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Top 10 Pirates Postseason Moments: #3 - Clemente Home Run Pushes Pirates to 1971 World Series Championship

With October winding down and postseason baseball heating up, we figured that it would be fun to craft a list of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ top 10 postseason moments of all-time.

This is an opportunity to bring back some nostalgia and spread some positivity as we tune into the World Series.

Coming in at No. 3 on our list...

The Pirates came into the 1971 World Series as underdogs against the defending champion Baltimore Orioles.

They looked like even more of a longshot when the Orioles won the first two games.