Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: " VaCardinal vakatengesa Davalillo pamwe chete naNelson Briles kuPittsburgh Pirates nokuda kwaMatty Alou naGeorge Brunet muna January. " Akaenderera mberi nebasa rake semutambi anobatsira, achitarisana nevanonyanya kurudyi-vanopinza uye vachitamba nzvimbo nhatu dzekunze uye semunhu wekutanga. Davalillo akapedza gore aine.285 batting average, achibatsira maPirates kutora zita reNational League Eastern Division. MaPirates akapfuurira kukurira maSan Francisco Giants mu
1971 National League Championship Series vasati vakunda 1971 World Series vachipesana neBaltimore Orioles. Muna 1972, akaramba ari mutambi anokosha, achirova nebasa-repamusoro.318 batting average mumitambo 117, achibatsira maPirates kuhwina mukombe weEastern Division, vasati varasikirwa neCincinnati Reds mu1972 National League Championship Series.