1975 American League Championship Series
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The 1975 American League Championship Series faced the Boston Red Sox and the 3-time defending world champion Oakland Athletics for the right to advance to the 1975 World Series. During the regular season, the Red Sox posted a 95-65 record and won the AL East division title, while the Athletics went 98-64 to win the AL West.
The Red Sox came up with experienced players as Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk and Dwight Evans, and two sensational rookies – Fred Lynn and Jim Rice. Lynn took most of the headlines by playing a flawless center field, hitting .331 with 21 home runs and 105 RBI, and becoming the first major league player to win the MVP and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season. Rice, although suffering a broken wrist in late September, finished with a .309 average, 22 homers and 102 RBI.
Meanwhile, the Athletics seem ripe to be overthrown without Catfish Hunter in the starting rotation and a poor offensive support during the regular season. To supplement the familiar faces of Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando, Joe Rudi, Bert Campaneris and Gene Tenace on the roster, Oakland included Claudell Washington, who blossomed into a dangerous hitter, and Billy Williams, who came over from the National League.
Managers: Darrell Johnson, Boston; Alvin Dark, Oakland
Umpires: Don Denkinger, Lou DiMuro, Bill Kunkel, Ron Luciano, Jim Evans, Hank Morgenweck
Television: NBC (Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek announcing)
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[edit] Game 1
October 4, 1975 at Fenway Park
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | X | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| W: Luis Tiant (1-0) L: Ken Holtzman (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: None | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
October 5, 1975 at Fenway Park
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| W: Roger Moret (1-0) L: Rollie Fingers (0-1) S: Dick Drago (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: OAK: Reggie Jackson (1) BOS: Carl Yastrzemski (1), Rico Petrocelli (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 7, 1975 at Oakland Coliseum
After winning three consecutive championships, the A's dynasty comes to an end as they are defeated and eliminated by the Red Sox, 5-3. Boston starter Rick Wise baffles the A's for seven-plus innings and earns the win. Yastrzemski makes two great plays in left field and has two hits to back Wise's pitching.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| W: Rick Wise (1-0) L: Ken Holtzman (0-2) S: Dick Drago (2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: None | ||||||||||||
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