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This was the second postseason meeting between the Orioles and Athletics. They previously met in the 1971 ALCS, which the Orioles won in a sweep.The Athletics defeated the Orioles in 5 games to advance to the World Series for the second year in a row (in the process denying a rematch of the 1969 World Series between the Mets and Orioles).
The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles originally formed as the Milwaukee Brewers in 1894, moving to St. Louis after the 1901 season, becoming the St. Louis Browns. Finally, after 52 years as the Browns, the franchise was acquired by a partnership of Baltimore businessmen who renamed the ...
This was only the second time that the Orioles had lost at least 100 games since their move to Baltimore (the other 1954); in addition, the 107 losses would not be surpassed until 30 years later. It was the team's fifth-worst overall franchise record, behind only 1939 (43–111), 2018 (47–115), 2021 (52-110) and 2019 (54–108).
In 1971, the Baltimore Orioles finished first in the American League East, with a record of 101 wins and 57 losses. As of 2024, the 1971 Orioles are one of only two Major League Baseball clubs (the 1920 Chicago White Sox being the other) to have four 20-game winners in a season: Jim Palmer , Dave McNally , Mike Cuellar , and Pat Dobson .
The Orioles got the best of Oakland ace Catfish Hunter in Game 1, while the Athletics struck back in Game 2 off a complete-game shutout performance from Ken Holtzman. Game 3 was a complete game pitcher's duel between Oakland's Vida Blue and Baltimore's Jim Palmer , which the Athletics won 1–0 to go up 2–1 in the series.
The Baltimore Orioles, formerly the St. Louis Browns, are an American professional baseball franchise currently based in Baltimore, Maryland. They were founded in 1894 as the Milwaukee Brewers of the Western League and joined the American League (AL) in 1901, before relocating to St. Louis the following season – a move planned by the league ...
The Orioles seemed on track for a sweep at first - Dave McNally pitched a complete game as the Orioles took Game 1 by a 5–3 score, and then Jim Palmer pitched yet another complete game as the Orioles blew out the Pirates in Game 2 to go up 2–0 in the series. However, when the series shifted to Pittsburgh, the Pirates responded.
The Orioles sent Alfredo Simón, who had a history of success vs. Boston against Jon Lester, who was 14-0 lifetime with a 3.26 ERA against the Baltimore Orioles. The scoring got started with Dustin Pedroia getting a single to score Mike Avilés to give the Red Sox a 1–0 lead.