▁situation , ▁he ▁un c ork ed ▁a ▁wild ▁pitch ▁to ▁pin ch - h itter ▁Hal ▁Mc R ae ▁scoring ▁F oster ▁with ▁the ▁winning ▁run , ▁as ▁the ▁h omet own ▁fans ▁and ▁the ▁Red s ▁players ▁celebrated ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁Oak land ▁A ' s . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁a ▁post season ▁series ▁ended ▁on ▁a ▁wild ▁pitch , ▁the ▁other ▁being ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁World ▁Series ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁in ▁a ▁four - game ▁swe ep . ▁ ▁Compos ite ▁line ▁score ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁N L CS ▁( 3 – 2 ): ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s ▁over ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Baseball - reference . com ▁– ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁N L CS ▁ ▁National ▁League ▁Championship ▁Series ▁Category : C inc inn ati ▁Red s ▁post season ▁Category : P itt s burgh ▁Pir ates ▁post season ▁Category : National ▁League ▁Championship ▁Series ▁Category : 1 9 7 2 ▁in ▁sports ▁in ▁Ohio ▁Category : 1 9 7 2 ▁in ▁sports ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 s ▁in ▁C inc inn ati ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 s ▁in ▁Pitts burgh ▁Category : Oct ober ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁sports ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : S ports ▁compet itions ▁in ▁C inc inn ati ▁Category : S ports