i saw Roberto play many times in Forbes field and three rivers...in sept 1968 he threw out Lou Brock at home plate on a sacrifice fly from the warning track in right field ...he was the greatest, no questions asked
I saw an interview of Robert Wuhl the actor ( Batman 1988, The Hollywood Knights, and a few more) who brag to be a baseball connoisseur saying with a straight face that Roger Maris was a better right fielder than Roberto Clemente....his expertise is kind of whacked in my view.
In 1971 I was 13 and had been an Orioles fan since the '69 Series upset against the Miracle Mets, so I loved it when we beat the Reds in '70 but being Puerto Rican I had mixed emotions as the '71 WS matched our hometown heroes Roberto Clemente and José Pagán against the Orioles. I rooted for the Santurce 'Cangrejeros' in the island's pro baseball league and in those years they had a working agreement with the Orioles, so Jim Palmer, Paul Blair, Merv Rettenmund, Ellie Hendricks (one of my local favorites) and some other young Orioles were sent to play winter ball for Santurce while Earl Weaver, and later Frank Robinson honed their managing skills at the helm of the 'Crabbers'. And although I was a little sad when Baltimore came up short in that Series, at the same time I was so proud of what Clemente did in those 7 games, he simply stole the whole show with his multiple talents !!! When Pagán's RBI double scored Willie Stargell in the deciding game it was icing on the cake for us in the island. Roberto finally showed the entire baseball world what we and the Pittsburgh fans had known all along for years, that he was without a doubt one of the all time greats. Thank You for this great documentary, 1-derful memories, enjoyed it a lot !!! Blessings from San Juan !!!
Yeah. I grew up in Baltimore (born 1958). I was heart broken at the loss to Pittsburgh, but my dad kept saying that Clemente beat them single handedly. He sure had a tremendous respect for him. The thing is, we were supposed to beat the Mets and Pirates, but NOT the Reds!!
@@luishumbertovega3900 The Pirates had the Reds in 72. Up by 1 run in the bottom of the 9th in Cincy, in the deciding game #5 of the NLCS, with 2 outs. Johnny Bench homered to tie and the Reds won it in the 10th.
@@davidschalit907 Don't remind me. I was watching that game, Bench's HR flew over Clemente's head, then George Foster scored on Bob Moose's wild pitch to end that series. Would have loved to see Clemente playing in that 1972 WS. And what a sad way to remember Moose, who would perish 4 years later in a car crash en route to his 29th birthday party in October 9, 1976.
I can't believe I found this. Totally by chance. I was one of the 51,378 people at Three River Stadium for Game 4 of the World Series against the Baltimore Orioles in '71. I was 8 years old, and my father took me to this game. First night game in World Series history. And being a huge baseball fan as a kid growing up in Pittsburgh, I remember many parts of this particular game very well, from our seats up along the first base side in Peanut Heaven. And I remember the celebration in the city after the Pirates won the last game in Baltimore! Thank you for posting this! It's much appreciated!
David Eck: Had many memories like yours in Dodger Stadium in the mid ‘70’s until the late ‘80’s. There is NOTHING like a big league game when you’re 10 years old!
I was at that game at age 16 and my father took me also. Remember when Clemente hit that long drive to right field that the umpire ruled it foul. Luke Walker being pulled in the first inning behind 3-0, and Bruce Kison pitching 7/23 relief allowing one hit and hitting three batters and Milt May driving in the winning run as a pinch hitter and we even sat in the same area sixth level on the right field side.
Lucky you! That night my friend had tickets to my first hockey game and I had to leave to go to the LA Kings game. Ironically that was my first of many Penguins games since that’s who the Kings played that night! I even went to game 6 in San Jose and saw them skate the Cup in 2016! Loved Roberto and the Pirates first though! So glad I found this documentary.
I'm a boutique who grew up away from the culture......in LA but I was always so proud of Clemente.....made me proud of myself......I'm brought to tears everytime i see him in these shows my hero for life
Idolized Roberto as a kid and was devastated when his plane crashed. I only got to see him play once in LA but insisted that we sit down right field line to be near Clemente. Pirates won 4-1 and Roberto go a hit. More than a ball player but a great humanitarian and proud Puerto Rican!
I was 9 yrs old. Use to listen to Bob Prince on the radio.. On school nights my brother and I would take our family portable radio into our bed room and listen to him under the covers. I think our parents knew, but didn't care. My mom thought Bob Prince announced the game with such command of the English language . He had a way of describing the game that you felt like you were there. Watching this video brought back a lot of great memories. Thank you.
"As close as fuzz on a tick's ear", "It was bang-bang at third base", "Now that was close as a gnat's eyelash", "We're in good shape with the 'Quail' covering center field" etc. THE BEST!
Loved Bob Prince, "The Gunner".. His raspy voice and true emotion for the game and the Bucs! Some of his other great sayings.. "We got a bug on the rug", "Chicken on the Hill, with Will", when Stargell would crank one. His restaurant would give away free chicken.. Also "Kiss It, Goodbye!", and the notable favorite, "We Had 'em All the Way"..
you are nor alone, my friend...in the 60's, growing up in boardman (bernie kosar) ohio, i used to listen to WSOM 104.5 Salem Ohio to the gunner's call, and it more often than not kept me awake...
I was 6 years old when Pirates won that 1971 World Series and I remember it like it was 6 minutes ago. Great memories. RIP the great Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell and all of the other great players that has passed... 1:24:12
I was fortunate enough to be at most of those games at 3 Rivers my grandmother and I sat right behind home plate. I was at that last game at Forbes Field. I am very blessed to have witnessed so many great moments in baseball history. Baseball is the greatest game in all of sports.
I had hundreds of baseball cards and baseball buttons as a 11 year old boy in 1971. Today 51 years later I have zero baseball cards left and only 1 button. ROBERTO CLEMENTE!!! The best who ever did it!!!!!
Thanks for doing this!!! I knew that you guys would like it!! Yes, there are 3 of the original members. Billy Payne, piano, Sam Clayton percussion singer, Kenny Gradney bass. As always, fellas excellent reaction 😂👏🙏
imagine my delight in 1968 on a friday night at forbes field watching Willie sending one over the roof in right field reconfiguring the hardtop shell of a 1964 impala...
@@paulwilson4738 July 25 1956 Cubs in Pittsburgh.Pirates behind 8-5 .Clemente hit 1st pitch thrown by reliever Brosnan near wall in left center.3rd base coach manager Bragan held up stop sign but Clemente ran through it and scored.NOTE In 5th inning of same game Clemente was in the very same situation with the bases loaded and hit sacrifice fly to score a run.
One of my favorite World Series matchups of all time. The underdog Pirates taking out the Orioles who had arguably the best starting pitchers in history ,Cuellar , McNally , and Palmer. The Pirates hitting on all cylinders after game #2. Everyone contributed. Roberto Clemente showed the world how great he was. So glad he got a ring. RIP Roberto Clemente one of the top players in history!
Scoopsie played all aspects of the game very well...perhaps the one he missed was noteriety...i'm sure if you asked all his teammates, they would tell you without hesitation that you are right...he caught up with more bugs on the rug than any average player
I grew up a New York Mets fan but this was the first World Series I ever watched and I was so happy when the Pittsburgh Pirates led by Roberto Clemente won.
This was the best video I've seen in a long time. I was 16 and a high school shortstop at Upper St. Clair. My dad had season tickets and Mr Blass lived quite nearby. Thank you for producing this. Very meaningful to me. I'm certain l watch again.
Lifelong Tigers fan but I love videos of other teams, if it's from this era. The 71 Bucs team was something else, Stargell alone knocked in about 130 runs.
I'm glad that I don't remember him... Haha Haha! Sounds like he had an out of body performance. He seemed to be the "Sleeper" on that team. It would've been a great WS with PITT vs OAK '71 or '72
It's a shame there was no mention of Rennie Stennett, who was crucial to the Bucs' season that year. Also that Bob Robertson missed the bunt sign when he homered in Game 3
Wow, Earl Weaver was arguing over how Blass was pitching illegal even though Blass was pitching horrible. After the 15 minute argument Blass found his form. This reminds me how basketball players argue over fouls so much that they lose focus as if you can actually win the game by just running your mouth. I loved Earl even though I'm from Boston.
The Pirates lineup was great to say the least and is a very underrated championship team in World Series history.The Reds, remember how that franchise was relevant, were the problem in the National League during the 70's for the Bucs. Game seven in ' 72 at Riverfront stands out. Nevertheless, beating that mighty Orioles team in '71 showed how good this team was and in baseball history is quite overlooked.
To me, the Orioles during those three consecutive World Series' ('69-'71), reminded me of the Oakland A's during their three consecutive World Series appearances from '88-'90, in that they were the best team (favored) in all three of those World Series's. And, like the A's, the O's only one one of the three.
I have never thought that Earl Weaver was a great manager. He never seemed to have a feel for the flow of a game. He lost game seven because he just wanted to argue and wound up fixing Blass' mechanics.
let's talk about a great hitter...Clemente saw the ball so well that almost all of his hits were line drives...he could have added lift to his swing, but that wouldn't have been Roberto...he hit equally well to all parts of the ballpark...he had absolutely no weakness except for the desire to have Bartirome's hands rubbing his body
sad to think the pirates will never win another world series they won't even ever have anothe winning season again Ben Cherington and Bob nutting are seeing to that
Beating the Giants in the division playoff for the pennant meant that Willie Mays would not win another NL title nor have a chance to win a WS as a San Francisco Giant.
And MAN! did I cry... I still have the KSFO Lon Simmons narrated 45rpm tribute to that '71 Giants team. I am delighted to say that Willie Mays has seen the SF Gs finally win, not one but several WS's and was part of the parade and celebrations.
At about the 1:25 portion is Grant Jackson. He was a part of the 1979 Pirates championship team and was the winning pitcher in game 7 of the 1979 world series also over his former team.
I should hate this '71 Pirates team, but I didn't and I still don't. I was a 9 year old Giant's fan and saw the Pirates at Candlestick many times that season and because of one visit in particular, when I was blessed to have box seats right next to the Pirates dugout, I'll never forget how friendly Manny Saguillen and quite a few of players were, so they were a very likable group of players. And that's right! They did do a lot of bantering back and forth with each other all game long. I cried when Mays and the Giants lost, but I was happy when the Pirates won the WS against the O's! I never watched another full Giant's game until 1987, and after that disappointment I never watched another one until watching the uploaded games of the 2010 WS here on YT just a couple of years ago. FINALLY!!!
Game 7 My first game ever, 1st base side upper deck not a sellout. Predominantly Prate fans where my mother and I were sitting.Salt and Pepper day and the sun came out as the game ended. God was a Pirate fan that day.
My mom & I did road trip around 2008 or 9 view my secondary team San Francisco .To this enjoy Pittsburgh but have relatives in other Pittsburgh,California
One of my first baseball memories was one of the home runs that Robertson hit during the playoffs. He actually hit it slightly foul. Dave Kingman leapt up, caught it; then his glove hit the foul pole, the ball popped out and bounced over the wall in fair territory. They replayed it over-and-over again. I was 8 years old then and have not seen anything like that since. Anyone have a video of that play?
rifham Yep...Steve Blass syndrome. It’s unexplainable. The guy pitches his whole life, then all of a sudden, he has no feel for anything pitching-related, and can’t throw a strike. Then, to make matters worse, the pitcher begins to overthink everything, and now he’s almost doomed. Same thing happened to Rick Ankiel after that postseason start for St. Louis in Game 1 of the 2000 NLDS. The guy had a phenomenal rookie season. Only played the equivalent of about 3/4 of the season, and still almost struck out 200 batters. Tony LaRussa tabbed him to start game 1, and many sportswriters/analysts immediately questioned his decision. As much as the decision was questioned, I don’t think that anyone would’ve predicted the horror that would become his pitching career. In that start, he walked like 6 in less than 3 innings. After that, beginning the next season, he couldn’t throw strikes. He walked like a batter per inning. However, he sort of reinvented his career as a hitter, and actually came back with St. Louis, and a few other teams, as an OF’er. He actually hit like 25 HR’s one season. Now, at 39, he’s trying to make another comeback. This time, as a relief pitcher. I think he snapped a ligament, though, so we’ll see next season. Another pitcher the ‘Steve Blass’ syndrome happened to was Mark Appel. He pitched for Stanford, after which he was the first overall pick by the Astros in 2013. This guy was awesome in college, and I thought he had excellent mechanics, but oddly enough, he slowly lost the ability to throw strikes. He became so frustrated...so disillusioned...that he finally gave up and quit professional baseball after 2017. It’s so disheartening to see this happen to guys. Also, don’t forget about the infielders that also lose the ‘feel’ for making throws. It happened to Steve Sax. He had something like 25 errors at the all-star break one season, and like 15 of them were throwing errors...like basic throwing errors...routine throws to 1B. Eventually, he got past the mental block. Same thing happened to Chuck Knoblauch toward the end of his career. I don’t think he ever really got past it. Like I said...pretty sad
Rob King the narrator of this he did excellent job on this documentary he also did 1 on the 1979 Pirates team and the 1990 91 92 too. I never saw this one.
1:02:48 Hendricks states that Stargell was still young and not in his prime. Stargell was 31 and absolutely in his prime. You can easily argue he was at the peak of his career. Bottom line is that it was a very rough postseason for Stargell. He was 5-38 (.131) with no home runs and only one RBI in 11 games.
What's going on Manny. I was one of the kids that played with Roberto's 2 kids in minor league, or whatever it's called after t league. You would come from time to time and then load us up in that sanford and son looking pickup you had and took us to the dairy queen for ice cream, Thank You, just wanted to say hey.
I bet he was the nicest guy! He spoke, and nodded to me a couple of times when I seats right next to the visitor's dugout at Candlestick one game in '71 My team's players on the otherhand, barely acknowledged any of us most times. Wouldn't even make eye contact. Too scared we were going to ask for something I suppose...
I used to go to Mets games as a Yankees fan, just to see #21. I don't know where he was underrated or under appreciated. But it sure as hell wasn't NYC.
Wow! Boy Hebner wins game two, with a solo shot in the eight off Marichal, then hits a three run homer in game three to take the lead. The journeyman Johnson, on ultra short notice (Briles couldn't go-and only just before the game was to start, did he indicate such), pitches the game of a lifetime, and beats the veteran Marichal 2-1, with late game help from Dave Giusti.Sangullen, Cash, Stargell, Oliver, Robertson, Clemente-boy they had some players.
After the '71 Series, many of the champion Pirates -and some of their top prospects- came to Puerto Rico to play winter ball for the San Juan Senators Club: Bob Johnson, Bruce Kison, Milt May, Richie Zisk; others. Their manager was Bill Virdon, who was promoted to the Bucs' managerial position for the '72 MLB season. They had the best record in the regular season and lost the 7th game of the championship series to the Ponce Club. Ponce's shortstop? Jackie Hernández!
Series night games had more to do with future NBC TV (and ABC) contracts, not Charlie Finley or the idea that kids could see the weekday games. Prime-time audiences would be larger and that meant that MLB owners get more $$$'s from broadcasters, it's a biz - then and now remember?
I liked Hebner's interviews, however, he really must have been ignorant to refer to Bing Crosby as being a celebrity "front runner" simply because he visited the clubhouse after the Bucs won the NLCS. Crosby was part owner of the team, and had been for 25 years.
Later in '71, the Cards returned the favor, sweeping Pittsburgh 4 out of 4 in Pittsburgh including Gibson's no-hitter on August 14, which was the first no hitter ever pitched in Pittsburgh in Pirate history. I was at the game after the no-hitter, that had a father son game before the main game. The Cards scored 5 runs in the 8th to win, including a three run shot by Matty Alou which provided the winning margin.
I believe Murtaugh declined to fine him for that. I don't believe I've read anything that would incline me to think he would ignore a bunt sign. I think Clemente, on second base, was trying to call a time out because he thought Robertson had missed it
Lou, when you see the vests, it is pre-Three Rivers Stadium (early 1970). If you watched the whole vid, you would have known that the new stadium came with new unis.
Three Rivers was so tremendous the Bucs gutted it in 2000 to move into a "Forbes throwback," PNC Park. BTW what's the deal with Mazeroski's big red nose? Doing his "Rudolph" impressions?
that is the only reason as to why Bill Mazeroski ended up in the Hall , his numbers were mediocre , his fielding amongst second baseman is one of the lowest in history in the Hall
If I remember correctly, wasn’t he so choked up at his introduction, that he couldn’t deliver his speech? Didn’t his grandson (or nephew, or someone) step in and deliver the speech for him?
i saw Roberto play many times in Forbes field and three rivers...in sept 1968 he threw out Lou Brock at home plate on a sacrifice fly from the warning track in right field ...he was the greatest, no questions asked
Ron Zahler
Damn. To nail the great speedster at home - a rare sight. hall of Fame arm for sure.
I saw an interview of Robert Wuhl the actor ( Batman 1988, The Hollywood Knights, and a few more) who brag to be a baseball connoisseur saying with a straight face that Roger Maris was a better right fielder than Roberto Clemente....his expertise is kind of whacked in my view.
I’m Puerto Rican but I think WILLY MAYS was and will be forever the greatest player ever…
In 1971 I was 13 and had been an Orioles fan since the '69 Series upset against the Miracle Mets, so I loved it when we beat the Reds in '70 but being Puerto Rican I had mixed emotions as the '71 WS matched our hometown heroes Roberto Clemente and José Pagán against the Orioles. I rooted for the Santurce 'Cangrejeros' in the island's pro baseball league and in those years they had a working agreement with the Orioles, so Jim Palmer, Paul Blair, Merv Rettenmund, Ellie Hendricks (one of my local favorites) and some other young Orioles were sent to play winter ball for Santurce while Earl Weaver, and later Frank Robinson honed their managing skills at the helm of the 'Crabbers'. And although I was a little sad when Baltimore came up short in that Series, at the same time I was so proud of what Clemente did in those 7 games, he simply stole the whole show with his multiple talents !!! When Pagán's RBI double scored Willie Stargell in the deciding game it was icing on the cake for us in the island. Roberto finally showed the entire baseball world what we and the Pittsburgh fans had known all along for years, that he was without a doubt one of the all time greats.
Thank You for this great documentary, 1-derful memories, enjoyed it a lot !!!
Blessings from San Juan !!!
Yeah. I grew up in Baltimore (born 1958). I was heart broken at the loss to Pittsburgh, but my dad kept saying that Clemente beat them single handedly. He sure had a tremendous respect for him. The thing is, we were supposed to beat the Mets and Pirates, but NOT the Reds!!
@@phillipsolesky2677 Agree with you Phillip !!! The Big Red Machine was shaping up, they should have also won in 1972 against the A's.
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The Pirates had the Reds in 72. Up by 1 run in the bottom of the 9th in Cincy, in the deciding game #5 of the NLCS, with 2 outs. Johnny Bench homered to tie and the Reds won it in the 10th.
@@davidschalit907 Don't remind me. I was watching that game, Bench's HR flew over Clemente's head, then George Foster scored on Bob Moose's wild pitch to end that series. Would have loved to see Clemente playing in that 1972 WS. And what a sad way to remember Moose, who would perish 4 years later in a car crash en route to his 29th birthday party in October 9, 1976.
No, the red won it in the 9 th on a Bob Moose wild pitch.
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I can't believe I found this. Totally by chance. I was one of the 51,378 people at Three River Stadium for Game 4 of the World Series against the Baltimore Orioles in '71. I was 8 years old, and my father took me to this game. First night game in World Series history. And being a huge baseball fan as a kid growing up in Pittsburgh, I remember many parts of this particular game very well, from our seats up along the first base side in Peanut Heaven. And I remember the celebration in the city after the Pirates won the last game in Baltimore!
Thank you for posting this! It's much appreciated!
David Eck: Had many memories like yours in Dodger Stadium in the mid ‘70’s until the late ‘80’s. There is NOTHING like a big league game when you’re 10 years old!
I was at that game at age 16 and my father took me also. Remember when Clemente hit that long drive to right field that the umpire ruled it foul. Luke Walker being pulled in the first inning behind 3-0, and Bruce Kison pitching 7/23 relief allowing one hit and hitting three batters and Milt May driving in the winning run as a pinch hitter and we even sat in the same area sixth level on the right field side.
Lucky you! That night my friend had tickets to my first hockey game and I had to leave to go to the LA Kings game. Ironically that was my first of many Penguins games since that’s who the Kings played that night! I even went to game 6 in San Jose and saw them skate the Cup in 2016! Loved Roberto and the Pirates first though! So glad I found this documentary.
My first world series game in person. Bison? A 7th inning single to go ahead 4-3? First nite game. Exc
the 1971 pirates. made me a pirates fan for life
kevin lutz
I know the feeling. the 1984 Tigers made me a Tiger fan for LIFE. Nothing like it.
very proud to be puerto rican, RIP Roberto Clemente, thank you for your amazin contribution to baseball, gone too soon.
ponce1968 best latino mlb ⚾ player of all time .pittsburg pirates no 21 roberto clemente
I'm a boutique who grew up away from the culture......in LA
but I was always so proud of Clemente.....made me proud of myself......I'm brought to tears everytime i see him in these shows
my hero for life
The Great Roberto Clemente Walker.
Idolized Roberto as a kid and was devastated when his plane crashed. I only got to see him play once in LA but insisted that we sit down right field line to be near Clemente. Pirates won 4-1 and Roberto go a hit. More than a ball player but a great humanitarian and proud Puerto Rican!
Clemente was the inspiration for that whole 71 season and WS
instablaster.
@M Who gives a shit. Are you that insecure about your sport?
I was 9 yrs old. Use to listen to Bob Prince on the radio.. On school nights my brother and I would take our family portable radio into our bed room and listen to him under the covers. I think our parents knew, but didn't care. My mom thought Bob Prince announced the game with such command of the English language . He had a way of describing the game that you felt like you were there. Watching this video brought back a lot of great memories. Thank you.
i had a transister radio i hid under my pillow...my parents knew but allowed it...bob prince was my hero
"As close as fuzz on a tick's ear", "It was bang-bang at third base", "Now that was close as a gnat's eyelash", "We're in good shape with the 'Quail' covering center field" etc. THE BEST!
Loved Bob Prince, "The Gunner".. His raspy voice and true emotion for the game and the Bucs! Some of his other great sayings.. "We got a bug on the rug", "Chicken on the Hill, with Will", when Stargell would crank one. His restaurant would give away free chicken.. Also "Kiss It, Goodbye!", and the notable favorite, "We Had 'em All the Way"..
you are nor alone, my friend...in the 60's, growing up in boardman (bernie kosar) ohio, i used to listen to WSOM 104.5 Salem Ohio to the gunner's call, and it more often than not kept me awake...
I was 6 years old when Pirates won that 1971 World Series and I remember it like it was 6 minutes ago. Great memories. RIP the great Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell and all of the other great players that has passed... 1:24:12
This is a very good Baseball film!
Brings back great memories from my young life. Brings a tear to my eye. Beam me back Scotty!
Tim Cook: No Doubt! ⚾️. BTW..... This is the FIRST time I’ve used an emoji on CZcams.
tim cook I feel the same.
Props to the former Orioles players for doing those interviews. Had to be tough for them. That is real class.
Barry Bonds was no Roberto Clemente or Willie Stargell.
RIP Brooks Robinson. What a ball player.
I was fortunate enough to be at most of those games at 3 Rivers my grandmother and I sat right behind home plate. I was at that last game at Forbes Field. I am very blessed to have witnessed so many great moments in baseball history. Baseball is the greatest game in all of sports.
Eddie Mook: GREATEST game!
I had hundreds of baseball cards and baseball buttons as a 11 year old boy in 1971. Today 51 years later I have zero baseball cards left and only 1 button.
ROBERTO CLEMENTE!!!
The best who ever did it!!!!!
Thanks for doing this!!! I knew that you guys would like it!! Yes, there are 3 of the original members. Billy Payne, piano, Sam Clayton percussion singer, Kenny Gradney bass. As always, fellas excellent reaction 😂👏🙏
Man I love this group of players!! The Bucs were a lot of fun to follow back then.
have you ever chased a bug on the rug
imagine my delight in 1968 on a friday night at forbes field watching Willie sending one over the roof in right field reconfiguring the hardtop shell of a 1964 impala...
Those times you knew the players and they were part of you. Those days are history.
Roberto Clemente is the only player to hit a walk-off inside the park grand-slam.
roberto was the greatest that ever played...
Davan Mani, when did that happen and against what team and pitcher? Would like to know.
Paul Wilson: I looked it up but it keeps directing me to inside the park home runs. Maybe I’m typing in the wrong shi-shi.
@@paulwilson4738 July 25 1956 Cubs in Pittsburgh.Pirates behind 8-5 .Clemente hit 1st pitch thrown by reliever Brosnan near wall in left center.3rd base coach manager Bragan held up stop sign but Clemente ran through it and scored.NOTE In 5th inning of same game Clemente was in the very same situation with the bases loaded and hit sacrifice fly to score a run.
Please see my reply to Jay Boucher, below, sir.
One of my favorite World Series matchups of all time. The underdog Pirates taking out the Orioles who had arguably the best starting pitchers in history ,Cuellar , McNally , and Palmer. The Pirates hitting on all cylinders after game #2. Everyone contributed. Roberto Clemente showed the world how great he was. So glad he got a ring. RIP Roberto Clemente one of the top players in history!
He got two rings, actually. He was an important part of the '60 Pirates , winning the World Series, defeating the Yankees also in 7 games.
Pat Dobson too. All four won 20 games that year.
Amazing Roberto clemente the great one retire 21
When Baseball was Baseball.
Al Oliver should be in the hall of fame.
Oliver got caught up in the collusion era. If he'd been allowed to play, he would have gotten 3,000, and been in.
amen, brother
Scoopsie played all aspects of the game very well...perhaps the one he missed was noteriety...i'm sure if you asked all his teammates, they would tell you without hesitation that you are right...he caught up with more bugs on the rug than any average player
@A A Agreed
@Jack Wehrung Absolutely. That's exactly what I was thinking.
I grew up a New York Mets fan but this was the first World Series I ever watched and I was so happy when the Pittsburgh Pirates led by Roberto Clemente won.
roberto was the greatest ever
This was the best video I've seen in a long time. I was 16 and a high school shortstop at Upper St. Clair. My dad had season tickets and Mr Blass lived quite nearby. Thank you for producing this. Very meaningful to me. I'm certain l watch again.
Lifelong Tigers fan but I love videos of other teams, if it's from this era. The 71 Bucs team was something else, Stargell alone knocked in about 130 runs.
Mantle in left, Mays in center, and Clemente in right...GOAT right down the line
clemente in right
Thanks for posting this. Excellent documentary.
The 71 Pirates were loaded with superstars. I can’t believe Al Oliver is not in the HOF
Robertson tore it up in the '71 NLCS.
I'm glad that I don't remember him... Haha Haha!
Sounds like he had an out of body performance.
He seemed to be the "Sleeper" on that team.
It would've been a great WS with PITT vs OAK '71 or '72
It's a shame there was no mention of Rennie Stennett, who was crucial to the Bucs' season that year. Also that Bob Robertson missed the bunt sign when he homered in Game 3
Wow, Earl Weaver was arguing over how Blass was pitching illegal even though Blass was pitching horrible. After the 15 minute argument Blass found his form. This reminds me how basketball players argue over fouls so much that they lose focus as if you can actually win the game by just running your mouth. I loved Earl even though I'm from Boston.
That was a GREAT video! THANKS for posting it!!
The Pirates lineup was great to say the least and is a very underrated championship team in World Series history.The Reds, remember how that franchise was relevant, were the problem in the National League during the 70's for the Bucs. Game seven in ' 72 at Riverfront stands out. Nevertheless, beating that mighty Orioles team in '71 showed how good this team was and in baseball history is quite overlooked.
To me, the Orioles during those three consecutive World Series' ('69-'71), reminded me of the Oakland A's during their three consecutive World Series appearances from '88-'90, in that they were the best team (favored) in all three of those World Series's. And, like the A's, the O's only one one of the three.
somebody take out pete rose, that asshole
That year of 71❤ I loved the ❤❤❤❤❤PITTSBURGH PIRATES❤❤❤❤❤
I have never thought that Earl Weaver was a great manager. He never seemed to have a feel for the flow of a game. He lost game seven because he just wanted to argue and wound up fixing Blass' mechanics.
HD w as better then jim leline
Steve Blass had a surprisingly good fastball considering he started as a skinny kid.
let's talk about a great hitter...Clemente saw the ball so well that almost all of his hits were line drives...he could have added lift to his swing, but that wouldn't have been Roberto...he hit equally well to all parts of the ballpark...he had absolutely no weakness except for the desire to have Bartirome's hands rubbing his body
Interesting part about some of the Pirates being in the Marine Corps reserves. So was Clemente earlier in his career. Great stuff.
Even to this day Reborto is still my favorite player and I remember the series between the Orioles and the Pirates What a series
Salute is the 50 year anniversary
sad to think the pirates will never win another world series they won't even ever have anothe winning season again Ben Cherington and Bob nutting are seeing to that
Beating the Giants in the division playoff for the pennant meant that Willie Mays would not win another NL title nor have a chance to win a WS as a San Francisco Giant.
And MAN! did I cry...
I still have the KSFO Lon Simmons narrated 45rpm tribute to that '71 Giants team.
I am delighted to say that Willie Mays has seen the SF Gs finally win, not one but several WS's and was part of the parade and celebrations.
I love baseball stories. My favorite book is The Gory of There Times much more in the book than the video's.
At about the 1:25 portion is Grant Jackson. He was a part of the 1979 Pirates championship team and was the winning pitcher in game 7 of the 1979 world series also over his former team.
Also odd that there's no mention of Rennie Stennett, whose bat carried the Bucs through the middle of the season
so true
you are so correct...he wasn't a bad 2nd baseman, either...
I should hate this '71 Pirates team, but I didn't and I still don't.
I was a 9 year old Giant's fan and saw the Pirates at Candlestick many times that season and because of one visit in particular, when I was blessed to have box seats right next to the Pirates dugout, I'll never forget how friendly Manny Saguillen and quite a few of players were, so they were a very likable group of players.
And that's right! They did do a lot of bantering back and forth with each other all game long.
I cried when Mays and the Giants lost, but I was happy when the Pirates won the WS against the O's!
I never watched another full Giant's game until 1987, and after that disappointment I never watched another one until watching the uploaded games of the 2010 WS here on YT just a couple of years ago.
FINALLY!!!
Thanks for this!
209 hits, 23 hr, 110 rbi, 26 2b, 10 trp, 10 sb, .357 ba & .400 obp. 1967 the guy rocked
Game 7 was my first sporting event, cloudy not a sell out, we sat in the right field upper deck, a lot of Pirates fan there
Game 7 My first game ever, 1st base side upper deck not a sellout. Predominantly Prate fans where my mother and I were sitting.Salt and Pepper day and the sun came out as the game ended. God was a Pirate fan that day.
Great film!
Thanks for posting.
The background music during the interviews is very silly.
My mom & I did road trip around 2008 or 9 view my secondary team San Francisco .To this enjoy Pittsburgh but have relatives in other Pittsburgh,California
Good stuff!!
One of my first baseball memories was one of the home runs that Robertson hit during the playoffs. He actually hit it slightly foul. Dave Kingman leapt up, caught it; then his glove hit the foul pole, the ball popped out and bounced over the wall in fair territory. They replayed it over-and-over again. I was 8 years old then and have not seen anything like that since. Anyone have a video of that play?
I remember Steve Blass had something go wrong later where he couldn't throw a strike .
rifham Yep...Steve Blass syndrome. It’s unexplainable. The guy pitches his whole life, then all of a sudden, he has no feel for anything pitching-related, and can’t throw a strike. Then, to make matters worse, the pitcher begins to overthink everything, and now he’s almost doomed.
Same thing happened to Rick Ankiel after that postseason start for St. Louis in Game 1 of the 2000 NLDS. The guy had a phenomenal rookie season. Only played the equivalent of about 3/4 of the season, and still almost struck out 200 batters. Tony LaRussa tabbed him to start game 1, and many sportswriters/analysts immediately questioned his decision. As much as the decision was questioned, I don’t think that anyone would’ve predicted the horror that would become his pitching career. In that start, he walked like 6 in less than 3 innings. After that, beginning the next season, he couldn’t throw strikes. He walked like a batter per inning. However, he sort of reinvented his career as a hitter, and actually came back with St. Louis, and a few other teams, as an OF’er. He actually hit like 25 HR’s one season. Now, at 39, he’s trying to make another comeback. This time, as a relief pitcher. I think he snapped a ligament, though, so we’ll see next season.
Another pitcher the ‘Steve Blass’ syndrome happened to was Mark Appel. He pitched for Stanford, after which he was the first overall pick by the Astros in 2013. This guy was awesome in college, and I thought he had excellent mechanics, but oddly enough, he slowly lost the ability to throw strikes. He became so frustrated...so disillusioned...that he finally gave up and quit professional baseball after 2017. It’s so disheartening to see this happen to guys.
Also, don’t forget about the infielders that also lose the ‘feel’ for making throws. It happened to Steve Sax. He had something like 25 errors at the all-star break one season, and like 15 of them were throwing errors...like basic throwing errors...routine throws to 1B. Eventually, he got past the mental block.
Same thing happened to Chuck Knoblauch toward the end of his career. I don’t think he ever really got past it. Like I said...pretty sad
unfortunately he was their only reliable pitcher
Why Powell cut that throw off in Game 7, I really don't know. I'm sure glad he did.
Rob King the narrator of this he did excellent job on this documentary he also did 1 on the 1979 Pirates team and the 1990 91 92 too. I never saw this one.
Hebner wearing #3 came after the 71 season. He wore #20 in 71.
Yep, I remember that. I never knew the reason for the change!
richie was instrumental in the pirate's success
The reason was Pie Traynor. He was ALSO a Bucs 3B who wore #20. Traynor is a HOFer who had his #20 retired.
Lovable team.
Pitchers pitching complete games. Those were the days.
1:02:48 Hendricks states that Stargell was still young and not in his prime. Stargell was 31 and absolutely in his prime. You can easily argue he was at the peak of his career. Bottom line is that it was a very rough postseason for Stargell. He was 5-38 (.131) with no home runs and only one RBI in 11 games.
Redeemed himself in 79
Is it me....or does Dave Giusti look just like the dude from Bar Rescue....
Had the Cincinnati Reds won the N.L. West in 1971 instead of the San Francisco Giants, do you think that the Pirates still would’ve won the Pennant?
Jiltedin2007
Yes.
Yes
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As a meaning of revenge for the year before, the Pirates would’ve gotten over on the Reds had they played in the ‘71 NLCS.
Clemente's number should be retired league wide like Jackie Robinson
Adam Wesley
Whaaaaaat? It hasn't by now ?????
Agreed
RIP Bruce Kison!
aka John Holmes
What's going on Manny. I was one of the kids that played with Roberto's 2 kids in minor league, or whatever it's called after t league. You would come from time to time and then load us up in that sanford and son looking pickup you had and took us to the dairy queen for ice cream, Thank You, just wanted to say hey.
I bet he was the nicest guy!
He spoke, and nodded to me a couple of times when I seats right next to the visitor's dugout at Candlestick one game in '71
My team's players on the otherhand, barely acknowledged any of us most times. Wouldn't even make eye contact.
Too scared we were going to ask for something I suppose...
BOB MOOSE SPEAKING: czcams.com/video/J2NLu6mmO64/video.html
They were great....up and down the lineup... pitching too ..
great up and down the lineup, yes...pitching, not so much...that's why you usually saw a 9 to 7 pirates win, if you were lucky...
Yeah I'll have to give you that...clutch pitching maybe .
The Great Roberto‼️
the same exact thing happened 8 years later in 79
I used to go to Mets games as a Yankees fan, just to see #21. I don't know where he was underrated or under appreciated. But it sure as hell wasn't NYC.
Wow! Boy Hebner wins game two, with a solo shot in the eight off Marichal, then hits a three run homer in game three to take the lead. The journeyman Johnson, on ultra short notice (Briles couldn't go-and only just before the game was to start, did he indicate such), pitches the game of a lifetime, and beats the veteran Marichal 2-1, with late game help from Dave Giusti.Sangullen, Cash, Stargell, Oliver, Robertson, Clemente-boy they had some players.
After the '71 Series, many of the champion Pirates -and some of their top prospects- came to Puerto Rico to play winter ball for the San Juan Senators Club: Bob Johnson, Bruce Kison, Milt May, Richie Zisk; others. Their manager was Bill Virdon, who was promoted to the Bucs' managerial position for the '72 MLB season. They had the best record in the regular season and lost the 7th game of the championship series to the Ponce Club. Ponce's shortstop? Jackie Hernández!
Series night games had more to do with future NBC TV (and ABC) contracts, not Charlie Finley or the idea that kids could see the weekday games.
Prime-time audiences would be larger and that meant that MLB owners get more $$$'s from broadcasters, it's a biz - then and now remember?
I really liked Richie Hebner and Bob Robertson. I thought Robertson was going to be another Ralph
Kiner.
6:45 nice old man opens a box of tarantulas....
I am learning..............
Elrod h. A class gentelman baseball man
I liked Hebner's interviews, however, he really must have been ignorant to refer to Bing Crosby as being a celebrity "front runner" simply because he visited the clubhouse after the Bucs won the NLCS. Crosby was part owner of the team, and had been for 25 years.
Later in '71, the Cards returned the favor, sweeping Pittsburgh 4 out of 4 in Pittsburgh including Gibson's no-hitter on August 14, which was the first no hitter ever pitched in Pittsburgh in Pirate history. I was at the game after the no-hitter, that had a father son game before the main game. The Cards scored 5 runs in the 8th to win, including a three run shot by Matty Alou which provided the winning margin.
Then the cards watched the Pirates play in the World Series
so what
please remaster this
have i heard about Harry the hat walker?
I liked Manny Sanguillen
Funny that they don't mention Bob Robertson missing the bunt sign
Missing the bunt sign? I figured he ignored it :) Did he get fined for that?
I believe Murtaugh declined to fine him for that. I don't believe I've read anything that would incline me to think he would ignore a bunt sign. I think Clemente, on second base, was trying to call a time out because he thought Robertson had missed it
Pittsburgh may have won the series, but Boog Powell's BBQ is way better than Manny Sanguillen's
Mr x I need to try both and do a taste test.
says who
that's because it has (yuck) raven's droppings in it...
Separated at birth - Grant Jackson and Adrian Beltre.
Some serious red noses in this video
Needs to be captioned for hard of hearing. Technology is there. Use it, it’s the 21st century.
They have the wrong uniforms on ...they were not wearing the vests in 1971...
Lou N did you watch the whole thing?
Yeah, did you watch the whole thing?
Lou, when you see the vests, it is pre-Three Rivers Stadium (early 1970). If you watched the whole vid, you would have known that the new stadium came with new unis.
Lou N 5454444454
Willy was a king of baseball kings was willy stargell
Three Rivers was so tremendous the Bucs gutted it in 2000 to move into a "Forbes throwback," PNC Park. BTW what's the deal with Mazeroski's big red nose? Doing his "Rudolph" impressions?
Chris Neidenberg Booze!
L E G E N D S
It took them that long to realize all black players on the field?
Actually, I loved the Pirates of that era. And until someone had pointed that out, I never knew. Or cared.
Thats why they won. They were more open to signing non white players. Yes whites too but they won it.
Well, yeah. They had a white manager to keep them in line.
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SEÑORES EL QUE ESTA SENTADO ES NADA MAS NADA MENOS QUE NUESTRO VITICO DAVALILLO
that is the only reason as to why Bill Mazeroski ended up in the Hall , his numbers were mediocre , his fielding amongst second baseman is one of the lowest in history in the Hall
His hitting wasn't the reason, but he had 8 golden gloves. And he could turn the double play like nobody else.
His numbers were amazing if you include defense - which wins championships
A .983 lifetime fielding % for a second baseman is not shabby.
his offense numbers were nothing to brag about...
If I remember correctly, wasn’t he so choked up at his introduction, that he couldn’t deliver his speech? Didn’t his grandson (or nephew, or someone) step in and deliver the speech for him?
I’m Puerto Rican but to me WILLY MAYS was the best ever and always will be…..
Roberto Clemente was the first great latin player and his number 21 should be retired by M.L.B.
#21 should be retired for Yankees great Paul O'Neill.