1971 Major League Baseball season

Common card · No. 478056

The 1971 major league baseball season began on April 5, 1971, while the regular season ended on September 30. The postseason began on October 2. The 68th World Series began with Game 1 on October 9 and ended with Game 7 on October 17, with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League defeating the Baltimore Orioles of the American League, four games to three, capturing their fourth championship in franchise history and first since 1960. The Orioles won their third consecutive pennant (ALCS) in 1971 and were the defending World Series champions. The 42nd All-Star Game was held on July 13 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, home of the Detroit Tigers. The American League won 6–4 for their first victory in nine years, since the second game of 1962, and their last until 1983. This was the final year for the Washington Senators in Washington, D.C.; they relocated to Texas after the season, to the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex city of Arlington, and became the Texas Rangers. Washington went...

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