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Clemente may have taken the 1971 WS MVP, but Blass had won 2 complete games with a sparkling era of 1.00.

Roberto Clemente was only on the cover of one Sports Illustrated. I have Bing Crosby's personal subscription copy of that issue. Crosby was of course part owner of the Pirates at the time. Had Clemente played in New York he'd be a household name. RIP Great One!

That through from Al Kaline looked catchable (in my opinion).

I went to Marquette Elementary until 1966 and loved that school. ❤ I can't believe that they tore it down. It's so sad.

I was lucky to have watched the "Bird" at Michigan and Trumbull. In fact, he came over the Detroit River for a charity basketball game. The ball went out of bounds and 20 kids came running out on the floor to meet the Bird as he picked up the Ball. They all asked and received autographs. A special moment in time. I was one of those kids. Mark Fidrych was and will always be special in Detroit and Windsor. But please Detroit Tigers managers and owners don't ever overuse a young pitcher like this again. All of those complete games destroyed his arm and filled the Tigers' bank accounts that season. Pitchers' careers are so often shortened by the physical damage to the arm, shoulder, back etc. that throwing a ball at 90 mph demands. Throwing cutters, screwballs, curveballs, sliders, and other pitches put tremendous strain on the arms of pitchers. Today's pitchers have maximum pitch counts, expert preventative medical training and they rarely get past the sixth or seventh innings. They also get expert physiotherapy, conditioning, preventative medical care and more than just a bag of ice at the end of their game while they sit on the bench.They even have strength and conditioning coaches, trainers and physiotherapists on staff who can spot physical problems in all players early on. Like all young men at age 20 Fidrych felt invincible. Nobody thinks the body can ever break down at that age.

The apartment where he lived called 'lemon tree: where several tigers lived was just down the road from where I worked at a family restaurant.... He came in and I made him a corned beef sandwich

Looks like WJBK has this entire series in its video archives?

McAuliffe #3, Freehan #11, Northrup #5 Man does that CF camera angle make Lolich look like Lolich! That was fun.

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 😂👏🙏

I vividly remember the game where "Campy" threw his bat at The Tigers Pitcher!!

The 1972 Detroit Tigers were an Aging Team of Veterans and this was "Their Last Dance".

I was getting around on my skateboard , Ernie was everywhere i went!!!!!!!!

The Great Roberto‼️

The greatest manager of all time, Billy Martin, almost managed the Tigers into the World Series against a better Oakland team.

Can you imagine what Mark the Bird would do today with a time clock!

what people don't really know is he had a million dollar arm, and a 10 cent head. He hurt his arm in a bar in Bellevue Michigan (Diamondbacks). He was trying to pick up some chick, her boyfriend took exception and grabbed his arm and bent it behind his back, tearing the tendons. First hand knowledge from my sister who was there.

The A's were far better than the aging Tigers, but it was a close series right to the end. Martin was a great manager.

The 71 Pirates were loaded with superstars. I can’t believe Al Oliver is not in the HOF

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

Amazing Roberto clemente the great one retire 21

Okay , some one out here help 1972 too now how much years is that i was born the same year , anybody remember reggie candy. It was a treat for me and big chew in. The pouch bubblegum ah the memories

Bert Campaneros throwing that bat . i have always remembered that .

Lovable team.

Interesting part about some of the Pirates being in the Marine Corps reserves. So was Clemente earlier in his career. Great stuff.

Pitchers pitching complete games. Those were the days.

I recognized two people in this. Great vid. Thanks!

Great series! Thanks!

Check out REG at 9:31/17:54 seconds in, and at 14:02/17:54, out of the box to firstbase , that about as fast as anyone in the game.

He threw far too many innings that year. Then again, pitchers weren’t protected then like now.

To all you kids who never heard of this or missed it too late... the BIRD was a phenomenon. MLB version of Beatlemania in an abbreviation. What a character, what a talent, this guy mowed down the best hitters in the game at the age of 19.

Lolich in the 11th!

Who is the lady on the phone that is real outgoing? With gray top and glasses.

Great Christmas video! Thank you for sharing! 🎄🎁🎅🏼

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.

Roberto Clemente was the first great latin player and his number 21 should be retired by M.L.B.

The accounts of the riot are grossly exaggerated. Half the city didnt burn down. That was a small area relative to the size of the city overall. The northwest side and far east side was untouched. It was mainly the northend. It also didnt cause white flight. That had already been going on since the early 50s when the government began subsidies to build the suburbs. Thats when factories began to relocate. Then the people followed the jobs and the government investment went to the burbs at the expense of the inner cities. The black people were caught in a grand scheme that many didnt realize.

L E G E N D S

RIP Brooks Robinson. What a ball player.

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!!!

Motor city wanted a $hit hole and they got their wish. Turned into the Gaza strip.

Good stuff!!

They made the same mistake with Korea 😊 they really should have went the extra mile and taken care of the problem. Now sixty years later Detroit is still a piece of s***

My husband, me & our 1 year old were up to Detroit visiting my sisters & brother. I was born in Detroit in 1948 & had to move to Ohio with my Mom & baby sister after my Dad passed & Mom remarried. My sister lived on Green St. My brother & family lived a few block over from her. we went to the lake for the day & when we got back to the house we heard about the riot. We could hear the shooting where we were. Nobody slept that night. A day or 2 later we went back to Ohio & took nieces & nephews with us,

Haven't seen any thing yet just keep treading

Lol Billy Martin was always fighting

I was fortunate enough, as a young kid, to sit inside the original Tiger Stadium and watch this man pitch. Will never forget those days...

Imagine for some realizing the term White Flight. You didn't manage to interview the the family of the Jewish shoemaker who got stomped to death from a mob that burned his store to the ground. That's unfortunate. Look at Detroit after all these years as the city as yours forever.

Blacks in the ghettos of today go around beating people up, shooting them and murdering them

And nothing ever improved; it just got worse.

I was a big fan of The Tigers growing up, I lived in Toledo, just across the Michigan border in Ohio. Nice to watched the players I grew up with as a kid, and the voice of Ernie Harwell, he was a great broadcaster.