World Series Game 7 - Pittsburgh at Baltimore
Roberto Clemente All-Star Game homerun
Team Set Checklist
1971 Topps
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Card#
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1971 TOPPS DOCK ELLIS
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2
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1971 TOPPS PIRATES ROOKIES CAMBRIA/CLINES
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27
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1971 TOPPS JOHNNY JETER
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47
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1971 TOPPS N.L. BATTING LEADERS CARTY/TORRE/SANGUILLEN
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62
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1971 TOPPS N.L. ERA LEADERS SEAVER/SIMPSON/WALKER
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68
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1971 TOPPS GEORGE BRUNET
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73
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1971 TOPPS BILL MAZEROSKI
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110
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1971 TOPPS STEVE BLASS
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143
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1971 TOPPS BRUCE DAL CANTON
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168
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1971 TOPPS N.L. PLAYOFF GAME 1
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199
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1971 TOPPS N.L. PLAYOFF GAME 2
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200
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1971 TOPPS N.L. PLAYOFF GAME 3
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201
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1971 TOPPS RICH HEBNER
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212
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1971 TOPPS WILLIE STARGELL
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230
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1971 TOPPS BOB ROBERTSON
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255
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1971 TOPPS JOSE PAGAN
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282
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1971 TOPPS JIM NELSON
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298
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1971 TOPPS PIRATES ROOKIES ACOSTA/MAY
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343
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1971 TOPPS BOB JOHNSON
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365
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1971 TOPPS BOB VEALE
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368
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1971 TOPPS AL OLIVER
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388
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1971 TOPPS GENE ALLEY
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416
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1971 TOPPS DANNY MURTAUGH
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437
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1971 TOPPS MANNY SANGUILLEN
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480
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1971 TOPPS JIM GRANT
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509
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1971 TOPPS LUKE WALKER
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534
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1971 TOPPS DAVE GIUSTI
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562
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1971 TOPPS DAVE CASH
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582
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1971 TOPPS PIRATES TEAM
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603
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1971 TOPPS ROBERTO CLEMENTE
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630
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1971 TOPPS BOB MOOSE
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690
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1971 TOPPS JOSE MARTINEZ
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712
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