Real baseball began its slow demise in 1973, when the designated-hitter rule was adopted in the AL. It wasn't until the late 1990s that baseball began writhing in its final agonies when the DH was the focal point of every AL roster, as teams started drafting shortstops and 2nd basemen who hit homeruns at the expense of gold gloves.
I guess after 43 years of following our great game, this has to be the most memorable series for me. Its like visiting an old friend, having the ability to watch these wonderful games again and again. Thank You!!
The Sox only wore these uniforms for a few years, and most Sox fans who remember them associate them with disappointment: the Series loss in 1975, the floundering 1976 season when so much was expected, the crushing late-season collapses of 1977 and 1978, and the Bucky Dent home run. The fundamental heartbreak of being a Sox fan prior to 2004 was solidified and mythologized in these years and events. While there is a bit of nostalgia, for the most part we were glad to be rid of them.
I love no bombardment of advertising, not much showboating, the great announcers, the uniforms. Now that Im an adult I know better, but to me as a kid, it was just baseball.
Thanks for posting this Game 4 of one of the best World Series ever played. Both teams fielded many great players, and they played hard and with great skill.
@Kevin K - We got news for MANCHESTER UNITED. Tiddlywinks will be bigger than baseball in America BEFORE soccer (a.k.a. fútbol) EVER will be. Americans will never take to a sport where feigning injury (i.e. "flopping") is one of the primary tenets/strategies of the game.
Thanks so much for posting game 4. My dad brother and I was there 2nd deck center field seats. I remember how surreal it was soaking it all in as a young 15 hr old. Even thought the Reds lost that game it didn't take away from the once in a lifetime thrill of seeing so many hall of famers on the field at the same time. I still have my ticket stub. Go Reds!
I loved Joe Garagiola & Tony Kubek announcing the Game of the week!! They were a great pair!! You looked forward to that game!! It was special. Besides your local teams all you had was the game of the week & once in a while Monday night baseball!! Garagiola was one of the best baseball play by play guy ever!! Kubek gave you a lot of inside baseball information that even the average fan could understand!! Before Cable, Before MLB NETWORK, Before Baseball tonight, Before Baseball streaming on your phone you had Joe & Tony & every game was special!!
The last two games of this series in Boston are very well known to all baseball fans. The other earlier games,especially the games in Cincinnati,are much less well known,even by real baseball fans. But this was a great series,the whole thing not just the last two games.
1975 the year that I became a big Boston Red sox fan ... This world series did it for me ... the way they played and kept on fighting and competing against this dangerous big red machine
When men still pitched whole games. All pitchers who had any experience threw junk half the game and had great careers. Now they last 4 or 5 years and die because they all throw exactly the same and don't understand the hurt arm game these guys used to have. Push the runner, hit the cut-off man, run the bases... this was the last great age of baseball.
Curious what you mean by "they threw junk half the game," meaning a lot of breaking balls and changeups to go easy on the arm? I would think if you aren't a great junk ball thrower you're going to get shelled regularly and this isn't a good strategy for everyone. Do today's pitchers feature more power/strikeout guys than back in the day? I just assumed pitchers threw just as hard then throughout the game as they do now.
I remember watching the best World Series 1975,1976,1977 I will always love the big red machine my favorite player was Johnny Bench but I like the whole team they were the best team I ever watched that old big red machine was the best of all time
back then there used to be a lot of criticism and complaining that during the playoffs and world series tickets would be scooped up by big companies and well to do people, shutting out the actual fans of the teams and so the the crowds would be more subdued because they weren't true fans of the teams.
Totally agree! I went to a game at Yankee stadium last year vs Oakland: people just couldn't stay in their seats, walking up and down the aisles with food; are there too many concessions? For crying out loud, dud you come here to see a ball game or eat? Isn't that why we have restaurants? Walking through stadiums today is like walking through shopping malls.
@@DonQwantsyou It's the midwest. Crowds have always been quieter than they would be in Boston, or NY, or Philly. People here on the East Coast just like to yell!
The best time to watch a game in this stadium was during the construction of the new one. The entire outfield seating area was torn down, exposing a great view of the suspension bridge. I almost wish they had just remodeled the old stadium and left that great view of the river...
Is it me, or did it seem like Luis Tiant pitched a whole game in just the 1st inning! If that were today, the pitching coach, and the guys in the booth would be counting down to Tiants' 3 inning or less outing.
Reds had 4 MVP award winners, and then Tony Perez - HoF player and dangerous clutch hitter , Ken Griffey ,who was lighting fast , a great outfielder and hit near .300 over a very long career, then a gold glove centerfielder with a rifle arm in Geronimo , + arguably the best all around SS of his era in Concepcion , who won a bunch of gold gloves and was an all star several times. Its a wonder they didn't win the pennant every year from 70 - 78.
Tiant threw 163 pitches. The last was a curve to Joe Morgan, who was sitting on a fastball, that, Morgan said later, just about everyone in Riverfront Stadium knew was coming. But "he turned it over" instead, and a startled Morgan popped up. Morgan was a class act, and in his account of the at bat was openly impressed with Tiant's nerve under tremendous pressure.
That’s right sir !l miss so much seeing Luis Tiant against Big Doggie Tony Perez , Tiant was probably one of the best on that era but man The full reds team was something else what a team
In this series the Red Sox were without Slugger (Jim Rice) - who was missed because of a hurt wrist from a pitch thrown from (Vern Ruhle) late in the year so the team needed his strong bat against the Reds but Lost in 7 games.
Umpires (Game 4) HP Dick Stello (NL) 1B George Maloney (AL) 2B Satch Davidson (NL) 3B Art Frantz (AL) (Crew Chief) LF Nick Colosi (NL) RF Larry Barnett (AL)
DonQwantsyou If you are wondering: Game 1-Joe Garagiola & Marty Brennaman Game 2-Curt Gowdy & Brennaman Game 3-Garagiola & Ned Martin Game 4-Gowdy & Dick Stockton Game 5-Garagiola & Martin Game 6-Gowdy & Brennaman (Martin extra innings) Game 7-Garagiola & Brennaman (Stockton did the rest of the game when Brennaman went to the clubhouse for the post game).
Marie Pavlov NBC had a very weird configuration for the 1975 World Series. There were 6 announcers for the whole series. NBC-TV: Curt Gowdy (1-3-5-7) Joe Garagiola (2-4-6) Dick Stockton (Boston-1 & 6) Ned Martin (Boston-2 & 7) Marty Brennaman (Cincinnati) Tony Kubek
Fred Hutchinson was only 44 when he died. He would have been 55 during this series and it's possible he might still have been the Reds' manager. He was a baseball lifer so even if he wasn't still with the Reds he probably would have been managing some team in MLB in this year.
Amazing that the BRM only won 2 world championships. Should have beaten the A's in '72 and were upset in '73 by the Mets in the NLCS. By trading Perez for Fryman prior to the '77 season, the Reds were never the same.
We lived and died with the Reds back then. Many trips to old Crosley Field. Watched the BRM in its infancy. Many forget that Lee May, Tommy Helms, Bob Tolan, Woody Woodward, and Alex Johnson were original members! Rose started in RF..LOL!
Marie Pavlov Here was the radio configuration for the 1975 World Series on NBC Radio: 1-Joe Garagiola & Marty Brennaman (Boston) 2-Curt Gowdy & Brennaman (Boston) 3 & 5-Garagiola & Ned Martin (Cincinnati) 4-Gowdy & Dick Stockton (Cincinnati) 6-Gowdy & Brennaman with Martin for extra innings (Boston) 7-Garagiola, Brennaman & Stockton (Boston)
I liked back then when they wore there uniforms everyone wore it the same not some with there pants all the way down over there shoes or way up on the calve it was all classy back then you followed rules not do what you want!
No pitch count then it wasn’t about the money with pictures know to much money in the game. Pitchers pitched for the love of the game& there team know it’s about money way to much .
I had forgotten how BAD an experience it was listening to Joe Garagiola call a game. OMG, the guy never stopped talking, ... and most of the time it was just pure nonsense.
golfmetrics You’re just a Baseball JERKOFF !! Actually You’re just a JERKOFF period!! 😂😂😂 Garagiola was one of the best of all time but you’ll always be a JERKOFF!! 😂😂😂
This was the worst ball/strike called World Series game I've ever seen. Tiant, though at times a bit wild was painting the corners all night long. Literally dozens of strikes not called and who knows how many strikeouts there'd have been. I've since read he taught at an umpiring school and died tragically. RIP but as a home plate umpire, he should have kept his day job.
The game was way better then. Now it’s all about a home run and a strikeout. Steroids ruined real baseball. Any good baseball player can adjust to any strike zone as long is the Empire is consistent.
