1970 world series baseball

If he makes an appearance in the series, royals rookie lefthander brandon finnegan would be the first player ever to appear in the college world series and the mlb world series in the same year, as the texas christian university grad. The official major league baseball world series film collection is an impressive 20disc set that assembles all the official world series highlight films between 1943 and 2008s philadelphia phillies victory. The twentyfourth tournaments champion was the university of southern california coached by rod dedeaux. The 1970 world series matched the american league champion baltimore orioles against the national league champion cincinnati reds. The set was split into seven series and was the largest one produced to that point at 720 cards.

If you can find a copy of this official 1970 world series video from major league baseball home video, id recommend grabbing it. The easiest way to tell the two sets apart is the 1970 fleer world series cards have blue print on the back, while the 1971 cards used black print. As the first world series to feature the royals and giants, more history awaits and artifacts are sure to follow. Rare sports films vintage baseball video sports auto. Ashford was scheduled to umpire behind the plate in game 6, but the. Brooks robinson dazzles in the field and at the plate as the orioles win their second world title in five years.

Mcnally belts grand slam in game 3, while blair has nine hits in the series for the orioles. The redlegs followed up the 75 triumph with another series win, shutting down the new york yankees completely in 76. At least collectors had more cards to chase when the 1970 topps baseball cards hit the market. Expand set name card nbr card description total qty low price. Boog powell homers 1970 world series orioles baseball.

Brooks robinson, boog powell and jim palmer discuss what made that. The front of the cards seemed to lack pizzazz but the backs were done in a vibrant yellow, navy blue and white to make the mini bio and stats very easy to. Rawlings 1990 world series official mlb game baseball cincinnati reds. Major league baseball on television in the 1970s wikipedia. Hi grade 1970 world series baseball program batimore orioles v cincinnati reds.

After a devastating loss to the adolescent new york mets in the 69 series, the baltimore orioles returned to the top of the american league. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most. Buy 1970 fleer world series baseball cards, sell 1970. The 1970 fleer world series baseball cards are horizontally oriented and feature the artwork of robert laughlin and a short essay in blue print on the back. The 1970 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1970 season. The mets surprising victory in the 1969 world series was played up big in the inaugural fleer world series set in 1970. Did you know that game 1 of the 1970 world series, played on october 10, 1970 in riverfront stadium. Reuters list of winners in major league baseballs world series. Baltimore orioles vintage mlb programs for sale ebay. Commons 547633 commons 634720 world champions ny mets indians rookies garry boyd, russ nagelson first series checklist. The 67th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the american league champion baltimore orioles 10854 in the regular season and the national league champion cincinnati reds 10260. October 19 1970 sports illustrated cover baseball world. A comprehensive list of mlb world series champions from 1903 to the present.

See more ideas about world series, baseball and cardinals baseball. October 15 for the third time in the 1970 world series, the baltimore orioles overcome a 30 deficit to bury the cincinnati reds 93, and win the world championship four games to one. The 1970 college world series was played at johnny rosenblatt stadium in omaha, ne from june 12 to june 18. What is the value of a 1970 world series baltimore orioles. Get the best deals on baltimore orioles vintage mlb programs when you shop the largest online selection at. Brooks robinson took the first ground ball hit to him in the 1970 world series and threw it over the head of first baseman boog powell. Cincinnati reds vs baltimore orioles game 3, midatlantic sports network masn orioles classic rebroadcast of the cbc broadcast. In 1970, nbc televised the second games of both league championship series on a regional basis. But palmer settled down, and the os tied the game with boog powells tworun blast in the fourth and elrod hendricks solo shot in the fifth. Get the best deals on world series mlb balls when you shop the largest online selection at. Pricing 1970 fleer world series baseball the trading. The 1970 fleer world series baseball card set was such a success that fleer produced it again in 1971, using different cartoon drawings.

The university of delawares 1970 college world series team is among those that will be enshrined when the delaware baseball hall of fame inducts its 2020 class on. Official world series videos for each year from the 1940s to 2016, some are highlight films, some are complete game broadcasts. Frank robinson and merv rettenmund each homer and drive in two runs. Make offer rawlings official 1999 world series baseball new in box yankees vs braves. Brooks robinson robs lee may in 70 world series take an archival look at brooks robinsons famed gem in game 1 of the 1970 world series. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and.

The films themselvesthe earliest are black and white and under a halfhour, the most recent well over an hour are fascinating time. A 1970 baltimore orioles team signed baseball with the key signatures. The world series opened in cincinnati, and the reds grabbed a 30 lead in the third inning when lee may lined a tworun homer over the leftfield wall off jim palmer. Ud world series team among delaware baseball hall of fame. The early gaffe would be the one and only blemish for robinson, not so arguably the best defensive third baseman in history. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and concludes the mlb postseason. Third baseman brooks robinson, the human vacuum cleaner. Oh boy, thought robinson, this is not the way to get another series started. Fleer world series sets used comic art to tell baseball. Jim palmer vs gary nolan johnny benchs rbi and lee mays hr give reds quick 30 lead off palmer, but birds bounce back with hrs by boog powell and elrod hendricks to knot score 3all after 5 innings. The 1970 world series matched the american league champion baltimore orioles against the national league champion cincinnati reds, with the orioles winning in five games in this series emmett ashford in his 5th and final year as an american league umpire became the first african american to umpire in the fall classic. Home cards sport baseball cards postwwii 1970 1979 1970 fleer fleer world series blue back 124 of 2,075 results all listings for sale auction. Often referred to as the fall classic, the modern world series has been played every year since 1903.

A crowd of young baseball fans chases the world series champion orioles off the field after yesterdays clinching win. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight district tournaments. Mlb world series champions major league baseball espn. First played in 1903, the world series championship is a bestofseven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball s national league nl and american league al. They were quirky and colorful, full of history, affordable and lots of fun. The 1970 fleer world series baseball card set were so popular that fleer produced it again in 1971, with new cartoon illustrations. Not to mention that total baseball described his fielding with, otherwordly defense at third which gave reds righthanded hitters nightmares through the series. Watch a classic orioles moment as hall of famer frank robinson led the way with a homer and mike cuellar settled down after a rocky start, paving the way for the teams second world series championship in. Their newest adversaries, the cincinnati reds, swept the pittsburgh pirates in the nationals championship series. With curt gowdy, tony kubek, joe garagiola, sandy koufax. Revisit baseballs best with s mlb allstar game rosters, covering every allstar player since 1933. Includes the classic image of brooks robinson on his belly, holding the ball afer snagging a line drive.