1975 World Series Trivia Quiz

Answer: 5

5 of the seven games were decided by one run, 2 of which went extra innings and 2 of which were decided in the 9th inning. Only game 2 games (a 6-0 Red Sox win in game one and a game five 6-2 Reds win) were decided by more than one run.

Answer: Dave Concepcion

The Reds won 108 games in the regular season and swept the Pirates in the NLCS, but were in danger of falling behind 2 games to 0 to the underdog Red Sox until Concepcion's heroics.

Answer: Ed Armbrister

Armbrister was a backup outfielder who was pinch-hitting. The Red Sox scored 2 in the 9th to send this game into extra innings (they once trailed 5-1). Even the rule book was controversial in that it contained two conflicting rules. One said the batter has the right to run to first base, and one said the catcher has the right to field the ball.

Answer: Luis Tiant

Tiant shutout the Reds in game 1 by a score of 6-0, and beat them again in game 4 by a score of 5-4. His wind-up was unusual in that he turned almost 180 degrees towards centerfield before twisting back around to pitch to the plate. While in a stretch, he would jiggle his hands while he slowly brought them down to his waist. The Reds complained this was a balk.

Answer: Bernie Carbo

The Red Sox trailed 6-3 when Carbo, a former Red, connected off reliever Rawley Eastwick with two outs in the bottom of the 8th to tie the game.

Answer: George Foster

Fred Lynn lofted a high foul to left field. While the ball was not hit that deep, Foster had to make the catch up against the wall along left field in Fenway Park and was in an awkward position for the throw home. But he threw a strike to catcher Johnny Bench and Doyle was out easily. Later it was revealed that the third base coach was yelling "no, no, no" to Doyle, but with the crowd going crazy, Doyle thought he heard him say "go, go, go."

Answer: Dwight Evans

With Ken Griffey on 1st base and running on the pitch, Joe Morgan hit a long drive to right field. Evans saved at least a double (and possibly a home run), and then threw to first base to double-off Griffey.

Answer: Tony Perez

Bill Lee was known for occasionally throwing an extremely slow "blooper" pitch and he had struck Perez out with it earlier in the game. But when he tried it again, Perez crushed it over 400 feet.

Answer: Joe Morgan

Morgan, the National League MVP in 1975, had a sub-par series as he batted only .259 with no extra base hits, but he made up for it with this clutch single off reliever Jim Burton.

Answer: Pete Rose

Rose won the award by batting .370 and drawing 5 walks. Many of the Reds' big hitters had a sub-par series. Morgan batted .259, Bench batted .207, Concepcion batted .179 and Perez batted .179 (although 3 of his 5 hits were home runs).