Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei: O le 1970 Cincinnati Reds vaitau na aofia ai le Reds manumalo i le National League West suafa ma se faamaumauga o 102<unk>60, 141⁄2 taaloga i luma o le runner-up Los Angeles Dodgers. Na faatoʻilaloina e le Reds le Pittsburgh Pirates i taaloga e tolu sosoo ai i le
1970 National League Championship Series e manumalo ai i la latou uluai National League pennant talu mai le 1961. Na faatoʻilaloina le au i le Baltimore Orioles i le 1970 World Series i taaloga e lima.