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1970 Baltimore Orioles (#17) 4, 1967 St. Louis Cardinals (#48) 1
MVP: Frank Robinson (Bal 1970) .400/.435/.850, 2 HR, 4 RBI
The Orioles acted like the favored team and dominated most aspects of this series. It didn't seem like it started that way, though. The Cardinals took a 4-3 lead into the 9th inning of Game 1, but a leadoff single by Mark Belanger in the bottom of the 9th was followed by a walk-off home run by Dave May. St. Louis also led Game 2 for most of the game, this time by a 1-0 score. Then Baltimore exploded for 4 in the 8th and took that game, too. The two teams combined for 29 hits in Game 3, but Baltimore won the slugfest behind Frank Robinson's 4 hits, 3 runs and 3 RBI. St. Louis avoided the sweep with a decisive victory of their own in Game 5, capped by a 6-run 7th. They scored 11 runs on only 8 hits. Orioles pitchers combined for 9 walks. In Game 5, Baltimore scored 3 in the 4th and never let it get too close after that, sealing the series.
Scores:
Bal 5 SL 4
Bal 4 SL 1
Bal 13 SL 7
SL 11 Bal 6
Bal 5 SL 2
The 1970 Orioles' next opponent will be the 1948 Indians, who beat the 1911 A's in 7 games.
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