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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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THE "GOLD DUST TWINS" AND October 14, 1975 ... The Reds beat the Red Sox, 6 to 5, in the 10th inning, amidst a raging controversy over a non-interference call on pinch hitter Ed Armbrister. It was a play that would be talked about long after the game was over as fans examined the film footage. Minutes after the controversy stopped being argued on the field, Joe Morgan slammed a drive over the head of Fred Lynn to give the Reds the win that put them up 2-1 in the World Series. The game had been a hitters' affair as both teams combined for six home runs, tying the one game World Series record. The sixth homer came in the top of the ninth inning, with one out and tied the game at 5-5, sending it into extra innings. Then in the 10th, Cesar Geronimo started the inning off with a line single to right off Jim Willoughby. Armbrister was then sent up to pinch hit for Rawley Eastwick and tried to advance Geronimo with a sacrifice bunt. The result was a high bouncer in front of the plate. Carlton Fisk reacted quickly and pounced on the ball, bumping into Armbrister, who had slightly hesitated before running to first. Fisk threw to Rick Burleson trying for Geronimo, but the ball sailed into center field, allowing Geronimo to scurry over to third and Armbrister to second. Darrell Johnson raced out of the dugout arguing that Armbrister had interfered with Fisk, but umpire Larry Barnett would have none of it, ruling that the collision was just that, and the batter did not intentionally interfere with the fielder. Johnson brought in Rogelio Moret to intentionally walk Pete Rose and load the bases and he struck out pinch hitter Merv Rettenmund . He then had to face Morgan, and with the count 1-2, Joe lined a shot over Lynn's head, who was playing in. The Reds won and the Red Sox were raging mad. Until the 10th inning, the game was filled with a lot of action and excitement. After two games without a homer being hit in Fenway Park, the bats exploded at the cavernous Riverfront Stadium. The first one was banged out by Fisk against Gary Nolan, who lasted until the fifth inning, giving the Sox a 1 to 0 lead. Rick Wise, who had been touched for 34 homers this season, had the Reds hitless until the fourth inning. With Tony Perez on via a walk, Johnny Bench sent a ball halfway up into the second deck, to put the Reds up, 2-1. The Reds continued to slug Wise in the fifth. Dave Concepcion homered and Geronimo got another one right behind him. When Rose tripled to center, Johnson brought in Jim Burton. Morgan then lofted a sacrifice fly to score Rose and give the Reds a 5 to 1 lead. But the Sox were not out of it and scored a run off Pat Darcy in the sixth. Darcy walked both Yaz and Fisk then uncorked a wild pitch, allowing the runners to move up. Lynn's fly ball brought in Yastrzemski. Bernie Carbo homered off Clay Carroll in the eighth to cut the Reds lead to 5-3. Sparky Anderson brought in Will McEnaney after Carbo's homer, and he got Cecil Cooper to pop up and end the inning. McEnaney pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning and struck out Fred Lynn to start the ninth. But Rico Petrocelli next lined a single to center, and Anderson brought in Rawley Eastwick to pitch to Dwight Evans, who sent a line drive high and far down the left field line, that landed up in the seats to tie the game. |
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