World Series 1975

World Series 1975

team Victories Regular season Cincinnati Reds 4th 108-54, 66.7%, GA: 20 Boston Red Sox 3 95-65, 59.4%, GA: 4 1⁄2
Period:	October 11-22, 1975
MVP:	Pete Rose (Cincinnati)
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The 1975 World Series was the 72nd edition of the Major League Baseball finals . The champions of the American League , the Boston Red Sox , and the champions of the National League , the Cincinnati Reds , faced each other. The Best-Of-Seven series started on October 11th and ended on October 22nd, 1975. The Cincinnati Reds won a 4-3 victory and were able to win their third championship.

As MVP Series Cincinnati outfielder was Pete Rose excellent.

The way to the World Series

	League Championship Series					World Series
	East	Boston Red Sox	3
	west	Oakland Athletics	0
						AL	Boston Red Sox	3
						NL	Cincinnati Reds	4th
	East	Pittsburgh Pirates	0
	west	Cincinnati Reds	3

Overview of the games

Fenway Park Riverfront Stadium

1975 World Series venues

game	date	guest	Score	home	Score	Total status (CIN-BOS)	Ball park	spectator
1	October 11, 1975	Cincinnati Reds	0	Boston Red Sox	6th	0: 1	Fenway Park	35.205
2	October 12, 1975	Cincinnati Reds	3	Boston Red Sox	2	1: 1	Fenway Park	35.205
3 1	October 14, 1975	Boston Red Sox	5	Cincinnati Reds	6th	2: 1	Riverfront Stadium	55,392
4th	15th October 1975	Boston Red Sox	5	Cincinnati Reds	4th	2: 2	Riverfront Stadium	55,667
5	October 16, 1975	Boston Red Sox	2	Cincinnati Reds	6th	3: 2	Riverfront Stadium	56,393
6 2	October 21, 1975	Cincinnati Reds	6th	Boston Red Sox	7th	3: 3	Fenway Park	35.205
7th	October 22, 1975	Cincinnati Reds	4th	Boston Red Sox	3	4: 3	Fenway Park	35.205
Cincinnati wins 4-3

¹Game 3 went over 10 innings

² Game 6 went over 12 innings

The games in detail

Game 1

Saturday October 11, 1975 at Fenway Park in Boston , Massachusetts

team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Cincinnati	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Boston	0	0	0	0	0	0	6th	0	X	6th	12	0

WP : Luis Tiant (1–0)   LP : Don Gullett (0–1)  

Game 2

Sunday October 12, 1975 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts

team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Cincinnati	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	7th	1
Boston	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	7th	0

WP : Rawly Eastwick (1–0)   LP : Dick Drago (0–1)  

Game 3

Tuesday October 14, 1975 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati , Ohio

team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	R.	H	E.
Boston	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	5	10	2
Cincinnati	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	6th	7th	0

WP : Rawly Eastwick (2–0)   LP : Jim Willoughby (0–1)  

HRs :   BOS - Carlton Fisk (1), Bernie Carbo (1), Dwight Evans (1) CIN - Johnny Bench (1), Dave Concepción (1), César Gerónimo (1)

Game 4

Wednesday October 15, 1975 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio

team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Boston	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	11	1
Cincinnati	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4th	9	1

WP : Luis Tiant (2–0)   LP : Fred Norman (0–1)  

Game 5

Thursday October 16, 1975 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio

team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Boston	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	0
Cincinnati	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	X	6th	8th	0

WP : Don Gullett (1–1)   LP : Reggie Cleveland (0–1)   SV : Rawly Eastwick (1)  

HRs :   CIN - Tony Pérez 2 (2)

Game 6

Tuesday October 21, 1975 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts

team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	R.	H	E.
Cincinnati	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	6th	14th	0
Boston	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	7th	10	1

WP : Rick Wise (1–0)   LP : Pat Darcy (0–1)  

HRs :   CIN - César Gerónimo (2) BOS - Fred Lynn (1), Bernie Carbo (2), Carlton Fisk (2)

Game 7

Wednesday October 22, 1975 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts

team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Cincinnati	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	4th	9	0
Boston	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	2

WP : Clay Carroll (1–0)   LP : Jim Burton (0–1)   SV : Will McEnaney (1)  

HRs :   CIN - Tony Pérez (3)

Web links

• The 1975 World Series on mlb.com
• The 1975 World Series at baseball-reference
• The 1975 World Series at baseball almanac

proof

1. ↑ World Series 1975 - Game 1 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Boston Red Sox . Retrosheet. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
2. ↑ World Series 1975 - Game 2 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Boston Red Sox . Retrosheet. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
3. ↑ World Series 1975 - Game 3 - Boston Red Sox vs. Cincinnati Reds . Retrosheet. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
4. ↑ World Series 1975 - Game 4 - Boston Red Sox vs. Cincinnati Reds . Retrosheet. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
5. ↑ World Series 1975 - Game 5 - Boston Red Sox vs. Cincinnati Reds . Retrosheet. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
6. ↑ World Series 1975 - Game 6 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Boston Red Sox . Retrosheet. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
7. ↑ World Series 1975 - Game 7 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Boston Red Sox . Retrosheet. Retrieved April 15, 2016.