1975 American League Championship Series

1975 AL Championship Series (3-0): Boston Red Sox (95-65) over Oakland Athletics (98-64)

BR 1975 ALCS Summary

Introduction

The Boston Red Sox swept the Oakland Athletics to capture the 1975 American League Championship Series. The Red Sox went on to lose to the Cincinnati Reds in the 1975 World Series, which is considered by many to be one of the greatest Series of all time.

Umpires

• Don Denkinger, Lou DiMuro, Bill Kunkel, Ron Luciano, Jim Evans, Hank Morgenweck

Results

Game 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	4
Red Sox	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	X	7	8	3
WP: Luis Tiant (1-0), LP: Ken Holtzman (0-1)
Home Runs: - none

• Attendance: 35,578

Game 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Athletics	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	0
Red Sox	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	1	X	6	12	0
WP: Roger Moret (1-0), LP: Rollie Fingers (0-1), SV: Dick Drago (1)
Home Runs: OAK - Reggie Jackson (1); BOS - Rico Petrocelli (1), Carl Yastrzemski (1)

• Attendance: 35,578

Game 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Red Sox	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	5	11	1
Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	6	2
WP: Rick Wise (1-0), LP: Ken Holtzman (0-1), SV: Dick Drago (2)
Home Runs: - none

• Attendance: 49,358

Further Reading

• Doug Skipper: "1975 American League Championship Series", in Bill Nowlin and Cecilia Tan, ed.: '75:The Red Sox Team that Saved Baseball, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2015, pp. 285-292. ISBN 978-1-933599-97-7

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