Completed the following sentence: In 1970, Marichal experienced a severe reaction to penicillin which led to back pain and chronic arthritis. Complete the following sentence: In 1970, Marichal experienced a severe reaction to penicillin which led to back pain and chronic arthritis. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ It was the only season in which Marichal earned any consideration for the Cy Young Award, finishing in 8th place. The Giants returned to the playoffs for the first time since 1962, winning the NL West division and facing the Pittsburgh Pirates in the
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