1970 World Series

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The 1970 World Series was Major League Baseball’s championship series in which the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cincinnati Reds, highlighted by Brooks Robinson’s legendary defensive performance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball championship series
World Series
champion Baltimore Orioles
championGamesWon 4
championManager Earl Weaver
chronologicalPosition 67th World Series
cityOfGame1 Cincinnati NERFINISHED
cityOfGame2 Cincinnati NERFINISHED
cityOfGame3 Baltimore
cityOfGame4 Baltimore
cityOfGame5 Baltimore
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endDate 1970-10-15
finalSeriesResult Baltimore Orioles defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–1
followedBy 1971 World Series
game1Date 1970-10-10
game1Venue Riverfront Stadium
game2Date 1970-10-11
game2Venue Riverfront Stadium
game3Date 1970-10-13
game3NotableEvent Brooks Robinson
surface form: Brooks Robinson made multiple spectacular fielding plays
game3Venue Memorial Stadium
game4Date 1970-10-14
game4Venue Memorial Stadium
game5Date 1970-10-15
game5Venue Memorial Stadium
highlight Brooks Robinson’s defensive performance at third base
leagueOfChampion American League
leagueOfRunnerUp National League
mostValuablePlayer Brooks Robinson
MVPTeam Baltimore Orioles
notablePlayer Boog Powell
Brooks Robinson
Dave McNally
Frank Robinson
Jim Palmer
Johnny Bench
Mike Cuellar
Pete Rose
Tony Pérez
numberOfGames 5
precededBy 1969 World Series
radioNetworkUS NBC Radio
runnerUp Cincinnati Reds
runnerUpGamesWon 1
runnerUpManager Sparky Anderson
seasonOfLeague 1970 Major League Baseball season
sport baseball
startDate 1970-10-10
televisionNetworkUS NBC
umpireCrewChief Ed Vargo

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Baltimore Orioles worldSeriesTitle 1970 World Series