1970 National League Championship Series

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The 1970 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five playoff in which the Cincinnati Reds swept the Pittsburgh Pirates to advance to the World Series.

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instanceOf Major League Baseball postseason series
National League Championship Series
advancesTo 1970 World Series
championHomeCity Cincinnati
championManager Sparky Anderson
championTeam Cincinnati Reds
country United States
description National League playoff series in which the Cincinnati Reds swept the Pittsburgh Pirates to advance to the 1970 World Series
endDate 1970-10-05
followedBy 1971 National League Championship Series
format best-of-five series
game1HostTeam Pittsburgh Pirates
game1Location Three Rivers Stadium
game1Score Cincinnati Reds 3–0 Pittsburgh Pirates
game1Winner Cincinnati Reds
game2HostTeam Pittsburgh Pirates
game2Location Three Rivers Stadium
game2Score Cincinnati Reds 3–1 Pittsburgh Pirates
game2Winner Cincinnati Reds
game3HostTeam Cincinnati Reds
game3Location Riverfront Stadium
game3Score Cincinnati Reds 3–2 Pittsburgh Pirates
game3Winner Cincinnati Reds
isPartOf Major League Baseball postseason
linked to: MLB playoffs
league National League
loser Pittsburgh Pirates
mostValuablePlayer Tony Pérez
numberOfGames 3
numberOfTeams 2
participant Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
precededBy 1969 National League Championship Series
runnerUpHomeCity Pittsburgh
runnerUpManager Danny Murtaugh
runnerUpTeam Pittsburgh Pirates
season 1970 Major League Baseball season
seriesResult Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–0
sport baseball
startDate 1970-10-03
sweep true
televisionNetwork NBC
umpireCrewChief Ed Vargo
winner Cincinnati Reds
year 1970

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Cincinnati Reds–Pittsburgh Pirates rivalry playoffMeeting 1970 National League Championship Series
Doug Harvey officiatedLeagueChampionshipSeries 1970 National League Championship Series
1969 National League Championship Series followedBy 1970 National League Championship Series