Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei: Na faatau atu e le au Cardinals ia Davalillo faatasi ai ma Nelson Briles i le Pittsburgh Pirates mo Matty Alou ma George Brunet ia Ianuari. Sa faaauau pea i lana matafaioi o se tagata taalo aoga, feagai ma le tele o pitchers taumatau ma taaalo uma tolu outfield tulaga ma o se muamua baseman. Na faaiu le tausaga a Davalillo i le.285 batting average, ma fesoasoani ai i le Pirates e manumalo i le National League Eastern Division title. Na manumalo le au Pirates i le San Francisco Giants i le
1971 National League Championship Series a o leʻi manumalo i le 1971 World Series faasaga i le Baltimore Orioles. I le 1972, na faaauau pea ona avea o ia ma se tagata taalo taua, na taia mo se galuega maualuga.318 batting averesi i 117 taʻaloga, fesoasoani i le Pirates manumalo i le Eastern Division pennant, ae latou te leʻi leiloa i le Cincinnati Reds i le 1972 National League Championship Series.