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 Red 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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[edit] Summary
[edit] Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Reds win the Series, 3-0
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati - 3, Pittsburgh - 0 | October 3 | Three Rivers Stadium | 33,088 |
| 2 | Cincinnati - 3, Pittsburgh - 1 | October 4 | Three Rivers Stadium | 39,317 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh - 2, Cincinnati - 3 | October 5 | Riverfront Stadium | 40,538 |
[edit] Game Summaries
[edit] Game One
October 3, Three Rivers Stadium
| 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 |
| W: Gary Nolan (1-0) L: Dock Ellis (0-1) SV: Clay Carroll (1) | |||||||||||||
| HRs: None | |||||||||||||
[edit] Game Two
October 4, Three Rivers Stadium
| 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 |
| W: Jim Merritt (1-0) L: Luke Walker (0-1) SV: Don Gullett (1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: CIN – Bobby Tolan (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game Three
October 5, Riverfront Stadium
| 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 |
| W: Milt Wilcox (1-0) L: Bob Moose (0-1) SV: Don Gullett (2) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: CIN – Tony Perez (1), Johnny Bench (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - 1970 NLCS
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