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⚾️On October 11, 1972 in the 5th and deciding game of the NLCS at Riverfront Stadium, George Foster scores the winning run from third base in the bottom of the 9th on a wild pitch thrown by Bob Moose, giving the Reds a dramatic 4-3 walk-off victory over the Pirates. Earlier in the inning, Cincinnati’s Johnny Bench hit a home runs off Dave Giusti to tie the score. It was only the second time a postseason series ended on a wild pitch, the other being the 1927 World Series in which the Pirates lost

Oct11 1972 NLCS Game 5 Pirates at Reds Clemente's Final Game Radio Al Michaels and Joe Nuxhall

Down 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth and facing elimination in Game 5 of the NLCS on this date in 1972, Johnny Bench wasn’t ready to see the Big Red Machine’s season come to an end. https://ow.ly/msa850Xacn4 | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum