1970 World Series

The 1970 World Series was between the Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles, with the Orioles winning in five games. In this series Emmett Ashford became the first African American to umpire in the Fall Classic. It also featured the first World Series games to be played on artificial turf, as Games 1 and 2 took place at Cincinnati's brand-new Riverfront Stadium. In Game 1, when Ty Cline hit the ball straight high, Elrod Hendricks caught it as well as tagging Bernie Carbo at the plate with his empty glove as Carbo missed the plate. Carbo was called out. Reds manager Sparky Anderson ran out of the dugout and argued with umpire Ken Burkhart about the controversial tag.

Managers: Earl Weaver (Baltimore), Sparky Anderson (Cincinnati)

Umpires: Ken Burkhart (NL), Red Flaherty (AL), Tony Venzon (NL), Bob Stewart (AL), Billy Williams (NL), Emmett Ashford (AL)

Series MVP: Brooks Robinson (Baltimore)

Television: NBC (Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek, Chuck Thompson and Jim McIntyre announcing)

Game 1
October 10, 1970 at Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati Reds) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  - Baltimore Orioles           0  0  0    2  1  0    1  0  0     4  7  2 Cincinnati Reds             1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0     3  5  0

PITCHERS: BAL - Palmer, Richert (9) CIN - Nolan, Carroll (7)

WP - Palmer LP - Nolan SAVE - Richert

HOME RUNS: BAL - Powell, Hendricks, B. Robinson CIN - May

ATTENDANCE: 51,531

Game 2
October 11, 1970 at Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati Reds) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  - Baltimore Orioles           0  0  0    1  5  0    0  0  0     6 10  2 Cincinnati Reds             3  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0     5  7  0

PITCHERS: BAL - Cuellar, Phoebus (3), Drabowsky (5), Lopez (7), Hall (8) CIN - McGlothlin, Wilcox (5), Carroll (5), Gullett (8)

WP - Phoebus LP - Wilcox SAVE - Hall

HOME RUNS: BAL - Powell CIN - Tolan, Bench

ATTENDANCE: 51,531

Game 3
October 13, 1970 at Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Orioles) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  - Cincinnati Reds             0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0     3  9  0 Baltimore Orioles           2  0  1    0  1  4    1  0  X     9 10  1

PITCHERS: CIN - Cloninger, Granger (6), Gullett (7) BAL - McNally

WP - McNally LP - Cloninger SAVE - none

HOME RUNS: CIN - none BAL - F. Robinson, Buford, McNally

ATTENDANCE: 51,733

Game 4
October 14, 1970 at Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Orioles) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  - Cincinnati Reds             0  1  1    0  1  0    0  3  0     6  8  3 Baltimore Orioles           0  1  3    0  0  1    0  0  0     5  8  0

PITCHERS: CIN - Nolan, Gullett (3), Carroll (6) BAL - Palmer, Watt (8), Drabowsky (9)

WP - Carroll LP - Watt SAVE - none

HOME RUNS: CIN - Rose, May BAL - B. Robinson

ATTENDANCE: 53,007

Game 5
October 15, 1970 at Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Orioles) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  - Cincinnati Reds             3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     3  6  0 Baltimore Orioles           2  2  2    0  1  0    0  2  X     9 15  0

PITCHERS: CIN - Merritt, Granger (2), Wilcox (3), Cloninger (5), Washburn (7), Carroll (8) BAL - Cuellar

WP - Cuellar LP - Merritt SAVE - none

HOME RUNS: CIN - none BAL - F. Robinson, Rettenmund

ATTENDANCE: 45,341


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