Saturday, March 15, 2014

1971 Topps

1971 Topps Pittsburgh Pirates
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.


See the 1971 Topps Pittsburgh Pirates

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1971 World Series Game 7 - Pittsburgh at Baltimore




1971 All-Star game from Detroit where four Pirates participated - Dock Ellis, Willie Stargell, Manny Sanguillen and Roberto Clemente.



Roberto Clemente All-Star Game homerun




 Team Set Checklist


1971 Topps
Card#
1971 TOPPS DOCK ELLIS
2
1971 TOPPS PIRATES ROOKIES CAMBRIA/CLINES
27
1971 TOPPS JOHNNY JETER
47
1971 TOPPS N.L. BATTING LEADERS CARTY/TORRE/SANGUILLEN
62
1971 TOPPS N.L. ERA LEADERS SEAVER/SIMPSON/WALKER
68
1971 TOPPS GEORGE BRUNET
73
1971 TOPPS BILL MAZEROSKI
110
1971 TOPPS STEVE BLASS
143
1971 TOPPS BRUCE DAL CANTON
168
1971 TOPPS N.L. PLAYOFF GAME 1
199
1971 TOPPS N.L. PLAYOFF GAME 2
200
1971 TOPPS N.L. PLAYOFF GAME 3
201
1971 TOPPS RICH HEBNER
212
1971 TOPPS WILLIE STARGELL
230
1971 TOPPS BOB ROBERTSON
255
1971 TOPPS JOSE PAGAN
282
1971 TOPPS JIM NELSON
298
1971 TOPPS PIRATES ROOKIES ACOSTA/MAY
343
1971 TOPPS BOB JOHNSON
365
1971 TOPPS BOB VEALE
368
1971 TOPPS AL OLIVER
388
1971 TOPPS GENE ALLEY
416
1971 TOPPS DANNY MURTAUGH
437
1971 TOPPS MANNY SANGUILLEN
480
1971 TOPPS JIM GRANT
509
1971 TOPPS LUKE WALKER
534
1971 TOPPS DAVE GIUSTI
562
1971 TOPPS DAVE CASH
582
1971 TOPPS PIRATES TEAM
603
1971 TOPPS ROBERTO CLEMENTE
630
1971 TOPPS BOB MOOSE
690
1971 TOPPS JOSE MARTINEZ
712