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...Bert Campanaris who provided the home town heroics, as he rapped a Mike Cuellar pitch over everything in the 11th to put Oakland ahead, 2-1, in the series. Cuellar had allowed only three hits prior to that in a brilliant duel with the As southpaw Ken Holtzman...
Baltimore jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the second, as Earl Williams homered to account for the Orioles' only run. The lead stood up under Cuellar's pitching until the eighth...
...hits through the first seven innings. The Pirates had two runs of their own when the last half of the seventh inning began with Roberto Clemente at bat, the 37-year-old rightfielder playing his 17th season with the Pirates. He bounced to Oriole Pitcher Mike Cuellar for what looked like a routine out. At least Cuellar thought so, until he caught sight of Roberto streaking for first like some revved-up rookie. Hurrying, Cuellar threw wildly and Clemente was safe...
That bit of hustle by one of the game's elder superstars seemed to turn the Series around for the Pirates-especially in light of what happened next. Cuellar walked Leftfielder Willie Stargell on four straight pitches, moving Clemente to second. Then, with a 1-1 count on First Baseman Bob Robertson, Roberto tried to call a time-out to get the sign straight. Too late. Robertson drove the next pitch into the right centerfield mezzanine for a three-run homer. As Robertson crossed the plate, Stargell exclaimed: "Attaway to bunt!" Bunt? Robertson had missed the bunt sign. Final...
Weaver might be exaggerating a bit, but the Orioles do have strong fielding, plenty of power hitting-and the best crew of starting pitchers in either league: Righthanders Jim Palmer and Pat Dobson, Lefthanders Dave McNally and Mike Cuellar, all of whom won at least 20 games this season. In equaling a record set more than half a century ago,* the Orioles big four started all but 16 of Baltimore's 158 games. Palmer, McNally and Cuellar, in fact, each won 20 or more games last season. Acquired in a trade with the San Diego Padres this winter, Dobson...