Wally Bunker entered Game 3 of the World Series with a tough act to follow. Just two days after 20-year-old Jim Palmer bested Cy Young winner Sandy Koufax, Bunker made his own mark in the Fall Classic.
Bunker went the distance in a shutout effort that brought the Orioles to within one game of their first World Series championship. Paul Blair provided the game’s only offense with a solo home run in the fifth inning, and Baltimore fans left happy after the first World Series game played at Memorial Stadium.
Bunker faced the minimum through the first three innings.