October 21, 1975: Another year to remember Carlton Fisk and game 6

It seems like the whole country was up watching game 6 of the 1975 World Series.  It was about 12:30 ET when Fisk hit the foul pole and ended one of the greatest baseball games ever played.

It took me a while to fall sleep because the post game celebration went on for a while.   I don't know if anybody slept that night in New England.

Cincinnati and Boston went back to work the next night to play game 7.  It was a pretty good game.  Yaz made the last out of the game and the Reds were the champs.

It was the greatest baseball moment of my generation.  

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1975, Game 6 and that late night Fisk homerun!

We remember today another anniversary of Carlton Fisk’s 12th inning home run to win game 6 of the 1975 classic between Boston and Cincinnati.

I stayed up and watched the homer, the celebration, the post game interviews and then hit the pillow to wake up at at 6 am!

The Reds won game 7 the next night!

Game 6 had so much drama, from that 8th inning home run to tie the game, the bottom of the 9th double play to kill a Red Sox rally, the catch in right field, great pitching and that 12th inning homer.

It was great baseball, just great baseball! 

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Luis Tiant: 163 pitches and complete game in game 4 of the 1975 World Series

It was quite a 1975 World Series for Tiant.

He pitched a Game 1 shutout of the Reds; and, 

In game 4, Tiant came back and beat the Reds, 5-4.    He threw an amazing 163 pitches and got out of trouble several times in the game.  It also tied the series at 2-2.

What an an effort by “El Tiante”, one of the great Cuban pitchers of recent memory. 

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1975 World Series: Would replay have overturned the controversial Fisk-Ambrister play?

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 The 1975  World Series was probably the best post-season series of our generation.  We all remember game 6 and a very good game 7.     

The Reds beat the Red Sox in 7 games and it was one great game after another.

In game 3, there was a controversial play at home:

"In the 10th, Reds pinch-hitter Ed Armbrister attempted a sacrifice bunt and bounced the ball in front of the plate. Catcher Carlton Fisk, in an attempt to field the ball, collided with Armbrister and threw the ball into center in an attempt to force Cesar Geronimo at second. Geronimo went to third -- and later scored the game-winner -- and Armbrister moved to second. Home plate umpire Larry Barnett ruled there was no interference despite heated protests by the Red Sox."

Wonder if replay would have reversed that call?

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1975: Father Tiant watched his son Luis pitch beautifully in The World Series

We remember Luis Tiant’s career because he won 229 games in the majors.   He also led the AL in ERA in 1968 and 1972.   Along with Juan Marichal, he was one of the best righthanders that we grew up watching. 

We also remember his father, one of the best pitchers in Cuban history and The Negro Leagues.   He pitched in the US, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico, as well as touring with teams from 1926 through 1948.  Unfortunately, he never got to play in the major leagues. 

On this day in 1975, a proud father watched his son pitch a World Series beauty or a brilliant 6-0 shutout against Cincinnati in game 1 of the 1975 World Series.    He did it against a lineup that included Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, fellow Cuban Tony Perez, David Concepcion, George Foster and a few others.   They were called The Big Red Machine for a reason! 

Tiant came back and won game 4 with a complete game that featured 163 pitches!   He started game 6, after a few days of rain, but did not get a decision.  That was the game where Carlton Fisk hit the HR in the bottom of the 12th. 

And we recall that his father died in 1976.  It must have been a very emotional moment to catch his son pitch in the major leagues for the first time! 

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1975: Big day for Luis Tiant

We remember Luis Tiant’s career because he won 

229 games in the majors.   He also led the AL in ERA in 1968 and 1972.

Today, we recalled that he pitched a brilliant 6-0 shutout against Cincinnati in game 1 of the 1975 World Series.    He did it against a lineup that included Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, fellow Cuban Tony Perez, David Concepcion, George Foster and a few others.   They were called The Big Red Machine for a reason!

Tiant came back and won game 4 with a complete game that featured 163 pitches!   He started game 6, after a few days of rain, but did not get a decision.  That was the game where Carlton Fisk hit the HR in the bottom of the 12th.

We remember the man they called “El Tiante” and his brilliant pitching on this day in 1975.

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A father-son story in the middle of the 1975 World Series

As any baseball fan knows, the 1975 World Series was one of the greatest ever, from Carlton Fisk to Pete Rose to Johnny Bench to Joe Morgan.  It was also a great story about a father and his son.

Today, we remember Luis Tiant.  He won 229 games in the majors.  He also led the A.L. in ERA in 1968 and 1972.  Along with Juan Marichal, he was one of the best right-handers from Latin America.

We also remember his father, one of the best pitchers in Cuban history and the Negro Leagues.  Luis Sr. pitched in the U.S., Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico, as well as touring with teams from 1926 through 1948.  Unfortunately, he never got to play in the Major Leagues.

Many years ago, a proud father watched his son pitch a World Series beauty, a brilliant 6-0 shutout against Cincinnati in Game 1 of the 1975 World Series.  He did it against a lineup that included Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, fellow Cuban Tony Perez, David Concepción, George Foster, and a few others.  They were called The Big Red Machine for a reason!

Tiant came back and won Game 4 with a complete game that featured 163 pitches!  He started Game 6, after a few days of rain, but did not get a decision.  That was the game where Carlton Fisk hit the H.R. in the bottom of the 12th.

And we recall that his father died in 1976.  It must have been a very emotional moment to catch his son pitching in the Major Leagues for the first time!

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1975: Happy anniversary to "Saturday Night Live"

Frankly, I don’t remember watching the first show but I became a fan quickly.  It is a great show!

Happy birthday to “Saturday Night Live”.  I loved it back then specially Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin and Laraine Newman.

Wow!  Lots of memories of those shows!   

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