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The 1970 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1970 season.The 67th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League champion Baltimore Orioles (108–54 in the regular season) and the National League champion Cincinnati Reds (102–60).
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
Following their upset loss to the New York Mets in the 1969 World Series, the Orioles picked up where they left off in 1969.They opened the season with five wins and ran away with their second straight American League East title, beating back a challenge from the New York Yankees in June.
October 15 – For the third time in the 1970 World Series, the Baltimore Orioles overcome a 3–0 deficit to bury the Cincinnati Reds 9–3, and win the World Championship four games to one. Frank Robinson and Merv Rettenmund each homer and drive in two runs. Third baseman Brooks Robinson, the "human vacuum cleaner", easily wins the Series MVP ...
American League Champions World Series: St. Louis Cardinals: Lost 2 4 Baltimore Orioles (1954–present) 1966: World Series Champions World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers: Won 4 0 1969: American League Champions ALCS: Minnesota Twins: Won 3 0 World Series: New York Mets: Lost 1 4 1970: World Series Champions ALCS: Minnesota Twins: Won 3 0 World ...
1970 – World Series Trophy [3] 1971 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion) ... World Series Champions 1966 1970 1983: Succeeded by. St. Louis Cardinals
While the 1970 ALCS will feature a return engagement between 1969's combatants, the Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins, the 1970 NLCS will feature two teams who haven't made the postseason since the early 1960s: the Pirates, who won the 1960 World Series, and Cincinnati Reds, winners of the 1961 NL pennant.
Palmer is the only pitcher in major-league history to win World Series games in three decades (1960s, 1970s, and 1980s). During his 19-year major league career of 575 games (including 17 postseason games), he never surrendered a grand slam , nor did he ever allow back-to-back homers.