Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Oge 1971 ghọrọ otu n'ime ihe ịga nke ọma n'akụkọ ihe mere eme nke otu ahụ ka ndị Pirates meriri National League Eastern Division. Veale nwere ndekọ mmeri 6-0 n'ime ihe ngosi 37 na bullpen. Ọ bụ ezie na nkezi ọ na-enweta bụ 6.99 dị elu, ọ na-agbasi ike na Septemba ka ndị Pirates mere ka ha gbalịsie ike maka aha nkewa. Na Septemba 1, 1971, ndị Pirates ghọrọ ndị otu egwuregwu egwuregwu mbụ bidoro usoro nke ndị pere mpe niile. Veale batara n'egwuregwu ahụ n'agba nke atọ n'ọnọdụ onye na-amalite Dock Ellis. Ndị Pirates meriri San Francisco Giants egwuregwu atọ na otu na 1971 National League Championship Series
ị ga-ezute Baltimore Orioles na 1971 World Series. N'otu oge ọ pụtara na postseason, ọ chere ndị batrị ise ihu, na-ekwe ka ndị na-agba ọsọ abụọ ketara akara na ije abụọ na otu kụrụ ka Orioles meriri 11-3 na Egwuregwu 2. Ndị Pirates ga-aga n'ihu iji merie World Series na egwuregwu asaa.