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It was Cincinnati's third World Series appearance in six years, losing in 1970 to Baltimore and in 1972 to Oakland. The Reds rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win the seventh and deciding game of the series on a ninth-inning single by Joe Morgan.
The sixth game of the World Series was a 12-inning classic at Boston's Fenway Park, which culminated with a walk-off home run by Carlton Fisk to extend the series to seven games. The Red Sox won the AL East division by 4 + 1⁄ 2 games over the Baltimore Orioles, then defeated the three-time defending World Series champion Oakland Athletics, three games to none, in the AL Championship Series. The Reds, at the height of their Big Red Machine dynasty, recorded a franchise-high 108 victories in 1975 and won the NL West division by 20 games over the Los Angeles Dodgers, then defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, three games to none, in the NL Championship Series. In 2003, ESPN ranked it the second-greatest World Series ever played, trailing only the 1991 series, while in 2020, Sam Miller of ESPN named it the best World Series ever. The Reds won the series, four games to three.
The 72nd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox and the National League (NL) champion Cincinnati Reds. The 1975 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1975 season. For the similarly named rugby league tournament, see 1975 Rugby League World Cup.Īrt Frantz (AL), Dick Stello (NL), George Maloney (AL), Satch Davidson (NL), Larry Barnett (AL), Nick Colosi (NL)īoston Red Sox over Oakland Athletics (3–0)Ĭincinnati Reds over Pittsburgh Pirates (3–0)
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