1975 World Series ESPN Documentary (Cincinnati Reds vs. Boston Red Sox)

This is an excellent documentary profiling the epic 1975 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox. This program was shown on TV and recorded onto VHS in the fall of 1995, around the 20th anniversary of this memorable Fall Classic. Narration by Dick Stockton, and featuring interviews from numerous Reds and Red Sox players, as well as both managers, the late Darrell Johnson and Sparky Anderson.

[@o0o-jd-o0o95]

nothing sounds better than "AND THIS ONE BELONGS TO THE REDS!!" best radio announcers ever

[@CharlieMager1992]

Baseball needs another World Series like this to bring the fans and popularity that it had 25 years ago back ⚾️

[@caveman3096]

And like so many other areas of American society it needs better leadership. Rob Manfred has done much damage as did Bud Selig before him.

[@CharlieMager1992]

@@caveman3096 yea no kidding

[@nancyyarbrough1445]

Boston's fans were rabid and still are and that's a good thing, but you can't live in Cincinnati and not be a Reds fan. On opening day every year, businesses close and you either go to the game or watch/listen to it on radio or tv at your local pub. Cincinnati is a baseball town. My mom was born in 1927 and taught me when I was 8 how to complete a scorecard. That was her favorite thing to do at a game. RIP 1927-1980.

[@michaelbee2165]

Lol! God live your Mom. My mother was teaching baseball to me when I played in the Mighty Mites! Little League 6 and 7 year olds! And we watched the Cincinnati Reds and went to the pre-season games. By age 10 I was wearing number 14 and the Big Red Machine was cranckin'. My Mom and Dad were in the stands cheering my every play on the field, and my every at bat. And nothing made me prouder than to turn the double play, to steal second base, or to rope a hit against the fence for extra bases and drive in a run. Dad tried to make me a pitcher one year. The 3rd base runner mowed me over at the plate on a pass ball. I held it and he was out. Dad moved me back to short stop. Cincinnati and Pete Rose and the aggressive play were the hallmarks of what my Dad Taught, and what I watched and learned.

[@robertgarey3169]

I hear you, but Boston is just as much a baseball town as Cincinatti. You might find that surprising in a city this sports-crazy about every sport, but it's true. Want some proof? When the Patriots won their first Super Bowl victory, I ventured into town that very evening to enjoy the festivities. But in the middle of all the celebrations, I kept hearing chants of "Yankees suck! Yankees suck!" ... as fans celebrated their greatest football victory! Baseball has been in Boston since 1903. In spite of all the success we've experienced in every other professional sport, we remain a Red Sox town.

[@daveylives]

Very cool. thanks for sharing

[@ronjeremy65]

I am a Pittsburgh Pirates fan. I truly respected this Big Red Machine and it's players, coaches. As a baseball fan, we got to enjoy the greatest series. Congratulations to Boston and Cincinnati for a magnificent series.

[@jumpingship3001]

This series brought me to baseball and gave me so many years of joy.

[@karlmoles6530]

I was 9 years old, a huge Reds fan and I loved every second of it.

[@live_free_or_die7260]

I remember this series when I was a kid. We lived in Springfield and went to a few Reds games that year. My mom was high school friends will Will McEnaney.

[@RD22]

I was a Big Red Machine fan as a kid, but that World Series made me love Fenway Park as well. Game 6, like Pete Rose said....was the greatest .....the drama, the great plays & players.

[@shawnp6744]

Hooked me on the World Series that year. First World Series.

[@eddiesimms9301]

I was a young 17yr old at the time and I was in my Jr year of Hi School at Q A in Seattle Wa. There was NEVER a dull moment from game 1 to game 7, PLENTY of EXCITEMENT and I watched the entire series on a Black and White TV. But I didn't care because I LOVED the game of Baseball and I was a fan of the "BIG Red Machine." That particular World Series was pure ENTERTAINMENT for the Nation, anything one could have hoped for in the game of Baseball, the '75 series provided it and then some. Infact, it lived up to the phase "America's Favorite pass time"....... Baseball !!!

[@Richard-by5gm]

This World Series may have been the best of all of them. The only other Word Series that could also be considered is the 1960 WS between NY Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates.

[@lovedavantlamour301]

No way can any of the ones that came pre integration or post “ league championship series “ count as the greatest , the best one has to have come in that small window between ‘47/48 - ‘68/69 ( can’t remember when MLB started having playoffs but I think it was the year after the year of the pitcher iirc )

[@oneloveinus]

I was born at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati on April 21st, 1975 and even though it was a most benign Monday morning with a Reds loss later that night, it still turned out to be a good year to be living in Cincinnati.

[@brianvail9212]

Tonight, 5/31/2022, the Reds won at Fenway Park over the Red Sox, 2-1, their first win there since that game 7 triumph in 1975. There record at Fenway is now 6-17-1 and will continue...

[@gooberclown]

Reds 4 vs Red Sox 3. That says it all.

[@matthewobrien534]

Best world series ever by two enormously talented teams. As many players who participated in it and countless pundits have said, it was so good in fact that it firmly put baseball back on the map.

[@arthurfonzarelli9331]

People forget that the Red SOX swept the same Oalkand Team that won the past 3 World Series.

[@chuckthibault9073]

Louie Louie Louie -- "Basebol been very good to me" (with Cuban accent)

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

It's weird to hear the younger fans sqwack about how recent series are the "best ever". It makes me laugh. '75 had 4 games decided in the last inning ... 5 decided by 1 run. Insane.

[@ShawnC.T.]

Great World Series played by two outstanding MLB teams, it will always be one of my favorites ever...

[@EarthtonesCymbals]

One outstanding team and the Yankees actually.

[@marcyfan]

born in ohio, i was for the reds but i certainly knew tiant, lynn, fisk and rice were great players even as someone about to turn 10.

[@nancyyarbrough1445]

@@marcyfan Fisk was awesome in game 6, willing that ball to be fair was an awesome event. What a series that was. One for the books.

[@dwaynecoy1871]

That was a classic 70's bowtie look by Pete Rose @21:50. I was in Jr High at the time and that was the look that most of the hip kids wore for class pics or when required to wear a tie for the school day on game days for the basketball team.

[@brentjohnson9771]

The big Red machine had tough luck in the 70's even though they won 2 World series. Lost WS in 70&72, tough loss in ncs to mets in 73

[@robduncan2816]

Reds fan here for more than i care to share. lol. my Reds, win or lose in this series id still call it one of the best in MLB history

[@nancyyarbrough1445]

Summer's at my grandma's house were never complete without the radio on in the kitchen on WLW with the game playing. Forget the TV, the radio was the authentic tool to listen to a game on. The Big Red Machine lives in all of us that grew up during that time, and before. Pete was a local town hero and played as if it was his last chance to be on the field. With all the errors of his ways, compared to what we have happening now, it is BS that he is not in the HOF. It's a personal attack on Pete, nothing more and nothing less.

[@Chrissmith-wn2of]

radio and tv on but turned down here the tv

[@mystermysterio5348]

75 World Series was one of the Best WS Games between two great Teams with All Stars and Hall of Famers...👍

[@timothyflanigan1777]

i was eight years old during the 1975 world series. it was the first world series i watched. it was the best world series i have ever seen. i remember my mother letting me stay up, way past my bedtime to watch all of games six and seven. what a thrill.

[@ShawnC.T.]

R.I.P. Pedro Borbon...

[@Lucky-bq2vo]

Pedro Bourbon son, Pedro Jr., was also a pitcher who won a ring with the Braves in 1995.

[@redbird726]

Best announcers voice.

[@GBeret83]

Best World Series in my lifetime, and it ain't even close. The Red Sox had some great players, but I think the Reds 1 through 8 had one of the most talented teams in MLB history. That being said, I thought the Reds were more confident, but the Red Sox were more determined, which is why I think the series went 7 games. Case in point, the following year in 1976, this same Reds team's confidence turned to determination and they swept the New York Yankees in 4 games to win back to back World Series titles.

[@robertgarey3169]

To see the Yankees get swept the following season by this same Reds team really helped Red Sox fans deal with their own pain over this defeat.

[@lloydkline6946]

One of greatest baseball world series ever 1975

[@jaycompany4886]

"He forgot what the bases were for, I mean he was comical" don Zimmer talking about tiant's baserunning 😅

[@ChiefBlue4298]

2020 is the 45th anniversary of this Reds team

[@o0o-jd-o0o95]

i wasnt quite born yet =) i popped out in july 1976 . i still feel like im starting to get old now =(

[@ItzMaxis]

that fan Chris Wilder lol, "your wife had the baby an hour and 45 minutes ago" as he is just outside listening to the reds game. That had me cracking up he did not care about having a baby xD

[@jackquinn1158]

i love how the red sox made every excuse possible for losing. especially when everyone on tv rooting for boston. it was the greatest feeling, as a kid, seeing the Reds win that series!

[@nancyyarbrough1445]

Bernie Carbo is not an anomaly, many players used, it's the magic of the baseball Gods that made this series the GOAT.

[@glennhalila8279]

A friend of mine was living in West Palm Beach Florida and he loved it, Fishing and Everything. He was working at a Mortgage Company and he said that he used to see Joe Namath and Johnny Bench He sent me a photo of him and Johnny Bench a few months ago. It's 2023 and Johnny is raising his two boys from Marriage. I was at a Game at Riverfront Stadium in this World Series. We lost that one. I would have been so disappointed if we didn't win this World Series. They lost to Baltimore in 1970 and to Oakland in 73 it was their turn the next year we swept Yankees. The following year the Yankees won the World Series and Lou Pinella was on that team. Who would have figured the next World Series victory for the Reds would be in 1990 w/ Lou Pinella as their Manager? They haven't won one since. They should have won in 2010 but their best Pitcher and Best Hitter got hurt against the team that did win the World Series that year the San Francisco Giants. The Reds Swept the Giants in San Francisco that season, but Joey Votto got hurt and Johnny Cueto got hurt too. Then Johnny Cueto help the Royals win a World Series and another Reds Pitcher Edinson Volquez also helped KC. The 1975 World Series was Beautiful for sure!

[@arthurwatt5162]

We lost in 75 and 86 but came back to break the curse and added other titles. Dream come true. Lol.

[@nancyyarbrough1445]

On April 1, 2010, in an interview with the Boston Globe, Carbo admitted to doing drugs during the 1975 World Series. He states, "I probably smoked two joints, drank about three or four beers, got to the ballpark, took some [amphetamines], took a pain pill, drank a cup of coffee, chewed some tobacco, had a cigarette, and got up to the plate and hit." It was not just a one-time binge, however. In the same article, Carbo states, "I played every game high. I was addicted to anything you could possibly be addicted to. I played the outfield sometimes where it looked like the stars were falling from the sky." "I probably???" He was on acid also in that game, it was the baseball Gods that gave him that HR in the 6th game.

[@DonQwantsyou]

just shows you what good , young, talented athletes can do , and still perform, while still being addicts and abusing their bodies.

[@robertgarey3169]

It also means we can be very happy for him. He ultimately turned his life around and today is an inspiration for others.

[@arthurfonzarelli9331]

The Reds had so much talent in the 70's they were trading away guys like Bernie Carbo and Hal Mcrae who helped other teams get to the WS.

[@timothyflanigan1777]

they also got some very good players in return. like george foster. one of the feared hitters in the national league, for six or seven years.

[@buckfan1969]

@@timothyflanigan1777 When Foster first came to the Reds he looked like the guy in the movie Major League chasing a slider. But he worked hard and hitting coach Ted Kluszewski helped him a lot. The rest is history. At the time, Concepcion wasn't yet a proven major leaguer, and the Reds traded a good SS in Duffy for him. The rest is history. We'll never see a small market team compile that kind of talent ever again.

[@timothyflanigan1777]

@@buckfan1969 back than, salaries were really not an issue.

[@joshowenby6408]

My dad has been a Reds fan since 1952.

[@lovedavantlamour301]

I bet a lot of people don’t really understand why Johnny bench was so incredulous reflecting on Louie Tiant Jr.’s performance against them , but to put into perspective just how amazing he was , imagine a guy like Nestor “ the molester “ Cortes winning 229 games after 19 seasons in the league . What a legendary story and athlete his father left behind as his legacy

[@jamesroberts2115]

A s a huge Reds fan in the 70's i couldn't wait to get the morning paper to check out the box scores from the the previous days play. A lost thrill these days I'm sure, but it was fun back then.

[@DonQwantsyou]

you still can do it.

[@marqueswilliams345]

Damn imagining having to get permission to leave Cuba 🇨🇺 to watch your son play baseball ⚾️

[@timburr4453]

I remember watching this broadcast on ESPN I believe around 1998 or 1999

[@MrLarrystaten]

Carbo was an unexpected star this series ..

[@michaelbee2165]

Luis went to the 9th in game 4. WHAT pitcher does that now? Nobody.

[@ericradford2142]

Thanks to analytics.

[@johntoomey4480]

The Moon Shot

[@romelovesdan]

This was a great documentary, and now, a good history lesson. MLB should focus more on material like this. Except for their "Baseball Seasons" alot of interesting 1970's and early 1980's stories, players, and teams are largely ignored. Late 90's and 2000's ARE NOT "Classic"!

[@milan.2412]

Exactly. You didn't need steroids to pack the stadiums back then. Just pure class.

[@houstonrebel4449]

You took my words right out of my mouth.

[@romelovesdan]

@@houstonrebel4449 Thank you. Maybe 'someone' will listen.

[@houstonrebel4449]

@@romelovesdan Classic Sports Network needs to change their name to Sports Replays Network or something. 90s to present is not classic. 60s and 70s and before are classic. I say that all the time. You're probably the only other person I've heard say that. Or write that.

[@romelovesdan]

@@houstonrebel4449 That makes my heart drop....The rest of those players from those days are not going to be around to be interviewed for much longer. Except for us few their stories are threatened to be forgotten. Sports broadcasting these days leans towards gambling and Fantasy league stats. Kids love players not teams as much. I do not even have Classic Sports Network on my TV programming anymore. I know these League networks do not want to remain current, but in the 'off season' what is the harm in looking waaaayyyy back. During the pandemic, I thought it would change. Locally, I saw 2 MLB games I had not seen before and Oakland showed the 1972 World Series game 2 thought 'lost'. NFL? Nothing!!! They blew it in my estimation. That being said, your YT name makes me think of this again. I find it frustrating that so few 1979 Oilers games are preserved and in the trading/upload circles. That is a crime! In 2017, I watched the 1977 whole season weekend by weekend available game by game, then watched This is The NFL and GOW, etc.to cap it off It was so fun! I gained an appreciation for teams (1977 Falcons defense) and players we did not see much in our TV market at the time. In 2019-20 I did 1978. I really want to watch 1979, but I am waiting patiently for more Oilers games to miraculously pop up.

[@djonian]

"I thought we had a better ball club" - Bernie Carbo. Careful Bernie, you're supposed to be a Minister. And even God knows The Big Red Machine and that you're lying. lol

[@richardsweeney713]

Rice in the lineup and it might be a different story altogether

[@BruinsCelticsRedSoxBills]

Sox missed Jim Rice!!

[@lloydkline6946]

❤jim.rice, invincible homerun hitter power 1978, my hero used think jim rice was super man

[@johncooper8537]

Only series that compares to this one was the 1991 Twins-Braves.

[@damongwinn]

The Reds have won their last 9 World Series games. 1975 Game 7 1976 sweep of the Yankees 1990 sweep of the A's

[@jeffreymorgan683]

How do you still live in Cincinnati I saw the game on TV that was the best world series ever played I saw I went to take me to school take me to school for the deaf in Cincinnati I saw it in my TV in the playroom at school then the game five I saw it at home with my mom and dad and my two brothers but by one brother was married he got two boys and he got divorced we live in Florida now but my Mom and Dad and we used to live in sharonville up on the hill my dad had a body shop used to have a body shop in on 42 I wish we had the old times back those days are gone forever I love the red the weather good team not today they don't I don't know what they're doing they keep cutting playing away why can't they keep some quit cleaning them away I don't understand I love Cincinnati I will always love you Daddy no matter where you go you hang your hat at home I guess let my dad always said but I missed the Cincinnati reds I hope some day to get back in the world series and I love the bed too when they were good but this one this one is the best water ever that they had to play it again I've been

[@awakenthewoke1091]

163 pitches in a game. After pitching in game 1. That's ridiculous. Sounds insane in 2024 but that was the usual in the 70's.

[@michaelbee2165]

Armbrister didn't interfere with Fisk's throw whatsoever. It was an amazing throw Carlton made.

[@ericradford2142]

It was a bad throw that Fisk made.

[@robertgarey3169]

But unfortunately that isn't the point. It is interference if any base runner physically impedes the progress of any infielder. It has nothing to do with the throw.

[@ericradford2142]

@@robertgarey3169 If Fisk doesn’t throw wildly, he saves the Red Sox and Larry Barnett all the time and trouble.

[@Icecreamforcrowtoo]

​@@robertgarey3169 Fisk didn't have to take the route he took. Where was Armbrister supposed to go? Anyways, the current rules do not consider that to be a violation. I don't know how they were written in 1975 but the current rule is very reasonable on this and under the current rules Armbrister did nothing that violated anything.

[@paulneal7495]

its interference. denying it instead of admitting you caught a break us chickin

[@rbbrbb4715]

You could tell that he was a Red Sox announcer in the booth

[@iceman9610]

He looked like he was high af! 😂

[@mattmang6308]

Father of the Year right there at 14:50

[@AlonsoRules]

Red Sox blew a 3 run lead in Game 7 just like 1986

[@zackhackattack]

14:50 lmao this guy. I’d be pissed if I were his wife

[@shawnlay2575]

Hell i got to records of all word searises of red's johnny bench pet rose never opened trying to see what there worth

[@tigerhong1]

Denny Doyle!

[@dragunovbushcraft152]

GREAT game, but you still lost the series. ;)

[@smartluck100]

Did Tiants dad have to return to Cuba?

[@richardsweeney713]

No

[@letsgomets07]

Off the bat, no pun. But you know the reds win based on benches interview

[@deanw0rmer]

Red Sox were a bunch of whiners. Griping about being at home for 4 days. And oh yeah that wasn’t interference on Armbrister. Pudge just made a bad throw

[@6412mars]

Whiners and drama queens..Namely Fred Lynn

[@patrickgray5633]

While I agree the Sox bitched about stuff in the series but as a Reds fan that was Batters Interference on Ed Armbruster.

[@Icecreamforcrowtoo]

​@@patrickgray5633 Not a Reds fan. No, it wasn't.

[@richardsweeney713]

Are you serious?? Whiners, wow your threshold is low. You must be a whiner yourself

[@richardsweeney713]

Yes it was

[@michaelbee2165]

Bernie played for the Reds in 1970.

[@robertgarey3169]

Correct, with Sparky Anderson as his manager!

[@michaelbee2165]

You're the pitcher Bill. You should know Bench will go the opposite way.

[@humanbeing2420]

Why didn't Sparky bring in a reliever in the 12th inning of game 6 if Darcy had nothing left?

[@richardsweeney713]

It was already the 8th pitcher the Reds used, nobody left.

[@povertyspec9651]

Curt Gowdy was so sad that his beloved Red Sox lost 🤣

[@michaelbee2165]

Joe Morgan won the game regardless.

[@msa4998]

Sorry, BoSox fans ..... it was not interference.

[@robertgarey3169]

Sorry back, yes it was. People don't understand the interference call had absolutely nothing to do with the throw. The rule states that if any infielder physically impedes the progress of any infielder as he/she attempts to catch the ball, that is interference. So interference happened even before Fisk caught the ball or made the throw.

[@msa4998]

@@robertgarey3169 Nope. Sparky was right. The batter did not touch or block the infielder during the act of Fisk throwing the ball away. If he had then possibly there would have been a case, but Fisk is clearly unimpeded in front of the plate. He just air mailed it.

[@msa4998]

@@robertgarey3169 BTW … 6.01(a)(10) says you are wrong as well. Now those are the current MLB rules…possibly the wording was different in 1975. I threw that rule book out back in 1985 after Don Dinkinger blew the call in Game 6 taking a a Cardinals WS victory away.

[@Icecreamforcrowtoo]

​@@msa4998 Exactly. Armbrister wasn't "blocking" anything. That word right there that gets thrown around assumes a false premise. The two players converged at the start of the first baseline. Fisk did not have to take the route he went, either. He wasn't "blocked." I've even heard Boston fans say if Armbrister hadn't hesitated then it WOULDN'T have been interference. Which is a ridiculous position. He would have then run over Fisk and possibly injured him. That's what Armbrister should have done, Boston?!They certainly would have cried that that was interference if that's how it played out. So...heads, I win. Tails, you lose. It's all obviously hindsight rationalizing because Fisk made a bad throw (nothing was impeding him in the throw, obviously). If Fisk makes a good throw, no one in Boston is complaining about Armbrister. That tells you right there the right 'non-call' call was made. And I'm not a Reds fan, either. I just think the crying about this is obvious sour grapes.

[@richardsweeney713]

By the rules it is

[@ChristopherAdam42]

How can you have this documentary with out highlighting Pete Rose, he was the series MVP. 👎

[@dwaynecoy1871]

Didn't you see that sweet looking bowtie that he was sporting in Boston @21:50? That's a great look right there. I was in Jr High at the time and it was the "cool" look for all the hip kids in Jr and Sr High at the time (Seattle area).

[@robertgarey3169]

I always found Rose a strange choice for Series MVP. Not that he didn't have good stats, but it was Morgan who had not one but two clutch game-winning hits. He would have been my choice for MVP instead.

[@bradsully6620]

Mess with the tracking...

[@michaelbee2165]

Funny. Carbo played for the Reds in 1970. He was 'tagged' out at the plate in the Series by Frank Robinson, by his glove, with the ball in his other hand. And the ump called Carbo out!! Lol.

[@DonQwantsyou]

no that was elrod, "hotrod", hendricks

[@arthurwatt5162]

Lost jim rice, our biggest bat.

[@michaelsanicola3318]

The Reds bats , except for Rose and Geronimo , were ice cold in this series. Have to give credit to the Red Sox pitching staff for that.

[@patrickgray5633]

Perez had a big series 2 HR in Game 5 & the big blow in Game 7. Many Reds had good series but 3 players were most responsible for the win Pete Rose hitting & the take out slide Tony Perez 3 Home Runs in Series & the biggest hero was Jack Billingham he won Game 2 & he kept the Reds in the Game 7 when Don Gullett had a unusual bought with wildness.

[@user-jc4yu8wt7y]

I’m

[@PeterMayer]

Game 7 was better! So was the 76 world series!

[@mran7042]

The difference between the two teams is best summed up by the Tony Perez home run over the green monster against Bill Lee in game seven. Dumb.

[@robertgarey3169]

Wasn't dumb. Earlier in the game, Lee threw him the same pitch and Perez looked bad on it. Lee made the mistake of thinking he could go to the well once more. Perez said later he knew the pitch was coming the entire time. Lee gambled and lost.

[@DonQwantsyou]

Bench is full of crap, Reds were lucky to win 2 WS in 70s . They were punked by the Orioles, lost to the Jacksonless A's, and won by the skin of their teeth vs Red Sox. Only against the Yankees pre Reggie did they dominate the WS.

[@samuelschwartz2124]

So if you're going to whine about players not being there yet, let's add Reggie to the Yankees and Tom Seaver to the Reds. Since the Yankees played the Reds pre-Seaver. Also, look at Wayne Simpson's stats in 1970 and tell me he wouldn't have made some difference in the 70 World Series(in which the Reds should've won game 1 if Ken Burkhardt would've had his eyes open.)

[@DonQwantsyou]

@@samuelschwartz2124 what are you talking about, players not being there yet? Reggie Jackson injured himself in the 5th game of the A's-Tigers ALCS 1972 and missed the WS which the A's won anyways, HE WAS ALREADY THERE. Reds should have acquired Seaver years before they did, when they did it was too late, most of the team was ready to leave or gone for the Reds. Also I didn't say they beat the Yanks in "76 before Jackson arrived but they did but I gave them full credit for that. "76 was their only truly terrific year, just like i would say 2018 was the Red Sox only terrific year. Also how do you avoid the fact that the Reds lost to the 81-79 Mets in 1973 NLDS who had the very T.Seaver you admire so much. Reds seldom hit terrific pitching, the supposed greatest lineup in modern times. Hell except for Perez HR on a stupid pitch, they couldn't hit Bill Lee.

[@samuelschwartz2124]

@@DonQwantsyou why in the hell did you put "pre-Reggie"? Anyway, the Reds won 6 division championships, 4 pennants and 2 World Series in the 70s. They did with one of the greatest 8 assembled players in history. The Reds were a better team than the Bo-Sox but as I would think you know, in a normal 7 game span, the Sox wouldn't be able to use Tiant 3 times. If for say the Reds and Bo_sox were in the same division, Reds would've finished 20 games ahead of them. But in a shortened series, the team with a top ace pitcher or two, can win against the better team as did the A's and the Mets to beat the Reds in post season.

[@DonQwantsyou]

@@samuelschwartz2124 why couldn't you use tiant in a seven game span? Gibson in "67, Lolich "68. Shilling 2001? tiant in fact DID pitch 3 games in 1975 due to rainouts granted. Reds got to him in. 6th game. Reds had 3 Hall of famers, Bench. Rose, and Morgan, borderline T.Perez IMO. Concepcion, Griffey, geronimo, were very good players but not great,. Foster has a few great yrs but not HOFer. Red Sox , for example, also 3 HOFers, Yaz , Fisk, Rice ( who didn't play), Evans borderline, Lynn (MVP that year), Petrocelli ( one of best infielders of that era, defensively and offensively). Red Sox Better starting pitching, Tiant, Lee, Wise, vs Gullet, Nolan , Billingham. Red better bullpen with Eastwick, Carroll, McEnaney, Borbon, which ultimately decided series. Probably sparky better manager, ( Johnson was a dunce.) So all in all talent was fairly even. Don't know what would have happened if Sox and Reds in same division, they played in different leagues. I always thought Amer league teams were better although NL had more stars. Three time WS champ A's were in AL, also Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles ( a super team in that era, great pitching). In NL other than Reds only Dodgers and to a lesser degree Pirates were consistent winners. Also better pitching in AL overall Hunter , tiant, Palmer, Fingers, Blue,, Leonard, Gaylord Perry. ect. I wonder how the greatest lineup in history would have done with a steady diet of that pitching instead of just fastballs from NL pitchers.

[@dwaynecoy1871]

Your ignorance does not serve you very well with this argument. In the 75 WS, almost the entire infield, including the most important position on the field, the catcher are Hall of Fame players (Rose, Morgan, Perez, Bench). Concepcion easily could be in the HOF and we all know Rose as a player belongs. And the outfield had all stars in Griffey and Foster, with Foster developing into one the dominant hitters in the league throughout the 70's. You can point to holes in any team in History, but very few people in their "right mind" would try to argue that the Reds weren't the most talented team of the 70's.

[@johnnybegood5178]

Fred Lynn has lost his frickin mind if he thinks the reds had a “much harder time” than they did during the 4 day rain delay. If you sir are honestly that miserable at home and can actually say you’re more comfortable on the road…I think that implies a much larger problem 😂. They were sitting in a hotel during a storm what the hell are they able to go do downtown? You have the comforts of home…please tell me what I’m missing

[@robertgarey3169]

Come on, don't be so hard on him. It's just his personal opinion, and he's entitled to it. Neither one of us were there in 1975; we are in no position to judge who is "more bored" than the other.

[@Icecreamforcrowtoo]

I had no preconceived notions about Lynn but when I heard that statement, I was a bit shocked. Sounded like the biggest whiny p*ssy I've heard play baseball. Not saying he actually was. But what a thing to say. Embarrassing.

[@richardsweeney713]

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