Here are all the inside stories of some of that era's biggest names in sports: Johnny Bench, Luis Tiant, Sparky Anderson, Pete Rose, Carl Yastrzemski-eight Hall of Famers in all-as well as sportscasters and network execs, cameramen, umpires, groundskeepers, politicians, and fans who gathered in Fenway that extraordinary night. But for all the anticipation, nobody could have predicted what a classic it would turn out to be: an extra-innings thriller, created by one of the Big Red Machine's patented comebacks and the Red Sox's improbable late-inning rally clutch hitting, heart-stopping defensive plays, and more twists and turns than a Grand Prix circuit, climaxed by one of the most famous home runs in baseball history that ended it in the twelfth. Leading three games to two, Cincinnati hopes to win it all Boston is desperate to stay alive. Tonight, at last, they will play Game Six of the World Series. The Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds have endured an excruciating three-day rain delay. About the Book Frost recreates what many consider to be the most exciting baseball game ever played-the match-up between the Boston Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds in the 1975 World Series.īoston, Tuesday, October 21, 1975.
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