Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: ndị Cardinals gbanwere Davalillo tinyere Nelson Briles na Pittsburgh Pirates maka Matty Alou na George Brunet na Jenụwarị. Ọ gara n'ihu n'ọrụ ya dị ka onye ọkpụkpọ bara uru, na-eche ihu ọkachasị ndị aka nri aka nri ma na-egwu ọnọdụ atọ niile dị na mpụga na dịka onye isi mbụ. Davalillo mechiri afọ ahụ na nkezi batting nke.285, na-enyere ndị Pirates aka inweta aha National League Eastern Division. Ndị Pirates gara n'ihu merie ndị San Francisco Giants na
1971 National League Championship Series tupu o merie 1971 World Series megide Baltimore Orioles. N'afọ 1972, ọ gara n'ihu ịbụ onye ọkpụkpọ bara uru, na-akụ maka ọrụ kachasị elu.318 batting nkezi na egwuregwu 117, na-enyere ndị Pirates aka inweta mmeri nke Eastern Division, tupu ha adaa Cincinnati Reds na 1972 National League Championship Series.