Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Mgbe a kpọghachiri Nwa Atụrụ ahụ, ndị Pirates nọ na mgba nke ìgwè atọ maka mmeri National League East Division. Nwa atụrụ rụrụ ọrụ n'egwuregwu 23 site na Bucco bullpen, na-efunahụ naanị mkpebi ya (September 17 megide Philadelphia Phillies) mana na-anakọta atọ na-azọpụta. Ọ na-agba ọsọ ọsọ ya dị ala dị ka 1.54 site na mbido 16 mbụ ya na 19 innings pitched, mana ọ kwụsịrị na njedebe nke oge ahụ wee kwụsị na 2.78 ERA. Ndị Pirates weghaara aha ngalaba ahụ, mana Nwa atụrụ apụtaghị na 1970 National League Championship Series
, nke Cincinnati Reds meriri n'egwuregwu atọ n'usoro.