1975 WS Game 7 Red Sox Reds

1975 World Series Red Sox Reds Game 7

[@-louie9728]

i was 14 and worshiped the Reds. I sat on our living room floor, on the shag carpet and 6 ft from our TV. I had a notebook that i lined myself and kept score of every pitch and game. I wish i still had that 'scorebook'. thanks for uploading

[@drakeosu8312]

We must be the same age. One of my favorite things growing up was listening to Marty and Joe tell stories during rain delays.

[@karlmoles6530]

I was 10, and also worshipped the Reds. I lived in Kentucky then

[@joshuahiday7916]

This was 26 years before I was born

[@colty7764]

back then, most players made about the same salary as the average fan.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

they were lucky to escape with this series. i hate boston. hate them. but they easily couldve won this series in 5, 6 games at most

[@coolbreeze3856]

The Big Red Machine! They were all heroes to me growing up. What a time it was. A million thank yous for posting this!!

[@randyrysdale852]

i was/am a sox guy

[@kenwilliams5513]

Pirates fan here but the BRM is the greatest team I've ever seen, just felt like they were never out of any game. Just a tremendous team loaded with talent and heart... I hated them.

[@tomy5868]

all hail Tony Perez.

[@joeomalley2835]

They were a hell of a team.

[@NkrumahTure]

Yeah. They were a great team.

[@searchforthestrangler5034]

That celebrating display after the game showed the Reds not only to be one of the greatest baseball teams of all time but the Big Red Machine was also a Big Machine of sportsmanship and class. A 70s sports team of immortality.

[@josephmenninger1234]

I read during the Reds celebration one Reds player was mocking Luis Tiant and Joe Morgan told that player to knock it off and show some respect to the Red Sox and their players!

[@searchforthestrangler5034]

@@josephmenninger1234 Not surprised. Joe Morgan was a complete professional.

[@ronaldheron7784]

I just relived a piece of my childhood by watching this game. Thank you so much for reminding me why I love baseball

[@Karlketola]

I was a Reds' fan, and when Cesar Geronimo caught the final out, there were tears in my eyes. And my Mom said, "Well your team finally won." You could make a case that the '75 Reds were one of the top 5 best teams ever. Even though I'm no longer a Reds' fan, I'll never forget that game, or that team.

[@ShawnC.T.]

Wow, look at that kid, Joey Tramontana's face, during that entire first ball sequence, but especially when he was shaking hands and talking to Carlton Fisk. He was obviously elated to be there doing that that night, and I was his age then, sadly, he passed away from cancer a little over a year later in November of 1976. This moment was likely the highlight of his short, young life, may he R.I.P. always...

[@georgeanthony7282]

I wondered what ever happened to that kid... so sad to hear of his passing... R.I.P Joey Tramontana.

[@reymondjames1726]

That was nice. Just like I remember. These ballplayers earned our respect with their great skills.

[@brianarbenz7206]

It's heartbreaking to learn that he died. But he certainly got a moment of wonder there! RIP Joey!

[@bigpapasmurfz6252]

That is just heartbreking. That beautiful boy died the next year?? Oh, God that is just awful. So sad. We must do everything we can to eradicate childhood cancer. Im so saddened to learn that this life ended so early. 😕

[@searchforthestrangler5034]

That was a special scene.

[@philiptucci2458]

Great World Series, I watched every minute, the years went by very fast

[@kylanconrad1226]

Instablaster...

[@johnjacob5844]

Pete Rose is such a great player. With the exception of a few others like Willie Mays. Can’t find anyone better all around bc Pete is pure baseball

[@mgclooper11]

Pete was great, yet only the 3rd best player on the Reds.

[@comfortat]

Too bad he's an adulterous, degenerate a-hole.

[@comfortat]

@@mgclooper11 I'd say he was the 2nd, but Bench was a great catcher, so I'm not bashing him. Rose's ability to play anywhere in the field gives him the nod, in my book. Morgan was the best player in MLB for 3 years.

[@bufnyfan1]

Johnny Bench has even said that the "Big Red Machine" couldn't exist today. Having to pay the current salaries of today to Rose, Bench, Perez, Morgan, Concepcion etc. would never happen on just one team anymore.

[@natch27]

@@bufnyfan1Hell, today? It ended in ‘77 when the Reds traded Big Doggie (and his 100 RBI per season) to Montreal in a salary dump to make a place for Dan Driessen. Doggie continued to shine thru 1980 while Driessen had a solid ‘77 at 1B then trailed off after that. Teams like the Yankees, Red Sox, Astros and Dodgers could keep a team like that together today, but that’s about it. In 2022 baseball put in a great rule that smaller market teams can only be eligible for benefits from the luxury tax fees paid by large market teams if they show a multi-year history of trying to improve their team with ticket sales and fan engagement. Before this rule, smaller market teams could pocket the fees w/o having to show any signs of improvement.

[@ace942]

I consider this one of the greatest World Series as the teams went back and forth. Neither team had won a World Series in a long time so the joy of the Reds winning must have been considerable.

[@dallasdrew1164]

The last was time was 1940 4the REDS IDK abt the RED Sox! The REDS was in it in 1939 also!

[@seamusin1697]

@@dallasdrew1164 The Red Sox hadn't won a World Series since 1918. They would have to wait 29 more years until 2004 when they finally won it all.

[@dallasdrew1164]

@@seamusin1697 Stay safe!

[@seamusin1697]

@@dallasdrew1164 Thank you so much, my friend. Hopefully we will all get through this. Be safe and stay healthy!

[@dallasdrew1164]

@@seamusin1697 Thank U! I'm gonna try!

[@GBeret83]

That home run that Tony Perez hit off of Bill Lee's blooper pitch in the 6th still hasn't landed yet.

[@steveprestegard5151]

1:25:40

[@dallasdrew1164]

Tony said "He threw it 1 too many times" LOL!!!

[@edbair5480]

Bill Lee should of known that he was lucky by getting away with that junk earlier in the game but he got to cute in the 6th inning Tony Perez was looking for it and launch it in the parking lot.

[@PresidentGas1]

That Red's team might have fielded the greatest starting lineup in history.

[@chop3625]

All Star Team

[@danielgolus4600]

Well, there was the 1927 Yankees.

[@PresidentGas1]

@@danielgolus4600 Nah ....

[@rgarrison1819]

Well,They were called"The Great Eight"!!!, would have liked to have seen them play The Murderers Row Lineup of the 1927 Yankees!!!

[@jefftaylor8644]

FINALLY someone uploaded this God bless you sir

[@DonQwantsyou]

its been here before but was removed for a time

[@kevinhayde3968]

MANCHESTER UNITED F.C what does this have to do with the video? Also soccer is not great here in America

[@kevinhayde3968]

MANCHESTER UNITED F.C be quiet

[@joedeangelis2972]

Got tired at looking at Game 6... Sore point with Reds fans. "You think we lost the series." (:

[@davidchan9632]

So glad this game was uploaded. I remembered watching it then. I didn't & still don't like baseball but I liked the Cincinnati Reds. I rooted for them to comeback to win & they did. The first several innings was scary because Guidry gave up 3 runs on bad pitches. Then Joe Morgan, Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, etc. came through. Also 1976 was a year for the Reds. I'm a New Yorker & I loved the Red machine back then.

[@brianarbenz7206]

This is amazing to see! I was 17 when this happened, and I grew up in a very pro-Reds community (I was a Cardinal fan, but tipped my hat to the Reds as well). We had a black and white set, so it's like I'm watching this for the first time. And the audio is so sharp. Better than I remember when this game was live.

[@hartmanpinson8791]

Bench he was the best.

[@guyincognito320]

This W was the start of a 9 game World Series winning streak that has yet to be broken.

[@josecarranza7555]

You forgot the Yankees in 1996 to 2000 won 14 world series games in a row.

[@joedeangelis4528]

Wasn't a record in '76. Yankees (37, 38, 39, 41) 10 Games.

[@docadams7099]

I'd love to see the Reds win the World Series again; so what if that streak is broken? The Reds haven't been to the Series since 1990.

[@justin.robben]

Born and raised in The Bronx, so you know where this is going... But, man alive! this Reds team was monstrous. Despite sweeping my beloveds the following year, I secretly loved this squad. In some ways, they're very similar. Reminiscent... It wasn't shortly after this... maybe by '83 or so, that baseball fell off a bit. Something about the grit and drama of this era, the newspaper play, the cast of league-wide characters... My favorite sports era, period, ~ '75-'83.

[@jamesd2128]

The Big Doggie taking the Spaceman deep on a Eephus pitch, one of my very favourite MLB memories.

[@randyrysdale852]

this was when baseball was baseball

[@jayb6900]

Pete Rose with that takeout slide in the 6th was a big factor in this win. The guy could do everything on the field.

[@irar4665]

Just pointing out that Doyle still had enough room to finish that double play pretty routinely...so if Rose coming in impacted Doyle- and it might have- then that is Doyle's fault.

[@parsrus]

@@irar4665 Division 1 second baseman here who played in the '80's before the new rules and you are so right- Denny was hearing the foot steps. Pedey had his career shortened because he didn't pull a Denny Doyle...

[@larrysherman4809]

Living close to Cincy and being lucky enough to grow up watching these guys Pete was a hard charger and yes could do it all what evere it took to win

[@jayb6900]

@MANCHESTER UNITED Soccer wont make it here. Too slow and boring. Sorry.

[@TANTRUMGASM]

@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C .....lol.....nah, there are only about 200 countries on earth....stay in school kiddo....lol... worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/how-many-countries-are-there

[@bretthooper8604]

75 and 76 Reds, best ever

[@Goparescum]

What a lineup. Imagine the payroll for this lineup these days

[@chop3625]

Best series ever.

[@Scott-ly2nk]

Gullett would be out if putching in 2 years he pitched 1 more year for the reds got the free agency went to the yankees won 15 then his arm was shot allways injury prone

[@ernestpassaro9663]

@@Scott-ly2nk one good year for the Yankees in 77 hurt arm again and was out of mlb in 1978 at age 28 !

[@ernestpassaro9663]

Bullshit 27 and 61 Yankees were better !

[@dougstrong5452]

Catcher: Johnny Bench 3rd: Pete Rose SS: Dave Conception 2nd: Joe Morgan 1st: Tony Perez LF: George Foster CF: Cesar Jeronome RF: Ken Griffie Sr. Any comments?

[@chuckcollins2349]

Greatest line-up ever.

[@jimwilliams3467]

Concepcion, Geronimo, Griffey

[@damongwinn]

6 of the 8 hit .300 or better. Geronimo hit 8th and hit .307 The two players who didn't hit .300 or better, Perez and Bench

[@MadAngel209]

I was a huge Reds fan when they were The Big Red Machine. I shook George Foster's hand when I was a kid.

[@harvesttable77]

Best team ever. I lived to hear those games on WLW!!

[@jackals1982]

the best game 7 of all time?

[@depaola63]

I was 12 on this night 📺👀 and this was an absolutely classic WORLD SERIES ⭐️👏👏👏👏

[@commandere]

Fun fact: This game is the most viewed World Series game in history.

[@bufnyfan1]

The carryover from the Fisk HR the night before in extra innings in game 6 made this a much-desired game to watch. Compare this to the World Series of today. I don't even watch baseball anymore. I hate the fact that 6 teams make the playoffs in each league(many of whom don't deserve to be in any kind of postseason), the stupid interleague games (the teams in the World Series should NOT have played each other before in the regular season) and no more afternoon World Series games (which takes away from some of the tradition of World Series in the past). Baseball is just greed now

[@markgaston4416]

Every one of the Red Sox basic components broke down in this game: defense, base running, and pitching. They stranded men in SP at the most inopportune times in this game. The Reds capitalized on every mistake when it counted. What a team!

[@CURELOVER]

... Don Gullett once scored 72 points by himself in a high school football game ... my all time fave pitcher ... I was 12 and this was my first full year of being a true Reds fan ... Oh how spoiled we were ...

[@spencerrich]

Despite all the shenanigans and the frisbee throwing. The best thing about baseball is the commentary.

[@mrbake6933]

RIP Joe Morgan. A hero in my eyes.

[@user-wr8qv7rh9f]

La mejor serie mundial de la historia🎉🎉🎉

[@Mark-yy2py]

Awesome team, those reds- 75-76 were amazing.

[@jeffrogers4002]

If I remember correct the Big Red Machine went to 4 World Series in 6 years they only won 2 of those but it's still talented teams to do that.

[@orlandopanelli1949]

Pure classic.

[@docadams7099]

I've seen a closeup of Tony Perez as he slammed that homer. I'll never forget the determined look on his face. He was set to pounce. I think that homer may have hit the red seats at Riverfront. It was the biggest home run Perez ever hit.

[@spansaver]

I was a Will McEnany fan and my sister liked Rawly Eastwick, so I got the last laugh when my guy was called on to save the game!

[@comfortat]

Jack Billingham may be the greatest World Series pitcher ever. He was 2-0 with a save, pitched in 7 games, 3 starts, 25.3 innings with only ONE earned run for an ERA of 0.36 ! Not bad for a guy who was 145-113 with a 3.83 ERA in his career. He's the forgotten man in the Joe Morgan trade, which catapulted the Reds to dynasty status, while subjugating Houston to 2nd tier status for a decade. He was never their "ace," but he was their workhorse for several seasons, especially 1973, when he led the NL in starts, innings pitched, and SEVEN shutouts. The Reds got one of the greatest 2nd basemen of all time, a GG CF, and a solid SP who was spectacular in the WS (and Denis Menke) for a slightly above avg 1st baseman, a weak hitting 2nd baseman, and a utility player who did nothing for the Astros. In retrospect it was an incredibly stupid trade on Houston's part, but at the time, it was only considered a bad trade. Houston traded a litany of players, because the GM wanted a slugging 1st baseman. He traded: Mike Cuellar, who won the Cy Young award with Baltimore, and was one of their famous 4 20 game winners in 1971, for Curt Blefary, who was mediocre in Houston, as he been with the Orioles Dave Giusti, who won the Cy Young Award with Pittsburgh and was their closer for many seasons, for Johnny Edwards because the Astros needed a catcher (more on that later). Edwards was a very good catcher, but a poor hitter. Johnny Bench had pushed him out of Cincinnati. Rusty Staub, who became Montreal's star player, and almost single handedly won the WS for the Mets in 1973. Houston recieved Jesus Alou and Donn Clendenon, who refused to be traded to the Astros, so Montreal sent Billingham instead. Alou was a weak hitter, despite a decent batting average - he had NO power and almost never walked. Alou could not walk on water, either, and had several so-so seasons with the Astros. Had they kept Billingham, this wouldn't have been a horrible trade, just a bad one. Staub had a long career and was a good hitter in several cities. John Mayberry, for Jim York, a RP who wasn't very good. Mayberry became a key member of KC's 70's teams. They could have just kept him, and let HIM play first base. He was every bit as good as Lee May, actually better. Joe Morgan, Jack Billingham, Cesar Geronimo and Denis Menke for Lee May, Tommy Helms, and Jimmy Stewart. If you know anything about baseball, you know this was a myopic, insipid trade. Players he let go to the expansion draft/ waived: Jerry Grote, who became a light hitting, GG catcher for the Mets. They won the 1969 WS, and made the 1973 series. They could have simply kept him, and not needed to trade Giusti for a catcher. Nate Colbert, who had 4-5 real good years for the Padres. He too, was better than Lee May. Joe Hoerner, who was a good LHRP for many years. SO... instead of having an everyday lineup of Grote, John Mayberry, Morgan, Metzger, Rader, Staub, Cesar Cedeno and Jimmy Wynn (who was traded to the Dodgers and had his best season, leading them to the 1974 WS), with Geronimo and Bob Watson and Nate Colbert on the bench... And a starting rotation of Cuellar, Larry Dierker, and Don Wilson... And a bullpen headed by Giusti and Hoerner... Which would have made them as good as any NL team... Just by not making any trades. The Astros had one of the best minor league systems around, if not ever. They played .500 ball for 5-6 years. Meanwhile... Cuellar, Billingham, Giusti, Grote, Staub, Geronimo, Morgan and Wynn led their teams to the WS, and Mayberry helped boost George Brett's Royals to the post season. Yes, I'm still mad, over 50 years later.

[@robertmurdock1848]

Dave Giusti , a Cy Young winner? I don't think so, nor did he win the Rolaids Relief Man award which began in 73 , iirc.

[@comfortat]

@@robertmurdock1848 He finished 4th in Cy Young voting in 1970, then led the league in saves in 1971. He finished 7th and 9th in Cy Young voting in 1973 and 1974. My bad. He was a great reliever for the Pirates, and would have been valuable to the Astros in that capacity. Is that the only comment you have? Nitpicking one mistake I made?

[@robertmurdock1848]

@@comfortat Well ,as a Reds fan in the 70s , I don't have as much to lament about as an Astro's fan , other than players staying healthy or maturing faster. I was fortunate enough to enjoy seeing my teams be more successful than most :Reds baseball , IU basketball, Notre Dame football , Larry Bird's just missed perfect season , even Purdue and Notre Dame making the Final Four. Haven't had as much enjoyment since the Reds win in 90, and the Manning led Colts; but I can't really complain. Sorry , your mistake caught my eye , and other than you under rating Lee May a little bit, there's nothing else to nitpick about.

[@PringleLee]

No upper cut swings and no switching the ball every time it hits the dirt. FeelsGoodMan

[@BookClubDisaster]

Some guys did have upper cut swings. Just not EVERYONE.

[@markminter6312]

Bill Lee should have left well enough alone on that eephus pitch. Perez blasted that crap halfway to New Hampshire.

[@evacharkowski2539]

I saw all seven games this week. Wow. What a dramatic series..

[@Disneylandonacid1982]

Thanks for posting this. Three of my Top Ten in one game. TOP TEN: Mike Schmidt Willie Stargell J.R. Richard George Brett Joe Morgan Dwight Evans Carlton Fisk Rod Carew Tony Gwynn Rich Gossage Honorable mention: Ozzie Smith Paul Molitor Yadier Molina Greg Maddox Miguel Cabrera Edgar Martinez Keith Hernandez Joaquin Andújar Kent Tekulve Mike Piazza Jack Clark Jeff Kent Jim Rice Bob Horner Mariano Rivera Brooks Robinson Manny Ramirez Greg Luzinski Dave Kingman Al Hrabowski Dale Murphy Chase Utley Gary Carter Nolan Ryan Jim Thome

[@kystars]

I am a R E D S 'S FAN! GREAT WORLD SERIES, both teams deserved it, but the Reds hung in there when they could have given up, and Perez's home run was GIGANTIC. Without that home run, I don't think the Reds could have won it. Thanks Tony! but then again, ALL players were needed to beat that great RED SOX team. yes folks, the series did not end in the Red Sox's favor when Fisk homered.. You needed the best of 7. the following year, the Reds swept the pennant , and then swept the Yankees 4 games straight!

[@searchforthestrangler5034]

Pete Rose with that hustle to prevent the double play was probably the most important play of this game seven. By forcing the errant throw by Doyle, Rose gave Tony Perez and his team that one swing chance to get back into the game. Love the way winning fundamental baseball was played back then. Pete Rose was the epitome of that. What a great World Series this was in 1975.

[@abelincoln5698]

Pete Rose played the way everyone should play. There are no Pete Roses now. He was an all star at 5 positions. Totally unselfish on the field.

[@searchforthestrangler5034]

@@abelincoln5698 Those were the years that I loved baseball because of players like Pete Rose. My divorce from this game has been years now.

[@abelincoln5698]

@@searchforthestrangler5034 Me too . I love that old footage and games are available on the internet. I'd rather watch it than a present day game. Rose was the guy you told your kids to watch on the field to demonstrate the way to go about playing.

[@searchforthestrangler5034]

@@abelincoln5698 Absolutely, baseball players treated all star games like it was the playoffs or World Series. For too many years now baseball has treated winning fundamental baseball as a matter of personal choice. Better to pose at home plate and make a single out of a double. Rose and Roberto Clemente would never play baseball that way even in an all star game. Today's baseball is not worth watching compared to the great game it once was.

[@abelincoln5698]

@@searchforthestrangler5034 Right on. Pete Rose has more doubles than anyone besides Speaker and a whole lot of them came from simply running his ass off from the time he left the box and forcing a play at 2nd. If you grew up watching guys like Rose and George Brett you realize how much baseball players have changed. And certainly not for the better. I can barely stand to even watch highlights now.

[@The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane]

This marked the 7th World Series appearance of the Cincinnati Reds and their 3rd World Series victory for the Reds.

[@robertcramer1886]

The Big Red Machine some pitchers too!, Clay Carroll, Don Gullet, Billingham.

[@tjl4041]

It is a shame Jim Rice didn't get to play in that World Series.

[@cellobus2961]

It might not have gone to 6 games.

[@docadams7099]

It'sso sad former Reds pitcher Jim McGlothlin never got to see this. He had died of cancer earlier in 1975. He was a fine pitcher for the Reds from 1970-1973.

[@bigpapasmurfz5352]

For the 115th time in 75 THIS ONE BELONGED TO THE REDS. One of the 10 best maybe even top 5 single season teams in history. The GREAT 8 lineup is the best in NL history. A truly great team, won possibly the greatest World Series ever played. Who could ask for anything more?

[@sportsrevisited9699]

it was a very dramatic series. carbo's pinch 8th inning homer to tie game 6 doesn't get near the attention is should. that was more of a miracle than Fisk hitting a homer, albeit a dramatic one. as he is walking to plate, 4 outs left in the ballgame, down 3 runs, it would have been too much to ask hoping he would hit a homer to tie it up. it was a heck of a long shot that came in.

[@DonQwantsyou]

where would that put the BoSox 2018, who won 119 and kicking the dogshit out of Yanks, Astros ( called by some the best team in last 50 years), and the Dodgers?

[@bigpapasmurfz5352]

@@DonQwantsyou Red Sox had a great year. +229 run differential and a 103 win pythagorean is outstanding. They are not an all time team on the level of the 75 Reds. Not when a team in their league had a far better run differential than they (Astros +264). That does not take away from a fabulous season. They were the best hitting team in AL and second best pitching behind Astros. Their fielding efficiency was 6th. Sox were the best team, and for once, the team that was the best, played the best in October at well. Which is not often the case in baseball.

[@bigpapasmurfz5352]

@@DonQwantsyou 75 Reds outscored the 2nd highest scoring team by 105 runs. Red Sox outscored the Yankees by 25 runs. The Reds run differential was +254 while no one else in their league had a better than a +114. The 75 Reds DWARFED their opposition to an extent that can only be matched by the 3 best Yankee teams 39, 27, 98 in that order. The Machine was miles and miles ahead of their competition. That is the definition of an all time team. The Red Sox did not. The were dominant in October, to their everlasting credit, AND they were the best team in MLB at the beginning of the season, the middle, and picked up the trophy at the end. Tremendous year.

[@DonQwantsyou]

@@bigpapasmurfz5352 yes but the red sox played in a league where 3 teams won over 100 games and a two others the rays and indians had well over 90 wins. this was not the case in 1975 NL only the Reds won over 100 games and only the pirates won over 90. The knock on the red sox last year was they they beat up on the lesser teams, and there were more inferior teams which helps explain why 3 team won over 100 games, but struggled against the yanks and astros. the sox were in fact 10-9 vs yanks, 3-4 vs astros, so they played .500 against these teams and then wiped them out in the playoffs. The Reds in 1975 also won 108 games but against a relatively easy league where only the Dodgers with Garvey, Cey, Sutton,, Phillies , Luzinski, Maddox, Carlton, Pirates stargell , parker were competitive. They then wiped out the Pirates in the NLCS but struggled to beat a red sox team without Jim Rice who in many ways was Lynn's equal in 1975. The Red Sox 1975 were also a terrific team, they had a superstar and future HOf in Yaz, The league MVP, Lynn, and also future HOF Fisk and Rice. They also had superior starting pitching to the Reds. The 2018 Red Sox did not have as many stars as the 1975 Red Sox and Reds since in general baseball does not have as many great players as existed in those days. Only Betts , Martinez, and maybe Bogaerts would compare to any of the players on the '75 reds or red sox but i think they were more efficient and got more contributions from their 24 man roster than any team i can remember in many years, that's why they won so many games. Also their pitching staff was better than the two aforementioned teams. Compare a staff of Sale, Porcello, Price, Rodriguez, Eovaldi with for example Tiant, Lee, Wise, Moret, Cleveland, or the Reds Gullet, Nolan, Norman, Billingham, and i give the 2018 red sox the edge, but the Reds bullpen of McEnaney, Eastwick, Carroll, and Borbon was the best of the three. Given all this Who do you think would win between the '75 Reds and 2018 Red Sox? i say the 2018 red sox in 7

[@josephgreen2824]

Wow I didn't realize that the Red Sox had shot themselves in the foot in this game. Doyle made that huge error in the sixth inning which allowed the Reds to creep back in it. Pérez, Rose and Morgan all had clutch RBIs in this game.

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

This is when baseball had real stars. Don't know what happened to this great game, but now even most of their best players are not stars anymore, in the classic sense of the word.

[@DonQwantsyou]

there were at least 6 hall of famers between the two teams

[@englandbengal]

DonQwantsyou true. And many more All-Stars as well.

[@dallasdrew1164]

@@DonQwantsyou R U counting Pete Rose b/c I am plus Bench(GOAT), Fisk, Morgan, Sparky, Perez, who else off the top off my head, Oh yeah Yaz so that's 7 I guess.

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

​@@dallasdrew1164 I wouldn't count Rose because he isn't in. But you forgot Jim Rice, who was on the team but missed the World Series due to a injury.

[@dallasdrew1164]

@@dallasbrubaker6054 I'm counting Rose & I haven't 4got about Rice & just like I told s/body ok Ted Williams if ya know what I mean! Quit trying 2win this WS that Boston lost! The next year Cincy swept Philly in the playoffs & N.Y. in the WS. Oh yeah Stay safe!

[@darrylking2500]

Shame Davey Concepion 70-88 Isn't in the Hall of Fame. He was Overlooked IMO. Concepion is the Best Shortstop Of the 70s He just happens to be playing with Some of Greatest Players in Baseball History. Rose, Bench, Morgan, Perez & Concepion Should have been Baseballs first All H O.F infield.

[@richardstephens8374]

Concepcion isn't in the HOF that is absolutely crazy

[@waldolydecker8118]

Speed advantage: 1:42:22 Griffey steals the Reds 9th base out of 11 attempts in the Series. By contrast, Boston stole zero bases in only 2 attempts. In the 1976 WS against the Yankees, the Reds would steal 7 of 11 bases, while the Yankees only stole 1 in 2 attempts. That's 22 Reds SB attempts -vs- only 4 attempts by opponents in 11 WS games. As Griffey steals, Curt Gowdy notes that the 1975 Reds regular season base stealing success rate (82% 168 of 204) is the highest in MLB History. In 1976 the Reds would steal 210 of 267 attempts (79%). The Red Machine not only had hitting and power, but it had historic base stealing and historic deterrence and defense (in Johnny Bench) against base stealing.

[@redbaronreborn3372]

1975 and 1960 best WS ever.

[@michaelwainscott2633]

1986 and 2016 were pretty epic World Series, too.

[@americangiant1003]

Michael Wainscott And so was 2001 as well. Even in no order 1982, ‘79, ‘71 and of course adding in 1991 was also excellent and even classic fall classic as well.

[@michaelleroy9281]

​@@americangiant1003 1991 is the best of all time, all the others are 2nd best

[@tomy5868]

love #8 but my heart was with Perez and Bench.

[@franceswitham8214]

These announcers sure we're rooting for the Sox. Glad they left it to others.

[@ethanweeter2732]

One of the great WS. Two games were lopsided somewhat, but 5 of the other 7 games were one run games, including two extra inning games. There was basically about 5-6 HOFers who played in this series and some that should maybe one day get in. There was also a delay between game 5-6 because of rain and Joe Morgan had game winning hits in game 3 and game 7. Fisk had the game winning HR in that amazing game 6 in the 12th inning.

[@sportsrevisited9699]

including Bernie Carbo's pinch hit, bottom of the eighth, hail mary homer that tied up game 6.

[@jimmycotter452]

This is the very first world series I started watching I was in New York City and I watched every game since 45 and counting I would like to see another match between these two these two teams before I die

[@Alan-lv9rw]

I was a 13 year old Cubs and National League fan living in NYC. Go Reds!

[@felipemtz310]

que buenos recuerdos ,yo tengo de mi infancia 13 recuerdo que jugamos en la calle y nos identificamos con los nombres e de estos jugadores por supuesto aficionado de cincinati grasias bendiciones

[@bigoneill4976]

very cool to watch the big red machine

[@johnreed4306]

Pete Rose Hall of Fame..

[@thomasbenkovic7141]

Relieving to watch a game with no strike zone or replay

[@petergraves9677]

Sparky Anderson....41 going on 71.

[@dallasdrew1164]

I loved Sparky but being from Cincy I had his BB card when he came in at 35yrs. old & My dad said "He looks like he's 50. LOL!

[@AngelSanchez-tq6lx]

Boston manager Johnson should not have replaced Bernie Carbo. All in all, though, I saw two managers making quality moves. What a dramatic series. Others may have objectively been a bit closer, but the level of play, intensity and dramatic flavor of this Red Sox heartbreaker and Reds vindication make this Series one of my very favorites. Thank you for posting.

[@reymondjames1726]

I do believe had Johnson started Carbo, his productivity would have given the Red Sox the offensive edge needed to beat Cincy. The Sox 1st baseman had one hit in six games as I recall.

[@AngelSanchez-tq6lx]

@@reymondjames1726 Yep. Cooper was a nonentity - an automatic out. This, on top of Jim Rice's bat being out of the lineup, was devastating. Were I Johnson, after witnessing Carbo's second homer, I'd have vowed to myself to let that crazy guy have as many more whacks as the remaining length of the Series allowed. Streaks can be everything post-season!

[@DonQwantsyou]

Johnson made several bad decisions in this game ( he stuck too religiously to the percentages game, lefty, righty odds.)

[@tomgoode3658]

@@DonQwantsyou Taking out Willoughby?

[@DonQwantsyou]

@@tomgoode3658 exactly, and now that i think of it Carbo as well. Miller was to lead off ninth ( pinched hit for by Beniquez), because he was inserted for defensive purposes for Carbo i guess, late in the game in a tie? BONEHEAD!

[@reinaldofermin8330]

Hola una de las mejores series mundiales que mis ojos han visto

[@littleblackduck3134]

We're Locked down now, let's enjoy these memories

[@felixmadison5736]

If the Sox only had Jim Rice for this Series.

[@tomy5868]

love these so I can watch Perez and Bench play again

[@ricthornton2958]

The most important play of this series and one which nobody ever talks about was the hard slide into second base by Pete Rose on the Bench ground ball prior to the Perez home run. Had Rose not barrelled into second base to break up the double play, Bench would have been doubled up at first to end the inning. This one play virtually defined Rose's career and ended up being the play that allowed the Red's to recover from a 3-0 deficit. Check it out at around 1:24:30.

[@billny33]

Good find. Man that is an absolutely savage take out slide. I don't blame Doyle for being terrified of that and bailing out just a little bit, enough to throw wildly to first. Meanwhile Curt Gowdy couldn't be bothered to raise his voice so it doesn't strike the average viewer as a big deal.

[@ricthornton2958]

@@billny33 Gowdy was so pro RedSox that he shouldn't have been able to call this series. After the final out of game 7, he sounded as though he was just informed that he had a terminal illness.

[@billny33]

@@ricthornton2958 amazing how you had him calling game 7 and Dick Stockton calling game 6 so it was pro Red Sox guys covering the last 2. But I mean, that's how they did it those days, they liked to have announcing crews linked to one of the teams, usually the home team. And of course Gowdy was the World Series announcer and Super Bowl announcer for that whole time period for NBC, they probably trusted him to be impartial.

[@aboxofbroken8tracks983]

@@ricthornton2958 They were phasing him out in favor of Joe Garagiola. This was Gowdy's last World Series game.

[@reymondjames1726]

He never took a break. He always gave it his all. I wish he were in the HOF but he bet on games as a player/manager. If rules aren't enforced, why have rules? Pete had a HOF career, but by betting on baseball he removed himself from consideration. His entrance would diminish all other HOF members who followed the rules.

[@Icarus.19]

Cincinnati won in Boston last night, for the first time since this game. I was 7 months old. Just here to check this gem out.

[@user-lv8wv4bv7p]

私が大リーグの事を知ったはじめてのシーズン、ワールドシリーズやね。 ピートローズ、カールトンフリスク、more

[@timburr4453]

I remember watching this and thinking whatever happened to Joey Tramontana...he passed away in 1976. Just a year later

[@beatlepaul77]

Toward the end of era when baseball was baseball!!

[@chop3625]

Actually all changed right about after the back to back Yankee championships of 77-78. But yes, THIS was baseball.

[@RobertoLopez-xb1mj]

That's right. This all took place before the advent of "money ball" and I don't mean the Brad Pitt film. Now we have billion dollar prima donnas playing for bad teams like Mike Trout of the Angels for example. There's just no fun in that IMO. 😐

[@brianjacob8728]

@@RobertoLopez-xb1mj Yup. Back when small market teams could still dominate.

[@josecarranza7555]

Roberto Lopez What’s wrong with Mike Trout?

[@RobertoLopez-xb1mj]

@@josecarranza7555 for the answer, just read my comment. Oh and btw, Go Cowboys!! May the Boys have an awesome year this coming season.

[@michael.prescott4016]

rose saved the season, by breaking up that DP.

[@johnlevalley521]

World Series MVP. Very deserving.

[@imaginethat765]

The PH in the Reds' 7th was a .185 hitter that year and saw fewer than 100 plate appearances. He is walked and Rose singles in the tying run. That walk, to that hitter, simply cannot happen if you're going to win this game.

[@traceyszostek6264]

The Big Red Machine!!!

[@avantgardenovelist]

Pete Rose was my childhood hero.

[@josecarranza7555]

I bet he was.

[@avantgardenovelist]

@@josecarranza7555 Meaning?

[@abelincoln5698]

@@josecarranza7555 Very original. Do you write your own material? If you see Rose and your mind automatically goes to gambling, you're not a baseball fan. Just a flake.

[@josecarranza7555]

Machine Head I don’t understand English. I don’t deal with dickheads who defend child predators and gambling junkies like pete rose.

[@abelincoln5698]

@@josecarranza7555 find another way to get attention. Nobody cares what you think. Cretin

[@zcam1969]

the scouts said that i was too small ,my baseball career ended after High School ⚾⚾🏆. i had the best time of my life playing baseball though !

[@benhumphrys6261]

Curt Gowdy was such a homer for Boston. His excitement on the last out was non existent. He never called another WS for NBC

[@dallasdrew1164]

Dig that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DonQwantsyou]

of course he was a rooting for the red sox, he announced their games for 15 years and was ted williams buddy.

[@kirkgobuffsward]

Gowdy was one of the greatest announcers of all time. It is such a joy to listen to him work with Kubek. A masterpiece!

[@dallasdrew1164]

Curt's Boston loving arse AND Tony's NY loving arse was so biased it was sicking U no wit dude! Oh yeah stay safe!!!

[@tsnide34]

No excitement when the Reds took the lead with two outs in the ninth either. Dang.

[@SteveAustin.]

I still have a beer can my then step father gave me from the 75 series....I was 4 when the actual series occurred but remember some 79 and definitely 80 series to present.....2 great teams deserved the ring but only one can have it.....but my hunch is if Sam "Mayday" Malone had pitched....the Sox might have won...but...its history now..

[@dallasdrew1164]

Hudy? & later in '77 again but it became Who Dey on the Bengals.

[@johnwolf3294]

Big Red Machine, best team of all time

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

and got their asses kicked in 70 by a far better team- the baltimore orioles....who DESTROYED the lil' pink match stick hamster wheel.... lol

[@johnwolf3294]

@@graciemaemarie11jones16 70 team wasn't the same team as the 75, 76, champ.

[@gooberclown]

As a Red's fan, I want to say, I respect the 1975 Red Sox. They gave the Red's a long, hard way through this Series.

[@docadams7099]

Fenway is a beautiful park, and the Red Sox were very worthy opponents for our Reds.

[@SCANTALK51]

Such a classic game and a classic World Series!

[@bobwalton4630]

I watched this entire game and seeing it in real time I can not believe that Daryl Johnson took out Jim Willoughby who was his best pitcher only to put in Cecil Cooper who was like 1 for his last 20. The Reds probably would have won anyway because the Sox stopped hitting after the 5th. Still a great game to watch. The Reds had one of the top 5 lineups ever

[@williamhicks7736]

Bob Howsam was pure class!

[@victormarrotti2575]

3 of the Reds starting lineup are in the hall of fame. Rose would be in also if it wasn't for his betting

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti1663]

This game took place on the SAME VERY DAY I was born... 😯

[@chrisstevens9686]

Me too! Born 10-22-75

[@waldolydecker8118]

1:25:27 Folks in Boston are reportedly still looking for that home run ball that Perez tagged in the 6th inning.

[@HenryFrederick]

Best World Series ever...

[@michaelleroy9281]

No way, 1991 is the best of all time no series will ever come close 1975 was overrated

[@EphSBGGSO]

I met Jim Burton many years ago (he was an elder at my church). He had no regrets about giving up the winning run, said he gave it his best effort. Also notice in the 9th pinch hitter Bob Montgomery did not wear a batting helmet.

[@DonQwantsyou]

what a waste, Monty hitting for Doyle in the ninth. Doyle was the only player to hit in every game.

[@michaelwainscott2633]

@@DonQwantsyou Doyle was a left-handed batter! Doyle was 0 for 7 against left-handed relievers in 1975 regular season. Johnson may have been hoping Montgomery could pop one over the Green Monster.

[@DonQwantsyou]

yeah right, and how many at bats did Monty have in the postseason?. Try none. Doyle had several hits vs Gullett, the best lefthander on the Reds staff. A lot of good the percentages did Johnson in the series, Cecil "cesspool" Cooper (who was 1 for 17in the series) PH for Willow in the 7th in a tie game vs Carroll. Burton WALKING Griffey to open the ninth and then giving up winning hit to Morgan. In Johnson's defense Drago was not available because he worked 3 innings the night before, but how about Tiant?

[@michaelwainscott2633]

@@DonQwantsyou the stats are easily accessible. Google search 'Denny Doyle' and then click Baseball-Reference. Go down the page to Batting Splits and click on 1975. Doyle hit starting left-handed pitchers well (8 for 20, .400) but was 0 for 7 against left-handed relievers. Now, that's a pretty small sample and in hindsight, he couldn't have done worse than Montgomery. The Reds were destined to win in 1975, just like the '86 Mets were destined to win.

[@DonQwantsyou]

bullsheeeet! The red sox blew both series, especially 1986 when they had won it and gave it away. NO world series game in history was ever lost with a team 2 runs ahead and the opposition down to their last out. Than you Schiraldi, Gedman, Stanley, and Buckner.

[@jaycompany4886]

Man...i collected alot of baseball cards of the big red machine, in school i would make trades with other kids...these were the best times (for me) being a kid in that era

[@johncooper8537]

I was such a reds fan that I traded a george brett card for an ed armbrister card to complete my set

[@cellobus2961]

15:41 Ned Martin's comment "He didn't have to go anywhere." Priceless.

[@KT72273]

It's crazy to think of that, even though there's a year difference, that this is the same Reds team that annihilated everything they saw in 1976 but Boston was a few plays from winning!

[@norman9291]

Bob Montgomery batting without wearing a helmet. 70s were awesome

[@zcam1969]

the Red Sox gave that Big Red Machine all they could handle

[@pgo301]

I didn't care who won the WS here, both teams came out and played one of the best series of the 70's. Yes, I am a person who remembers who came in 2nd as much as who came in 1st, I'm a Bills fan. Laughing.

[@NkrumahTure]

Don Gullett was a fireballer.

[@williamfell1802]

2 Time MVP Joe Morgan a Hall of Famer, Great ballplayer

[@dantheman5745]

16:37 Whew! Got away with that one. Lee won't try that again. Certainly not against Perez a 2nd time. 1:25:38 D'OH!!!

[@patriciaadams4171]

THE BIGGEST errors committed in the '75 series were Kubek's PLAID sport jackets.

[@michaelwainscott2633]

That and Denny Doyle's failure to complete a double play in the sixth inning on Bench's grounder. It allowed Perez to bat with Bench on second and Big Doggie's 2-run shot was arguably the biggest hit. It brought the Reds back to life.

[@dantheman5745]

I dunno. I thought Kubek's jacket was kinda groovy.

[@firebird6522]

Apparently you weren't around in 1975. No one batted an eye at Kubek's jacket that year. That was the style.