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The 1971 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five series that pitted the East Division champion Pittsburgh Pirates against the West Division champion San Francisco Giants. The Pirates won the Series three games to one and won the 1971 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles .
1971 NLCS - Pittsburgh Pirates over San Francisco Giants (3-1) series statistics and schedule on Baseball-Reference.com
The 1971 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five series that pitted the East Division champion Pittsburgh Pirates against the West Division champion San Francisco Giants. The Pirates won the Series three games to one and won the 1971 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles.
Privacy Policy• Gambling Revenue Policy• Accessibility Policy• Use of Data. San Francisco Giants beat Pittsburgh Pirates (5-4). Oct 2, 1971, Attendance: 40977, Time of Game: 2:44. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability.
When the Pirates and Giants met in the 1971 NLCS, Pittsburgh spotted San Francisco an early lead before taking over and capturing the pennant. You can read more about the season-long journeys the Pirates and Giants took to their respective division titles, and about their key players, at the links below.
The National League Championship Series (NLCS), also known as the National League Pennant, is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. It is contested by the winners of the two National League (NL) Division Series.
The 1971 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five series that pitted the East Division champion Pittsburgh Pirates against the West Division champion San Francisco Giants. The Pirates won the Series three games to one and won the 1971 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles.
