October 12 in Baltimore Orioles History: Robertson misses a sign and blasts a 3 run homer in game 3 of 1971 World Series (1971)

On October 12, 1971 The Baltimore Orioles took the first games of the World Series outscoring the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-6. Game 3 shifted to Three Rivers Stadium and with Steve Blass available, The Pirates were up 2-1 in the bottom of the 7th as Frank Robinson had just homered to make it a one-run g

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