1975 National League Championship Series

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The 1975 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five match-up between the Eastern Division champion Pittsburgh Pirates and the Western Division champion Cincinnati Reds. The Red swept the Pirates 3 games to none and went on to win the World Series against the Boston Red Sox.

Managers: Sparky Anderson, Cincinnati; Danny Murtaugh, Pittsburgh

Umpires: John Kibler, Andy Olsen, Frank Pulli, Billy Williams, Tom Gorman, Art Williams

Television: NBC (Jim Simpson and Maury Wills broadcasting)

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[edit] Summary

[edit] Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Cincinnati wins the series, 3-0

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Pittsburgh Pirates - 3, Cincinnati Reds - 8 October 4 Riverfront Stadium 54,633[1]
2 Pittsburgh Pirates - 1, Cincinnati Reds - 6 October 5 Riverfront Stadium 54,752[2]
3 Cincinnati Reds - 5, Pittsburgh Pirates - 3 (10 innings) October 7 Three Rivers Stadium 46,355[3]

[edit] Game summaries

[edit] Game 1

Saturday, October 4, 1975 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 0
Cincinnati 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 X 8 11 0

WP: Don Gullett (1-0)  LP: Jerry Reuss (0-1)  
HRs:  CIN – Don Gullett (1)

[edit] Game 2

Sunday, October 5, 1975 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Cincinnati 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 6 12 1

WP: Fred Norman (1-0)  LP: Jim Rooker (0-1)  SV: Rawly Eastwick (1)  
HRs:  CIN – Tony Perez (1)

[edit] Game 3

Tuesday, October 7, 1975 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Cincinnati 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 6 0
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 7 2

WP: Rawly Eastwick (1-0)  LP: Ramon Hernandez (0-1)  SV: Pedro Borbon (1)  
HRs:  CIN – Pete Rose (1), Dave Concepcion (1)  PIT – Al Oliver (1)

[edit] Composite Box

1975 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 2 3 2 4 1 1 2 0 2 19 29 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 20 2
Total Attendance: 155,740   Average Attendance: 51,913


[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 1975 NLCS Game 1 - Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
  2. ^ 1975 NLCS Game 2 - Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
  3. ^ 1975 NLCS Game 3 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.

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