Word: championship
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Baltimore Orioles scored eight runs in the first two innings and held off a furious California Angel comeback to win the second game of the American League Championship Series, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore...
...Pirates and Reds are perhaps the two most evenly matched teams to meet in the N.L. Championship Series, since it began in 1969. Both teams came down to the final week of the season before winning their divisions, with the Pirates actually clinching the championship on the final...
...John Lowenstein three-run homer with two out in the tenth inning gave the Baltimore Orioles a 6-3 win over the California Angels in the first game of the American League Championship Series last night...
...Orioles last represented the American League in the World Series in 1971, when they lost in seven games to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Angels have not won an American League championship since they began play in 1961. In fact, last night's game was their first post-season contest of any kind...
...winner of the series will face the winner of the National League playoffs for the World Series championship. Pittsburgh leads Cincinnati, 2-0, after winning two games in extra innings. That series will resume Friday...