1970 National League Championship Series
The 1970 National League Championship Series was a match-up between the Eastern Division champion Pittsburgh Pirates and the Western Division champion Cincinnati Reds. The Reds swept the Pirates 3 games to none and went on to lose the World Series to the Baltimore Orioles.
Managers: Sparky Anderson, Cincinnati; Danny Murtaugh, Pittsburgh
Umpires: John Grimsley, Fred Blandford, Hank Morgenweck, George Grygiel (Game 1); Stan Landes, Paul Pryor, Doug Harvey, Bob Engel, Harry Wendelstedt, Nick Colosi (Games 2-3) (Note: Due to a one-day strike by major league umpires, the series was begun using four minor league umpires, with the regularly assigned crew – including union president Wendelstedt – returning for Games 2 and 3.)
Television: NBC (Jim Simpson and Sandy Koufax broadcasting)
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Summary
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati wins the series, 3-0
Game Score Date Location Attendance 1 Cincinnati Reds - 3, Pittsburgh Pirates - 0 (10 innings) October 3Three Rivers Stadium33,088[1]2 Cincinnati Reds - 3, Pittsburgh Pirates - 1 October 4Three Rivers Stadium39,317[2]3 Pittsburgh Pirates - 2, Cincinnati Reds - 3 October 5Riverfront Stadium40,538[3]Game summaries
Game 1
Saturday, October 3, 1970 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 9 0 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0WP: Gary Nolan (1-0) LP:
Dock Ellis (0-1) SV: Clay
Carroll (1)
Game 2
Sunday, October 4, 1970 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cincinnati 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 8 1 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 2WP: Jim Merritt (1-0) LP: Luke
Walker (0-1)
HRs: CIN – Bobby Tolan (1)
Game 3
Monday, October 5, 1970 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Pittsburgh 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 Cincinnati 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 5 0WP: Milt Wilcox (1-0) LP: Bob
Moose (0-1) SV: Don Gullett (1)
HRs: CIN – Tony Perez (1), Johnny
Bench (1)
Composite Box
1970 NLCS (3-0): Cincinnati Reds over Pittsburgh Pirates
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Cincinnati Reds2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 9 22 1 Pittsburgh Pirates1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 23 2 Total Attendance: 112,943 Average Attendance: 37,648Notes
- ^ 1970 NLCS Game 1 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ 1970 NLCS Game 2 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ 1970 NLCS Game 3 - Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - 1970 NLCS
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