1970 American League Championship Series

1970 American League Championship Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Baltimore Orioles (3) Earl Weaver 108–54, .667, GA: 15
Minnesota Twins (0) Bill Rigney 98–64, .605, GA: 9
DatesOctober 3–5
UmpiresJohnny Stevens, Bill Deegan, Darold Satchell, Charlie Berry (Game 1)
Bill Haller, Jim Odom, Jerry Neudecker, Jim Honochick, Russ Goetz, Marty Springstead (Games 2–3)
Broadcast
TelevisionNBC
WJZ-TV (Orioles' broadcast)
WTCN-TV (Twins' broadcast)
TV announcersNBC: Jim Simpson and Sandy Koufax (in Minnesota)
Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek (in Baltimore)
WJZ-TV: Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell and John Gordon
WTCN-TV: Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall and Ray Christensen
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The 1970 American League Championship Series was a match-up between the East Division champion Baltimore Orioles and the West Division champion Minnesota Twins. Like the year before, the Orioles swept the Twins three games to none, though unlike the year before, the Orioles went on to win the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds.

(Note: Owing to a one-day strike by major league umpires, the series was begun using AL supervisor Berry, veteran umpire Stevens—who had been used in a substitute capacity in 1970—and minor league umpires Deegan and Satchell, with the regularly assigned crew returning for Games 2 and 3.)


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