World Series 1970

**World Series 1970**
Period:	October 10-15, 1970
MVP:	Brooks Robinson (Baltimore)

The 1970 World Series was the 67th edition of the finals of Major League Baseball . It faced the champions of the American League , the Baltimore Orioles , and the champion of the National League , the Cincinnati Reds . The Best-Of-Seven series started on October 10th and ended on October 15th, 1970. The Baltimore Orioles won by a 4-1 victory and were able to achieve their second championship.

As MVP of the series of Baltimore was third baseman Brooks Robinson excellent.

The way to the World Series

League Championship Series			World Series

East	Baltimore Orioles	3
west	Minnesota Twins	0
			AL	Baltimore Orioles	4th

			NL	Cincinnati Reds	1
East	Pittsburgh Pirates	0

west	Cincinnati Reds	3

Overview of the games

game	date	guest	Score	home	Score	Total status (BAL-CIN)	Ball park	spectator
1	October 10, 1970	Baltimore Orioles	4th	Cincinnati Reds	3	1–0	Riverfront Stadium	51,531
2	October 11, 1970	Baltimore Orioles	6th	Cincinnati Reds	5	2–0	Riverfront Stadium	51,531
3	October 13, 1970	Cincinnati Reds	3	Baltimore Orioles	9	3–0	Memorial Stadium	51,773
4th	October 14, 1970	Cincinnati Reds	6th	Baltimore Orioles	5	3–1	Memorial Stadium	53.007
5	October 14, 1970	Cincinnati Reds	3	Baltimore Orioles	9	4–1	Memorial Stadium	45,341

The games in detail

Game 1

Saturday October 10, 1970 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati , Ohio


team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Baltimore	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	4th	7th	2
Cincinnati	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0

Starting Pitchers : BAL - Jim Palmer CIN - Gary Nolan WP : Jim Palmer (1–0) LP : Gary Nolan (0–1) SV : Pete Richert (1)

HRs : BAL - Boog Powell (1), Elrod Hendricks (1), Brooks Robinson (1) CIN - Lee May (1)

Game 2

Sunday October 11, 1970 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio


team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Baltimore	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	6th	10	2
Cincinnati	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	7th	0

Starting Pitchers : BAL - Mike Cuellar CIN - Jim McGlothlin WP : Tom Phoebus (1–0) LP : Milt Wilcox (0–1) SV : Dick Hall (1)

HRs : BAL - Boog Powell (2) CIN - Bobby Tolan (1), Johnny Bench (1)

Game 3

Tuesday October 13, 1970 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore , Maryland


team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Cincinnati	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	9	0
Baltimore	2	0	1	0	1	4th	1	0	X	9	10	1

Starting Pitchers : CIN - Tony Cloninger BAL - Dave McNally WP : Dave McNally (1–0) LP : Tony Cloninger (0–1)

HRs : BAL - Frank Robinson (1), Don Buford (1), Dave McNally (1)

Game 4

Wednesday October 14, 1970 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland


team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Cincinnati	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	6th	8th	3
Baltimore	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	8th	0

Starting Pitchers : CIN - Gary Nolan BAL - Jim Palmer WP : Clay Carroll (1–0) LP : Eddie Warr (0–1)

HRs : CIN - Pete Rose (1), Lee May (2) BAL - Brooks Robinson (2)

Game 5

Thursday October 15, 1970 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland


team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Cincinnati	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6th	0
Baltimore	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	2	X	9	15th	0

Starting Pitchers : CIN - Jim Merritt BAL - Mike Cuellar WP : Mike Cuellar (1–0) LP : Jim Merritt (0–1)

HRs : BAL - Frank Robinson (2), Merv Rettenmund (1)