October 21, 1975 World Series Game 6 at Fenway Park Box Score and Play by Play

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1975 World Series Game 6
1975 postseason: WS: CIN-BOS / ALCS: BOS-OAK / NLCS: CIN-PIT

Game 1
BOS  6
CIN  0
Game 2
CIN  3
@BOS  2
Game 3
CIN  6
BOS  5
(10) Game 4
BOS  5
@CIN  4
Game 5
CIN  6
BOS  2
Game 6
BOS  7
CIN  6
(12) Game 7
CIN  4
@BOS  3

Fenway Park, Attendance: 35,205

Tuesday, October 21, 1975
Time of Game: 4:01

Reds

Sparky Anderson

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  3  0   2  1  0   0  0  0    6 14  0
Red Sox         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  1    7 10  1

W: R Wise (1-0), L: P Darcy (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Red Sox

Darrell Johnson

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .348  .942   18    0   2   HBP
K Griffey RF                  5   2   2   2    1   0  .250  .766   17    0   0   3B
J Morgan 2B                   6   1   1   0    0   0  .217  .582   25    4   4   
J Bench C                     6   0   1   1    0   2  .240  .709   14    8   0   
T Perez 1B                    6   0   2   0    0   2  .174  .704   26   11   2   
G Foster LF                   6   0   2   2    0   0  .280  .628   14    4   1   2B
D Concepcion SS               6   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .525   24    3   4   SB
C Geronimo CF                 6   1   2   1    0   3  .318 1.082   20    2   0   HR
G Nolan P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  D Chaney PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  F Norman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Billingham P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Armbrister PH             0   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    5    0   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Crowley PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    4    0   0   
  P Borbon P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  R Eastwick P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W McEnaney P                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  D Driessen PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  P Darcy P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       50   6  14   6    2   7              174   33  14

BATTING

2B: G Foster (1, off L Tiant).

3B: K Griffey (1, off L Tiant).

HR: C Geronimo (2, off L Tiant; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

HBP: P Rose (1, by D Drago).

TB: C Geronimo 5; K Griffey 4; G Foster 3; T Perez 2; P Rose 2; J Morgan; T Crowley; D Concepcion; J Bench.

RBI: K Griffey 2 (4); G Foster 2 (2); C Geronimo (3); J Bench (4).

2-out RBI: G Foster 2; J Bench.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Foster-J Bench.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Concepcion (3, 2nd base off D Drago/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Cooper 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .056  .164   17    8   0   
  D Drago P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Miller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  R Wise P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Doyle 2B                    5   0   1   0    1   0  .269  .706   22    1   2   2B
C Yastrzemski LF-1B           6   1   3   0    0   0  .333  .747   24    7   1   
C Fisk C                      4   2   2   1    2   0  .273  .974   18    9   1   HR,2·IW
F Lynn CF                     4   2   2   3    1   0  .304  .798   11    2   0   HR
R Petrocelli 3B               4   1   0   0    1   1  .304  .708   17    1   1   
D Evans RF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .318  .966   25    5   1   2B
R Burleson SS                 3   0   0   0    2   0  .333  .798   19    2   2   
L Tiant P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .650    9    0   2   SH
  R Moret P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Carbo PH-LF               2   1   1   3    0   1  .500 2.500   10    1   0   HR
Totals                       41   7  10   7    7   7              177   36  11

BATTING

2B: D Doyle (1, off F Norman); D Evans (1, off J Billingham).

HR: F Lynn (1, off G Nolan; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); C Fisk (2, off P Darcy; 12th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); B Carbo (2, off R Eastwick; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF).

SH: L Tiant (1, off J Billingham).

IBB: C Fisk 2 (2, by W McEnaney, by F Norman).

TB: C Fisk 5; F Lynn 5; B Carbo 4; C Yastrzemski 3; D Doyle 2; D Evans 2.

RBI: F Lynn 3 (5); B Carbo 3 (4); C Fisk (4).

2-out RBI: F Lynn 3; B Carbo 3.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Evans-C Yastrzemski-D Doyle.

E: R Burleson (1).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
G Nolan                     2     3   3   3    0   2   1   6.00    9   31-20     2-2     40    - 
F Norman                    0.2   1   0   0    2   0   0   9.00    5   22-9      0-2          0-0
J Billingham                1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   1.29    6   21-11     2-0          3-0
C Carroll                   1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.91    4   10-7      2-1          0-0
P Borbon                    2     1   2   2    2   1   0   6.00    9   33-17     4-1          0-0
R Eastwick, BS (2)          1     2   1   1    1   2   1   2.25    6   24-14     0-1          2-2
W McEnaney                  1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.18    3    7-3      1-1          2-0
P Darcy, L (0-1)            2     1   1   1    0   1   1   4.50    7   29-18     3-2          0-0
Totals                     11    10   7   7    7   7   3          49  177-99    14-10         7-2

Boston Red Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
L Tiant                     7    11   6   6    2   5   1   3.60   35  113-72     5-11    34    - 
R Moret                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    7-6      2-1          0-0
D Drago                     3     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.25   10   35-18     2-4          0-0
R Wise, W (1-0)             1     2   0   0    0   1   0   8.44    5   19-12     0-2          0-0
Totals                     12    14   6   6    2   7   1          53  174-108    9-18         0-0

P Borbon faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
R Eastwick faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
L Tiant faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: W McEnaney (1; C Fisk); F Norman (1; C Fisk).

HBP: D Drago (1; P Rose).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 4:01.

Attendance: 35,205.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Boston Red Sox                       
1. P Rose               3B    1. C Cooper             1B 
2. K Griffey            RF    2. D Doyle              2B 
3. J Morgan             2B    3. C Yastrzemski        LF 
4. J Bench              C     4. C Fisk               C  
5. T Perez              1B    5. F Lynn               CF 
6. G Foster             LF    6. R Petrocelli         3B 
7. D Concepcion         SS    7. D Evans              RF 
8. C Geronimo           CF    8. R Burleson           SS 
9. G Nolan              P     9. L Tiant              P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1  P Rose          Flyball: LF
          ---  6  K Griffey       Walk
   O      1--  5  J Morgan        Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--  3  J Bench         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3  C Cooper        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  D Doyle         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2  C Fisk          Single to LF; Yastrzemski to 2B
   RRR    12-  2  F Lynn          Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Yastrzemski Scores; Fisk Scores
   O      ---  4  R Petrocelli    Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5  T Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  G Foster        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  3  D Concepcion    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Gary Nolan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  R Burleson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4  L Tiant         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4  C Geronimo      Strikeout Swinging
                  Darrel Chaney pinch hits for Gary Nolan batting 9th
   O      ---  1  D Chaney        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  1  P Rose          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1  K Griffey       Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
                  Fred Norman replaces Darrel Chaney pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  C Cooper        Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
          ---  5  D Doyle         Double to RF (RF Line)
   O      -2-  4  C Yastrzemski   Popfly: 2B
          -2-  4  C Fisk          Intentional Walk
          12-  6  F Lynn          Walk; Doyle to 3B; Fisk to 2B
                  Jack Billingham replaces Fred Norman pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  4  R Petrocelli    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Luis Tiant facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  J Bench         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  T Perez         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2  G Foster        Reached on E6 (throw to 2B) (Ground Ball); Perez to 3B; Foster to 1B
   O      1-3  5  D Concepcion    Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jack Billingham facing 7-8-9
          ---  5  D Evans         Ground-rule Double (Deep RF)
          -2-  4  R Burleson      Walk
   O      12-  1  L Tiant         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Evans to 3B; Burleson to 2B
   O      -23  4  C Cooper        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      -23  3  D Doyle         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1  C Geronimo      Flyball: RF
                  Ed Armbrister pinch hits for Jack Billingham batting 9th
          ---  5  E Armbrister    Walk
          1--  6  P Rose          Single to CF; Armbrister to 3B
   RR     1-3  5  K Griffey       Triple; Armbrister Scores; Rose Scores
   O      --3  3  J Morgan        Popfly: 3B
   R      --3  1  J Bench         Single to LF; Griffey Scores
   O      1--  6  T Perez         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Clay Carroll facing 3-4-5
                  Clay Carroll replaces Ed Armbrister pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5  C Yastrzemski   Single to LF
   O      1--  3  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1  F Lynn          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  1  R Petrocelli    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1  G Foster        Groundout: P-1B (P)
   O      ---  4  D Concepcion    Flyball: RF
          ---  3  C Geronimo      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Clay Carroll batting 9th
          1--  4  T Crowley       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Geronimo to 2B
   O      12-  3  P Rose          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Pedro Borbon facing 7-8-9
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Terry Crowley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5  R Burleson      Walk
   O      1--  4  L Tiant         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  C Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
          ---  1  K Griffey       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5  J Morgan        Single to LF; Griffey to 2B
   O      12-  2  J Bench         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  1  T Perez         Flyball: RF; Griffey to 3B
   RR     1-3  2  G Foster        Double to CF; Griffey Scores; Morgan Scores
   O      -2-  4  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Pedro Borbon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2  D Doyle         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  C Fisk          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  1  C Geronimo      Home Run (Deep RF)
                  Roger Moret replaces Luis Tiant pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  P Borbon        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3  P Rose          Groundout: P-1B (P)
   O      ---  1  K Griffey       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Pedro Borbon facing 5-6-7
          ---  1  F Lynn          Single (Ground Ball to P)
          1--  6  R Petrocelli    Walk; Lynn to 2B
                  Rawly Eastwick replaces Pedro Borbon pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  6  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2  R Burleson      Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Roger Moret batting 9th
   RRR    12-  5  B Carbo         Home Run (Deep CF); Lynn Scores; Petrocelli Scores
   O      ---  3  C Cooper        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 6-6, Dick Drago facing 3-4-5
                  Dick Drago replaces Cecil Cooper pitching and batting 1st; Carl Yastrzemski moves to 1B; Bernie Carbo moves to LF
   O      ---  5  J Morgan        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  2  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  T Perez         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Rawly Eastwick facing 2-3-4
          ---  5  D Doyle         Walk
          1--  3  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF; Doyle to 3B
                  Will McEnaney replaces Rawly Eastwick pitching and batting 9th
          1-3  4  C Fisk          Intentional Walk; Yastrzemski to 2B
   OO     123  1  F Lynn          Double Play: Flyball: LF-C
   O      12-  2  R Petrocelli    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 6-6, Dick Drago facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1  G Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5  D Concepcion    Single to CF
          1--     C Geronimo      Concepcion Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Dan Driessen pinch hits for Will McEnaney batting 9th
   O      -2-  3  D Driessen      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Pat Darcy facing 7-8-9
                  Pat Darcy replaces Dan Driessen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4  R Burleson      Popfly: SS
   O      ---  5  B Carbo         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 11th, Reds Batting, Tied 6-6, Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
          ---  4  P Rose          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3  K Griffey       Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  3  J Morgan        Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B-2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 11th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Pat Darcy facing 1-2-3
                  Rick Miller pinch hits for Dick Drago batting 1st
   O      ---  5  R Miller        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  D Doyle         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 12th, Reds Batting, Tied 6-6, Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
                  Rick Wise replaces Rick Miller pitching and batting 1st
   O      ---  2  J Bench         Foul Flyball: C
          ---  5  T Perez         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4  G Foster        Single to LF (Fly Ball); Perez to 2B
   O      12-  3  D Concepcion    Flyball: RF
   O      12-  5  C Geronimo      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 12th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Pat Darcy facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2  C Fisk          Home Run (Deep LF Line)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Red Sox 7.

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