1970 National League Championship Series

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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)

Contents

[edit] Summary

[edit] 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 3 Three Rivers Stadium 33,088[1]
2 Cincinnati Reds - 3, Pittsburgh Pirates - 1 October 4 Three Rivers Stadium 39,317[2]
3 Pittsburgh Pirates - 2, Cincinnati Reds - 3 October 5 Riverfront Stadium 40,538[3]

[edit] Game summaries

[edit] 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 0

WP: Gary Nolan (1-0)  LP: Dock Ellis (0-1)  SV: Clay Carroll (1)  

[edit] 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 2

WP: Jim Merritt (1-0)  LP: Luke Walker (0-1)  
HRs:  CIN – Bobby Tolan (1)

[edit] 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 0

WP: Milt Wilcox (1-0)  LP: Bob Moose (0-1)  SV: Don Gullett (1)  
HRs:  CIN – Tony Perez (1), Johnny Bench (1)

[edit] 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 Reds 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 9 22 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 23 2
Total Attendance: 112,943   Average Attendance: 37,648


[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 1970 NLCS Game 1 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
  2. ^ 1970 NLCS Game 2 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
  3. ^ 1970 NLCS Game 3 - Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.

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