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And so ended the 1971 season on October 1:
AL East: Baltimore Orioles 97-65, 13 games ahead of the Tigers and 19 ahead of the Yankees
AL West: Oakland Athletics 104-58 - Catfish went 22-6 and Blue 19-10. Minnesota ended up with 98 wins but not enough. KC came in a distant third.
NL East: The New York Mets went 98-64, to finish 5 games ahead of Pittsburgh and win the division. The Phillies went 81-81 to end up third, a game ahead of the Cards.
NL West: Houston Astros 91-71, 3 better than LA and 9 better than SF.
So, Mets, vs. Houston - two expansion teams, just 9 years after both entered the league, for the NL Pennant!
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