| 1975 Red Sox: American League Champions Contributor(s): Sinibaldi, Raymond (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467123137 ISBN-13: 9781467123136 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - Travel | Special Interest - Sports |
| LCCN: 2014949903 |
| Series: Images of Baseball |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 1975 American League Champion Boston Red Sox squared off with the Cincinnati Reds in what is widely recognized as one of the best World Series ever played. The Major League Baseball Network has named its sixth game "the greatest game ever played." The Red Sox were led by two rookies, 21-year-old Jim Rice and 22-year-old Fred Lynn, who formed a rookie duo the likes of which baseball had never seen. They combined with a budding superstar in Carlton Fisk and his aging counterpart Carl Yastrzemski to lead the Red Sox attack, while a wily Luis Tiant anchored the pitching staff. After a first-round sweep of the three-time World Champion Oakland A's, they advanced to a Fall Classic that echoes through the ages, and in the words of Carlton Fisk, the Red Sox won "three games to four. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sinibaldi, Raymond: - A baseball historian and author of Images of America: Fenway Park and Images of Baseball: 1967 Red Sox: The Impossible Dream Season, Raymond Sinibaldi has drawn images primarily from his personal collection. |