1972 National League Championship Series
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The 1972 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five playoff between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates that decided the National League pennant and is remembered for its dramatic, late-inning Game 5 comeback by the Reds.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | National League Championship Series ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| decidingGame | Game 5 ⓘ |
| decidingGameVenue | Riverfront Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| determined | 1972 National League pennant ⓘ |
| featuredTeam |
Cincinnati Reds
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Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1973 National League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | best-of-five series ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRememberedFor | dramatic late-inning Game 5 comeback by the Cincinnati Reds ⓘ |
| league | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loserEliminatedFrom | 1972 postseason ⓘ |
| losingFranchise | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingManager | Bill Virdon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGame | Game 5 late-inning comeback by Cincinnati Reds ⓘ |
| numberOfGames | 5 ⓘ |
| postseasonRound | League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1971 National League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1972 Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| seriesResult | Cincinnati Reds won 3–2 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| winnerAdvancedTo | 1972 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningFranchise | Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningManager | Sparky Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1972 ⓘ |
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Cincinnati Reds–Pittsburgh Pirates rivalry
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1972 National League Championship Series
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