1970 World Series, Game 5: Reds @ Orioles

[@frankmobilio2394]

Brooks Robinson just passed away today, so I have been reminiscing about those great old days when baseball was still King and Brooks ruled the hot corner.The Orioles and the Big Red Machine. Curt Gowdy and Chuck Thompson. Awesome. Thank you!

[@TralfazConstruction]

You said it. We are poorer in the absence of Brooks Robinson. I felt that yesterday afternoon as the news of the passing of this great man was announced.

[@larryaldama1673]

✝️🇺🇸⚾️

[@markgaston4416]

Epic backdrop for a ballpark. It looks as if this game was played in a residential park. Great imagery, many legends on these teams!

[@dextermcgrubbin]

It's a residential neighborhood in NE Baltimore known as Waverly. The buildings in the background are some of Baltimore's many rowhouses.

[@pawsthefolf8842]

I was in Vietnam during this game. We got to listen to it on Armed Forces radio... it started at 3:00 am Cam Ranh Bay time. Thanks for posting this game.

[@billymatthews7346]

Doc...God bless you...BCM

[@Aaron-ro9uj]

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[@kennethanderson1912]

I remember running home (2 blocks) from school #64 in Baltimore to watch this game. This game and this team will be etched in my mind forever. This was my childhood team that I grew up on. Those days were great for a Baltimore sports fam. Baltimore Colt's, Baltimore Bullets, and the Baltimore Oriole's all went to the championship that year. Colt and Oriole won Championships that year.

[@karenharveydmvrealtor]

My mother took me to this World Series game. I was probably around 11 years old. This was a memorable moment and I will never forget it.

[@larryaldama1673]

⚾️🇺🇸⚾️👍

[@JamalMcCoy-tx2vz]

God bless 🙏

[@NankerPhelge65]

Damn I miss baseball. It used to be so great 😢

[@larryaldama1673]

👍⚾️🇺🇸

[@debzeppeliniv]

I watched this game, I watched um all when the line up for the Birds was like this my Dad and I bonded, I was a girl but knew all the stats on the players they were wonderful.

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

Chuck Thompson, Vin Scully, Mel Allen. 3 great, distinctive MLB voices that spanned a huge portion of American sports history!

[@darrylbogier4013]

I'm a Baltimore MD native and I do remember the entire series The Brooks Robinson Show.

[@hadmiar8]

I so wish I could go back in time to the 1970s and 80s

[@scottviau4522]

be careful what you wish for.

[@b-Dog9]

You could, Inside Pitch Baseball and it will recreate any of these old seasons for you

[@michaelleroy9281]

Why the hell would anyone wish they were back in school

[@philiptucci2458]

Great world series, the years really went by so fast, it's so nice to be able to see again

[@bobke114]

Gowdy and Kubek I watched a lot in the early 70s...NBC game of the week. That was the only game on TV for the week. This was classic World Series day games.I saw it in black and white

[@ElkArrow]

This was when baseball was baseball. Glory days of the Orioles

[@arthurbagnall3710]

Ah what a time. Had to run home from my freshman year in High school to see the last 2 innings of game 5. Thanks God I only lived across the street. October 15th, 1970. What a day...what a year...what a team... The 1970 Baltimore Orioles.

[@dimbulb1178]

But they only won 108 regular season games. The '69 edition won 109.

[@josemeda4592]

I was 6 years old or young rather.

[@nicefella3]

that was my favorite team of all time...4 20 game winners,,,Palmer, McNally, Cuellar and Dobson..what a year!

[@firebird6522]

That was 1971, not 1970. Several of the 1971 WS games are on youtube. Watched Game 7 the other day.

[@kerrybutler6404]

Mike Cuellar was my favorite player of all time

[@nicefella3]

@@kerrybutler6404 what a great pitcher

[@nicefella3]

@@firebird6522 had the right team just wrong year...lol

[@saldifrancesca2500]

Good ole Brooks Robinson was the MVP....my absolute favorite player ever....he was unstoppable

[@patgalvez4563]

I was a big Orioles fan...Orioles..A's..and Yankees were the AL in the 70's.

[@davidmullins4346]

Brooks, my all time sports hero

[@bconni2]

his best quote ever. "we won two we should have lost (1966, 70 ) and lost two we should have won" ( 69, 71 )

[@philiptucci2458]

Great World Series telecast, really brings back fond memories of life, thank you so much for sharing all these great classics

[@p47rr]

Baltimore and Detroit were my favorite teams growing up. Baseball isn’t the same these days.

[@Lewis9709]

What an incredible combo - Chuck Thompson and Curt Gowdy!

[@philiptucci2458]

Really a great combo, very knowledgeable, Curt was the best in the business in the 60s and 70s

[@stephenvincent]

...really enjoyed watching this game...nice color! Cuellar proved why he was an ace...and the O's took batting practice on the poor Reds staff...Brooksie was incredible even in the 9th..and Sparky showed real class when he stopped by the Baltimore clubhouse to tip his cap.....super game!

[@elliyahugenesove9777]

Johnny Bench on Brooks Robinson "Had we known he wanted a new car so bad we would have bought him one"

[@bennyvega100]

Sparky Anderson coming in to congratulate the winners. Wow, that guy is a class act.

[@americangiant1003]

+B.T. Antares Would be nice right if all pro sports had a brief post game title clinching handshake ceremony like hockey does after the end of a Stanley Cup playoff series? Sparky is a great old school manager that is missed all over baseball.

[@Lewis9709]

Yeah, I always liked Sparky, (RIP) even though I didn't like the teams he managed(Reds, and Tigers)

[@flyingdutchman913]

I lived in Thousand Oaks, CA and so did Sparky. Twice I saw him in line at the supermarket. TOTALLY NICE and just mention baseball and he'd talk it ALL DAY with you!! He was awesome!

[@gacdad]

Was

[@corbinmcnabb]

Anderson was one of the genuinely good guys.

[@jimmynoone7367]

Watching this brings back great memories,I was a huge Baltimore Orioles fan,and my favorite player was the greatest fielding 3rd baseman ever,Brooks vacuum Robinson and that stat Mike Quear had 21 complete games,if there's a picture who throws 2 complete games it's a miracle, baseball was so much better back than,less teams much more better talent,

[@williamellis-xd1rm]

First World Series of my lifetime. Unfortunately, I remember nothing before the 1977 series. I missed a few good ones in my early years...especially that 1975 classic. DOH!

[@toeythetoe]

1970 is a classic season. Many great teams this year: Twins, Giants, Braves, Mets and Pirates.

[@loyaldude10]

well mets and Braves fell off from their 1969 seasons

[@michaelleroy9281]

And Reds even though they lost the World Series

[@elshpen]

Sparky Anderson was a class act. There are players (and coaches and managers) today who could learn from him.

[@philiptucci2458]

Sparky was a great manager appearing in 5 World Series

[@danziedickerjr.9270]

One of my favorite childhood memories.

[@UnleashTheGreen]

60s and 70s had the best uniforms and the best brand of baseball. the best balance of pitching, power, average, speed and defense. there wasn't too much or too little of any one thing.

[@sofaking27]

UnleashTheGreen oh yes, well put

[@defiantone8556]

A World Series game played in the afternoon. Imagine that. Not having to stay up half the night to watch a game. I remember we use to haul ass to get home from school so we could watch the playoffs, back in the day. Back when baseball was fun. Nowadays its all about the money & its not so fun anymore. Sign of the times, I guess. Go figure.

[@kern39743]

+defiantone I think the orioles played the last world series day game in 1979

[@defiantone8556]

+kern39743 Thanks for the info. They really need to bring that kind of baseball back. Anymore its all about the money. And IMO that, ruins it for the kids. Baseball is not the game I remember as a kid, I can tell ya that. So sad what its become.

[@defiantone8556]

This was back when baseball wasn't all about the advertising dollar. Just too bad today's game can't learn from this.

[@Lewis9709]

+kern39743 Actually I remember the O's-Phils 83 series played during the day.

[@defiantone8556]

I can remember when we would all RUSH home from school to watch the playoffs back in the day. Back when baseball was fun. Anymore I don't know what the hell is going on. lol

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

one of the 5 greatest teams ever in baseball history

[@leafyutube]

This is gold.

[@invictus3598]

A great match up in the 1970 World Series between iconic players and coaches. Thank you!

[@petezereeah517]

This Series made two players superstars....Johnny Bench and Brooks Robinson.

[@TheOsfania]

Brooks was the 1964 AL MVP and perennial All-Star. He was a star long before this series.

[@johnjacobs1625]

@Lewis 970 Brooks made sure of that! Brooks robbed Johnny a couple of times in that series. Loved it!

[@josecarranza7555]

They were already star players before the 1970 World Series.

[@bodyweightkiller]

What a World Series! Back when baseball was great. This game was played in old Memorial Stadium.

[@Lewis9709]

I'm an O's fan but the Reds lineup was awesome. Can you imagine that offense, if Frank Robinson was still playing for them? That Frank Robinson trade was the most lopsided deal since the Yankees bought Babe Ruth from the Red Sox

[@johnjacobs1625]

MVP in both leagues, to boot!

[@herbpetrillo163]

Orioles demolished them

[@stevensicherman4101]

Redbirds acquiring Brock and Cepeda for Broglio and Sadecki. Really

[@bennymoret1339]

And The Lou Brook Trade For The Pitcher Broglio. From Chicago To St Louis in 62 Or 63.Broglio Pitch 2 Or 3 More Years.👉🏽Lou Brook Won 2 World Series 64, 67, and Lost in 68.against The Detroit Tigers. is The Only Player in MLB History To Stole 50× Bases for 10 Seasons in a Row. No Ricky Henderson, No Ty Cobb, No Honus Wagner... Only Lou Brook Did it....Ohh Leader in Stolen Bases 9 TIMES, 3'000 Hit Club. in 1974 With Almost 34 Or 35 Years Old, Stole a Record Breaking 118 Bases...Only The #2 Player To Stole Over 100× Bases.#1.L.A.Dodgers SS Maury Wills With 104. in 1962...But in 1982 Came Ricky Henderson and Brpke Brock's Record With a Total Of 130 S.B. But That Was Ok With Him, Ricky Got The MLB n A.L Records and Brock The N.L Record And The Hall Of Fame, Same With Ricky...👉🏽Nolan Ryan For Jim Fregosi in 1971. Fregosi Play 4 or 5 More Seasons 👉🏽 Ryan 22 More Seasons...7 No-Hitters Most in History and Over 5,000× Strikeout Most All Times.👉🏽Play in 27 Seasons Throwing 96, 97, MPH, Average Per Pitch. And One Day in The Mid 1970s Throw a Fastball That Went 107.5 MPH. The Fasthest Fastball Throw By a Pitcher In The History Of MLB...Then After Establish Over 50× Pitchers Records. And 27 Seasons in MLB, He Went Straight To The Hall Of Fame. Those Are My Top 3 Loopside Players Trades Of All Times... ✍🏽

[@bennymoret1339]

@@stevensicherman4101 Broglio For Lou Brock.i Think Was in 1962 Or 63... and Sadecki For Cepeda.1966. 👉🏽Also Another Big One Side Trade Was Jim Fregosi, I Think An All Star 1 or 2 Times in Those Years, Not a Big Slugger But a Serviceable Offensive Player. The Angels Trade Him For a Strong Fast Thrower Control Issues, Wild, But Young. Only 24 Already a World Series Champion With The Mets in 1969. After The Trade in 1971, Fregosi Play 4 Or 5 More Seasons Nolan Ryan after Been 5 Seasons With The METS 1967 to 71. Ryan Pitch For 22 More Years. Note: My Uncle Was 1973 n 75 Winning Percentage Leader. Relieve Luis TIANT in The 8 inning Game #6 1975 World Series.

[@jonnydanger7181]

Love the locker room celebration with the interviews with real reporters and players of great character all of them 👍

[@ElkArrow]

Quellar, a 20 game winner in 1970, pitched this game with injuries to his left shoulder and hip, got hit by a pitch and had left arm stiffness during the game, yet still continued. These days a pitcher with those injuries would, at minimum, be on the 21 game injury list.

[@staunchx]

Not only did he keep pitching, he was sensational after the first inning.

[@mortimerzilch2608]

Mike Cuellar is one of my all time favorite pitchers... like El Duque...PITCHERS...the art of it..

[@agodsey1]

Chuck Thompson, Orioles commentator, was quite "dapper" with a gorgeous hat (rarely seen these days).

[@fairfaxcat1312]

Chuck himself said he put the hat on because owner Jerry Hoffberger did mot like the way he looked on television.

[@beachbumtrivia1838]

Ain't the beer cold!

[@michaelleroy9281]

OUTSTANDING hitters background at Memorial Stadium

[@NkrumahTure]

This is real baseball.

[@Docpowjr]

I remember this one and how it nearly tore my heart out I remember celebrating the one win as my family went out to eat

[@alphacentauri6333]

21 complete games for Cuellar in 1970. Unheard of today. @2:28 Brooks Robinson's diving grab.

[@billjohnson3858]

2:28:00 will take you there

[@searchforthestrangler5034]

Thanks Frank and your teammates. RIP.

[@08jag81]

Look at those stirrup socks, that's a baseball uniform.

[@flyingdutchman913]

I wanted the skinniest I could get. Skinnier than Frank Robinson's.

[@williampremo3096]

Right, nice w the sanitary hose too. Much sharper look than the pajamas they wear today.

[@Mutlap]

I wore those same stockings when playing little league in the 60s

[@raulmacias1311]

08jag80 This was the last season, in Major League Baseball history, that both leagues' uniforms would be "uniform"! In 1971, The Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, and the Kansas City Royals, discarded the belt and began wearing an elastic waistband. I hated those uniforms. Eventually. both leagues discarded the the black baseball shoes and later the stirrups!!!! Look at those varied camera angles!!! I really like the camera behind the catcher and the umpire!!! You can visualize the pitcher going into his windup and coming down toward the camera!!! That camera angle is frustratingly never used anymore and strictly use the camera in the outfield!!! I hate that camera angle as it makes me feel I'm in the damned bleachers!!!

[@raulmacias1311]

Lewis 970 Do you mean those sloppy pant legged uniforms? I'm surprised those ballplayers don't fall on their faces while trying to run!!!

[@92463mike]

Back in the days when pitchers were real men and pitched complete games!!

[@danschneck3141]

Yeah, they say that the 3rd and 4th times through a lineup are the hardest for a pitcher, but they refuse to give credit to the guys who completed their games, and say wins are no longer important. But, they also say that total innings are an indicator of a great pitcher, well, a guy who completes his games does pitch a lot of innings, AND he cannot help but get a lot decisions...

[@jimanderson7648]

personally i think they baby the pitchers to much now .

[@bodyweightkiller]

And also batted!

[@conni70]

oh god...the typical "back in the day" argument...i'm sure there were old timers back in 1970 complaining that the game was better when Babe Ruth played..same shit

[@dimbulb1178]

@@conni70 I took a course on The Gilded Age years ago and one of the classes focused on spectator sports, which first appeared around that time. Our professor quoted a guy complaining about how inferior modern baseball players were compared to those from his day. The quote was from 1869.

[@JayDogTitan]

Classic Curt Gowdy!!!

[@williamcurtin5692]

Great to finally be seeing this. The only WS I missed seeing from when I started watching them in 1958 - was stationed about a mile from the DMZ in South Korea.

[@bennyvega100]

Yep, he was one of the greatest managers ever in both personality and skill.

[@ddenuci]

This was Sparky's first year as a manager in the Big Leagues. At 4:37, he looked older than the 36 years he actually was, due to the silver hair. I always loved the way he called his home city "Cincinatta", as he does at 4:50. The Reds starting pitcher, Jim Merritt, had one of the largest one year dropoffs, going from 20-12 in 1970 to 1-11 in 1971.

[@stormwaterinspections3829]

Great watching this again! I was in 5th grade and my mother wrote me an excuse to leave school so I could come home and watch on t.v. I ran all the way home. I was crushed when we lost in '69 so this was really sweet! Notice how the players just played and there was no hot dogging ! Notice that Frank apologized for saying 'hell' note how fantastic Chuck Thompson was. It was just pure baseball and the game had 12 runs a ton of hits a bunch of Cincinnati pitching changes and it was still played in 2:35...

[@ddenuci]

Thanks for posting this video. Great quality.

[@arthur131313]

Hard to believe - only WS that Weaver won

[@charleskupfer9920]

thanks two million for this.

[@rickirubio3973]

Man the Orioles need to bring back those jersey's..

[@johnjacobs1625]

O' need to bring back those pitchers......... hehehe. And I'm an O's fan. Pitching has been their problem for YEARS.

[@redriverwave]

Of all the years I’ve seen the Orioles, this one is the only time I’ve heard a live organist at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Wild guess? The organ was a demo/promotion, as a one-time-only by a company like Wurlitzer or Baldwin exclusively for the World Series.

[@spryfolII]

Reds and Orioles.....pure CLASS! The Orioles were not going to be denied....period. After losing in 1969 they knew they had to make that up. The Reds shared a common theme with the Orioles. Dynasty squad that had to get over the hump. 5 years later they finally did it, back to back. The Orioles couldn't do it. The 20 years 1964 - 84 was as great a period ANY team. This was the era I became the Oriole fan for life, and with the rebuild and Front Office settled, we're coming back...BELIEVE IT! Orioles....watch out.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

orioles won 17 straight at one point. destroyed the reds. woulda beat the reds 62 0f 100 games

[@MichaelForte-jn5pn]

The upset loss to the Mets in 69 made the Orioles an unbeatable force in 1970....no way they were going to lose...

[@OldSchoolBluesGuitar]

It's so nice to watch a game and not have all that CRAP on the screen - can just focus on the game. And, the announcers just call the game - not all the other meaningless babble to keep us entertained. Watching Frank Robinson is entertaining enough!

[@Lewis9709]

I like having the scoreboard on at all times, not just the end of each half inning. Everyone wants to remember the past as being so much better than today, but there are some things about today's games and broadcasts that are superior. Definitely today's stadiums are an improvement.

[@americangiant1003]

I admit i am a generation x guy so i seen the drastic change in broadcasting baseball in nearly 50 decades since this was shown. For 1970 standards this was excellent and state of the art graphics by NBC. In 2017 even a high school or little league match on a local community access would have better graphics. I agree with both Lewis and Blues Guitar. I like the on air full time scoreboard now in use in all major tv sporting events worldwide. However I wish it was the late 1990's graphics wise again, where its in small corner of the TV screen. Blues Guitar is also right in that stations like Fox took a great idea like the on air scoreboard and pimped it out to include the bug aka station/network logo and now most of the game now commericals even on live broadcasts. Thus I would myself wish if say Fox or ESPN would go back to the late 1990's and only show the scoreboard in small part of screen. And not the Fox or w/e station logo covering much of the screen either. Regarding this last game of the 1970 series, the Reds was just not ready yet to become the dynasty they would become later in the decade. Thus their first major statement to MLB fans everywhere this was a time on the rise. And for the Birds. Hard to believe this would be their last world series win until 1983. Not a knock against the Orioles fans but this team along with the '90's era Braves are the most disappointing team in the last 50 years. The Birds between 1966-1983 should have won more than 3 titles. While the Braves should have won more than just the 1 world series ring in 1995.

[@MichaelSimmons.]

AmericanGiant100: 50 decades! Damn, I didn't think I was that old. I remember watching this game.

[@gmaqwert]

Amen

[@rafaelramirez3180]

The pitchers back then were more durable, more savvy than today's

[@johnwadsworth4706]

The greatest game ever invented !!!

[@roscoefoofoo]

I don't know if I'm imagining this, but these skinnier, smaller players seem considerably quicker and more fluid than today's weight-conditioned giants. There was a strong bias against weight training then, in the belief that it tightened you up too much and ensured pulls, injuries, etc. So a lot of these players limited their weight training to swinging weighted bats, hand and wrist exercises, etc. This SEEMS evident in how quick they are in their jumps on batted balls, their twists to field and throw, and even their bat speed. Anyone else seeing this? Great sideburns, too!

[@loyaldude10]

and no PEDs back then

[@mikeburkholder9153]

roscoefoofoo except Boog Powell. Large man then and now.

[@aphroditethemighty2056]

roscoefoofoo

[@danschneck3141]

Weight training is ONE of the reasons for all the injuries players get today, they were absolutely correct! Our coach in High School threatened to kick any player he caught in the weight room off the team. Weights might be OK for football players, but they stiffened your muscles, and you would lose your fluidity...

[@jimanderson7648]

there were a few more then Boog Powell , to name a few Frank Howard was a giant than as he would big now 6'7" or 6'8" 275 or 285 lbs, Harmon Killabrew was listed at about 200lbs truth be known he weight about 230 to 240 lbs , Frank Robinson was also listed at about 190 to 200 lbs if you look at some films of all star games back then Killabrew is a lot heaver then Robinson was .also the uniform in the 70s made the players look thinner than the uniform of the 50s and early to mid 60s

[@howie9751]

Wow, how quickly the pitchers worked!

[@larry930legend]

Brooks Robinson aka 'Human Vacuum Cleaner'

[@ElkArrow]

None better.

[@bishlap]

Brooks also has the distinct honor of committing the most errors in an inning, THREE!!

[@owenf2299]

@@bishlap still the best defensive 3B of all time. Errors are often misleading. Brooks could've gotten to a ball that no one else would and bobble it and he would likely get an error whereas someone who doesn't get there does not get an error.

[@bishlap]

The Reds had the best, deepest lineup in my lifetime, their weakness was pitching. Had the Big Red Machine had better pitching they would've won more than 2 Championships.

[@bernieudo4399]

Imagine with Seaver in his prime?

[@bishlap]

w/out question - a lineup for all time, and that was mostly b4 free agency, so the Reds had the same core for a decade... Their problem as always was pitching...they didn't have any. Every time The Reds had a prospect (Gary Nolan, Don Gullet) they'd hurt their arms and never get it back.

[@bishlap]

@@bernieudo4399 The Reds won 2 WS w/ lousy pitching, and they got beat by some excellent teams - The Early 70's Orioles and those great A's teams that won 3 WS!! Biggest disappointment was not beating the Met's in 73. Met's took the A's to 7 games w/ the worst WS lineup in history. Met's always had ARMS.

[@bernieudo4399]

@@bishlap Well...if you're still sore your Mets lost in '73 then guess you'll never get over it. Give the A's credit. They had a pretty good pitching staff that carried them through three WS (Catfish) & a solid closer in Fingers ('72-'74). If Finley didn't break up the team prob a '76 WS. Now that would've been something else. Oakland v. BRM.

[@bishlap]

@@bernieudo4399 wrong!!! I'm a Yankees fan and DESPISE The Mutts!!! I'm pissed at the Reds for losing the pennant to the .239 team batting avg NY Mets!! Give the A's credit? Didn't I do that, profusely? Now, bottom line - The A's were better than the Mets, Reds and Dodgers, the 3 teams they beat for the championship. Why were they better? The A's had superior pitching and great hitting. Reds only had hitting, Mets only had pitching - The Oakland Athletic's had hitting and pitching. The End.

[@allisons3663]

Love to see games in old stadiums.....no rolling adboards behind homeplate!

[@ElkArrow]

I attended lots of games at Memorial Stadium. You could get great sets for $3.00 and $5.

[@jln55]

Orioles had real confidence. They got behind 3-0 in half an inning, yet took over completely after that.

[@chrisadams9678]

Frank Robinson r .I.p

[@larry930legend]

I would attend many many Orioles games from 1966-1971, they were the powerhouse of MLB,Birds must've won over 100 games Frank Robinson smashed at least 40 dangers in those games I attended.

[@beachbumtrivia1838]

I was there! Getting chills, watching this.

[@letaureau3622]

Pual Blair excellent center fielder & superb bunter .

[@Lava1964]

People forget that Brooks Robinson committed an error on the first ball hit to him in Game #1 of this World Series. He was more than flawless at third base after that, of course.

[@gcbrown1956]

The Orioles were incredible back then. When you look at them during the period from 1966 (when they swept the Dodgers) to 1983 (when they won the Series vs. the Phillies), they were a team to be respected and reckoned with. Baltimore just might have been the best team of that period, although teams like Charlie Finley's A's or the late 70's Yankees might want to debate that. Watching this brings back memories - especially of a time when the Series was played during the day. Did you smuggle a transistor radio into your classroom or office? Also nice to hear the great Curt Gowdy along with Tony Kubek. Both men handled their work with class and professionalism. I'm writing this from the Toronto, Canada region - Kubek also was a commentator for the Blue Jays in their early years. A nice way to spend 3 hours.

[@gcbrown1956]

Should also add that these Reds were pretty good too. Yes, they were no match for the Orioles in 1970, but this was the start of the "Big Red Machine", and they proved to be one of the great teams of the 70's too. Rose, Concepcion, Morgan, Bench, Perez... and managed by Sparky Anderson, the only manager to win a Series in both leagues (75 and 76 with the Reds; 84 with the Tigers). And who could forget his wonderful appearance on the "WKRP in Cincinnati" comedy show? But I digress. The Reds were a wonderful team.

[@Vgy926]

Tony La Russa also won the World Series in both leagues, accomplishing the feat with Oakland in 1989 and St. Louis in 2006 and 2011.

[@MichaelSimmons.]

gcbrown1956: There was a 25 year period at that time, when no one won more games in MLB than the Baltimore Orioles. They were also the only AL team, with a winning record against the Yankees.

[@Bob31415]

Venom101002 - As a life long Orioles fan I appreciate the acknowledgement but I would trade 200 of those wins for just one more win in the '71 World Series and one more in the '79 Series. They blew 2-0 and 3-1 leads against the Pirates in those Series. Probably the biggest World Series choking team ever.

[@ericcollins8794]

@@Bob31415 Roberto clemente and the pirates pitching staff in 71 did baltimore in and pops stargell who is still the only player to be regular season lcs and ws m.v.p and the offense who hit 323 as a team were better

[@kern39743]

the blade one of the all time great defensive shortstops

[@bobhayett2376]

What an arm he had!

[@1LOCKNLOAD]

The best as far as I'm concerned.

[@Mryrhodesian]

@@1LOCKNLOAD Me Too. When asked why he felt Belanger was better than say Ozzie Smith who makes all those great defensive plays former shortstop Tony Kubek said, "The reason why you never see belanger make those great diving plays is he doesn't have to. He has such great range he doesn't need to dive he gets to the ball in plenty of time.

[@1LOCKNLOAD]

@Mryrhodesian Flashy dives and somersaults don't impress me. Belanger was always where he needed to be, smooth, and consistent. He was also part of the greatest defensive infield ever. (In my opinion).

[@ElkArrow]

And Blair is, in fact, the second best center fielder ever

[@jayelbee1111]

This was a beginning of an era...The Big Red Machine of the 1970s. Anderson, Rose, Bench, Perez, Concepcion, Geronimo, May, Seaver, Griffey, Foster. What a dynasty!

[@jimanderson7648]

great team no doubt .

[@jimanderson7648]

but they could be beat with good pitching same as any team

[@elliyahugenesove9777]

Seaver and Foster weren't with them here...Fosters'first series-75

[@dcbandnerd]

2:28:00 Iconic. Even made Curt Gowdy shout in amazement.

[@elliyahugenesove9777]

Johnny Bench on Brooks Robinson's play during the series "Had we known he wanted a car that bad we would have bought him one"

[@darrylking6847]

Concepcion ,Bench, Rose & Perez The Nucleus of the BIG RED MACHINE FROM 1970-76 SHAME Rose & Concepcion aren't in the Hall of fame both deserve that Honor !

[@Rickwmc]

Here's a trivia point. For the period 1967-78, eleven of the twelve NL pennants were won by the Reds, Cardinals, Dodgers and Pirates (Mets in 1973 the exception). All four of these franchises originated in the old American Association (1882-91), which was a major league way back then, before switching to the NL in the 1890's.

[@markgraczyk5600]

mets won pennant in 1969 as well.

[@67foxcharlie]

No stupid ski goggles in the locker room after the win.

[@notv2007]

Baseball was suffering a decline across the league from 1967 when the NFL had their 1st Super Bowl until the 1975 World Series when they had what was at the time labelled the greatest game of all - Game 6

[@paulsonj72]

The lack of offense in 1968 really hurt as well too.

[@yogistanu55]

More Hall of Famers than I can ever remember on two teams in a WS.....I was 15 years old and was shocked how the Orioles handled the Reds other that Lee May...Future Brewers Manager George Bamburger as the O's pitching coach...Bambi's Bombers...love this stuff!!

[@raulmacias1311]

Just look at those cool camera angles! I especially like the camera behind the "catcher" and "umpire" as the pitcher is making his pitch. They just don't use that camera angle anymore!!!

[@firebird6522]

They can't. Those are now the premium seats in modern stadiums.

[@aboxofbroken8tracks983]

@@firebird6522 Well I guess if they could stick a camera in the ground in front of a batter they could put a small one behind home plate and get that shot.

[@firebird6522]

@@aboxofbroken8tracks983 Works for me. They've put cameras in the bases, on the pitching rubber, so why not one behind home plate?

[@sofaking27]

No better man to call a ball game then Curt Gowdy!!

[@ibill555]

Fell asleep watching Ryan Trahan now i am watching the 1970s world series game 5

[@raulmacias1311]

Now, this is what I call great Major League Baseball coverage

[@georgeford3687]

Most weekday Series games were played during the day. Both in 70 and 71 the teacher brought in a 12 inch black and white TV. I lived in Glen Burnie just south of Baltimore. Great to hear Rex Barney as PA. It was only his second year doing it all the way til 1997

[@beachbumtrivia1838]

That wasn't Rex Barney.

[@dantheman5745]

One humble guy after another being interviewed at the end. Every last one of them. How refreshing. How sad that today's idiots don't possess that same humility.

[@josecarranza7555]

By reading your comment, sounds like you have personal problems.

[@josecarranza7555]

@Lewis 970 No.

[@jysportscardguy8935]

Love it in color! Thx

[@melbea03]

AKA the Brooks Robinson series

[@hughmac13]

Something I still have never seen in my lifetime, at least that I was old enough to remember: the Orioles in a World Series.

[@staunchx]

In this Series you had arguably the greatest 3rd baseman of alltime in Brooks Robinson, and arguably the greatest catcher of alltime in Johnny Bench.

[@johnchieze530]

it's 53 years later, r.i.p. to mr. robinson

[@johnwheet7037]

I watched this game as a kid, I was 11 and crazy over baseball...Both teams were loaded with stars! The year before the Orioles were beat by the amazing Mets, which was an awesome series but the Orioles ( 4 pitchers with 20 wins) were determined not to lose this year dispite the Big Red Machine, Rose, Tolan, Perez, Bench, May among others, they had no weakness at the plate. You could actully root for both teams!!

[@markjohnson9455]

Listening to old games from a different era has been fun despite having to work at home due to COVID19. I think the old-time broadcasting is much better than we listen to now and lot less corporate. I think MLB should return the tradition of daytime baseball in the World Series because it would bring more viewers to the sport. It is possible to start at a game on FOX at 4pm to meet the needs of the West Coast and East Coast because the games would end no later than 8pm. I believe they may see higher viewership if they cater to the needs of the viewing audience instead of being worried about the dollars.

[@glennevans5824]

These bring back fond memories...even if yr home team wasn’t in it....you watched and rooted preferably for the league yr team was in...American or National...👍👍

[@neurogence]

Before the centerfield camera advantage. Great game. 1986 Mets Game made me a Baseball fan.

[@MaximusWolfe]

Wow that umpire made an awful judgement in calling Boog Powell out there at first in the bottom of the 8th. That wasn't even close. any who..... Go O's!!!!!!!!

[@stormwaterinspections3829]

I think Boog missed the bag....I watched it a few times...

[@bennyvega100]

Sparky was always a real gentleman.

[@rayjr62]

those graphics weren't cheap. They were cutting edge for 1970.

[@fairfaxcat1312]

Always amazing to think of how successful all three Charm City teams were in the late sixties and early 70's--the O's were great well into the 80's--and how local fans took them for granted. There were about six or seven thousand empty seats for this championship game and dwindling fan support partially contributed--owner Bob Irsay certainly played the larger role--to the "Coats" relocating to Indianapolis. The Orioles always struggled to lure a million fans per season to the stadium throughout this winning era and sometimes they didn't even reach that mark.

[@randomtraveler9854]

The reason there were empty seats was because it rained all and they didn't know if the game would be postponed. And Irasy is not the reason the Orioles didn't draw well, he didn't even own the Colts until 1972 and even with him gone the Orioles struggle to get fans for weeknight games.

[@randomtraveler9854]

It was because of the stadium that the fans didn't show up. You had a mediocre stadium complete with obstructed views and poor plumbing in the middle of a residential setting without any major roads nearby. I am to young (27) to remember the stadium but have seen the site in person and I couldn't believe such a large stadium existed in such a location. And notice that when the team moved to Camden Yards their attendance tripled and they lead the league in attendance several years even without a playoff birth.

[@Lewis9709]

+Just Me You also have to remember at that time downtown Baltimore was completely desolate. Just slums and abandoned warehouses, and empty shipping docks, so a stadium like Camden Yards would've made no sense. The late William Donald Schaeffer started rebuilding downtown Baltimore about 10 years later w/the Inner Harbor and expanded from there. That made Camden Yards possible in 1992. Also a lot of ballparks were crap back then(many were used for both baseball and football) and most were no better than Memorial Stadium. Camden Yards was the first of the "New-Old ballparks"

[@fairfaxcat1312]

Lewis 970 Downtown Balto. was not completely desolate. Charles Center was well under way by the mid-60's and the Civic Center opened in '62. Now those projects may now seem to have been somewhat misguided efforts to bring more life downtown but downtown Balto. was more than "slums and abandoned warehouses." The big department stores, while fading, had not departed and there was plenty of government and medical employment.

[@shrubbunny3299]

Thank you.