1975 World Series

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1 Summary
2 Box Scores
3 Attendance Figures
4 Trivia
5 External Links

Summary

1975 World Series Program

The 1975 World Series is considered by many baseball enthusiasts to be one of the greatest in history. The series pitted the surprising Boston Red Sox vs. the Cincinnati Reds 'Big Red Machine'. The Reds continued their regular season dominance by sweeping the Pittsburgh Pirates for the National League pennant, while the Red Sox shocking sweep of the defending champion Oakland Athletics propelled them to the World Series.

The story of Game 1 was Luis Tiant's brilliant performance. Tiant shut down the Big Red Machine and gave the Sox a 1-0 advantage in the series. Game 2 was a heartbreaker. The Red Sox led 2-1 going into the ninth; with two out, Dave Concepcion tied the game with a single, and Ken Griffey doubled him home to seal a 3-2 victory.

Game 3 saw the Red Sox tie the game after trailing 5-1 early on. Bernie Carbo and Dwight Evans hit home runs for the Red Sox. A moment of controversy ensued when the Reds' Ed Armbrister blocked the path of Carlton Fisk after attempting a sacrifice, and Fisk was unable to get off a good throw to second base. Umpires Ken Burkhart and Larry Barnett did not rule that Armbrister had interfered, and Reds ultimately went on to win, 6-5. The teams split the next two games: Game 4 was highlighted by an amazing 163-pitch complete game by Luis Tiant, and Tony Perez homered twice in the Reds' 6-2 victory in Game 5.

The series went back to Boston, and after three days of heavy rain, Game 6 finally took place, and it was worth the wait for the Red Sox. Boston jumped out to a 3-0 lead on a Fred Lynn home run. However, the Reds answered with six runs with key hits by George Foster and Johnny Bench, and put the Red Sox in a 6-3 hole. [Bernie Carbo] became the first player to hit two pinch-hit home runs in a World Series, when he tied the game at 6-6 in the bottom of the eighth with a three-run shot to dead center. The Red Sox loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth with nobody out, but failed to score after Fred Lynn fouled out and Denny Doyle was thrown out on a fly ball to short left field. In the 11th inning, it appeared Joe Morgan was going to put the Reds ahead with a drive towards the right field stands, but Dwight Evans made a sensational catch and doubled the runner off first. In the bottom of the 12th, Carlton Fisk hit a drive toward the left field foul pole over the Green Monster. Fisk trotted down to first, waving as if he was trying to push the ball fair. The ball ricoched off the pole, keeping the Red Sox alive and cementing his place in Red Sox history. TV Guide would vote Fisk's home run as the greatest moment in televised sports history.

In Game 7, the Red Sox, despite jumping out to a 3-0 lead, eventually lost 4-3.

Managers: Darrell Johnson (Boston) & Sparky Anderson (Cincinnati)
Venues: Fenway Park (Boston) & Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati)
Series MVP: Pete Rose (Cincinnati)

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Box Scores

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Game 1: October 11, 1975 at Fenway Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Boston Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	X	6	12	0
W: Luis Tiant (1-0) L: Don Gullett (0-1) Sv: None
HR: BOS – None CIN – None

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Game 2: October 12, 1975 at Fenway Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	7	1
Boston Red Sox	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	7	0
W: Rawly Eastwick (1-0) L: Dick Drago (0-1) Sv: None
HR: BOS – None CIN – None

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Game 3: October 14, 1975 at Riverfront Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Boston Red Sox	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	5	10	2
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
W: Rawly Eastwick (2-0) L: Jim Willoughby (0-1) Sv: None
HR: BOS – Carlton Fisk (1), Bernie Carbo (1), Dwight Evans (1) CIN – Johnny Bench (1), Dave Concepción (1), César Gerónimo (1)

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Game 4: October 15, 1975 at Riverfront Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston Red Sox	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	11	1
Cincinnati Reds	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	X	4	9	1
W: Luis Tiant (2-0) L: Fred Norman (0-1) Sv: None
HR: BOS – None CIN – None

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Game 5: October 16, 1975 at Riverfront Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston Red Sox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	0
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	X	6	8	0
W: Don Gullett (1-1) L: Reggie Cleveland (0-1) Sv: Rawly Eastwick (1)
HR: BOS – None CIN – Tony Perez (2)

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Game 6:' October 21, 1975 at Fenway Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	6	14	0
Boston Red Sox	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	7	10	1
W: Rick Wise (1-0) L: Pat Darcy (0-1) Sv: None
HR: BOS – Fred Lynn (1), Bernie Carbo (2), Carlton Fisk (2) CIN – César Gerónimo (2)

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Game 7: October 22, 1975 at Fenway Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	9	0
Boston Red Sox	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	2
W: Clay Carroll (1-0) L: Jim Burton (0-1) Sv: Will McEnaney (1)
HR: BOS – None CIN – Tony Perez (3)