In their first postseason appearance of any kind since 1931, the A's were swept in three games by the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Championship Series.
[3] He was also the youngest AL player in the 20th century to win the MVP Award.
[4] During the year, Vida Blue was on the cover of Sports Illustrated and Time magazine.
Infielders Other batters Coaches Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.
= Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Sunday, October 3, 1971, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland Monday, October 4, 1971, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland Tuesday, October 5, 1971, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California