Oktober 1976, cincinnati reds, 6, new york yankees, 2, 03, yankee stadium, 56. The powerhouse cincinnati club, popularly known as the big red machine, entered the world series after winning 108 regularseason games and sweeping pittsburgh in the national league championship series. Rollie fingers gets pete rose to fly out for the final out as the oakland athletics win game 7 and the world series check out for more. The reds are also the last nl team to win backtoback world series. Will mcenaney gets roy white to fly out to george foster to sweep the yankees and give the reds backtoback world series titles. The pittsburgh pirates, who have won five overall world series, won world championships in 1960 and 1971 when roberto clemente was the teams star right fielder. The yankees again met the dodgers in the first world series rematch since the yanks and braves squared off in 1957 and 58. Who won the little league world series the year you were born. All that success didnt help them in game 1, however, as colorful red sox starter luis tiant allowed just five hits while beating the reds 50.
Joe morgan led the cincinnati reds to world series victories in both 1975 and 1976. On the other hand, eventual national league mvp kirk gibson was suffering a strained hamstring and was considered questionable for the entire world series. Will mcenaney gets roy white to fly out to george foster to sweep the yankees and give the reds backtoback world series titles news. The state of georgia won backtoback little league world series with warner robins win in 2007. Cincinnati reds 7 at new york yankees 2, f on the heels of the high from chris chambliss royalscrushing home run in the alcs to put the. But in 1976, sparky andersons starladen cincinnati reds did just that, taking their second straight world crown by defeating the new york yankees, four games to. Morgans hit wins world series for reds baseball hall of fame. Read the first blog in our world series of poker mini series on how the world series of poker was born. V the 1903, 1919, 1920, and 1921 world series were in a bestofnine format carried by the first team to win five games. The 1976 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1976. Asked in baseball history, world series who was the mvp of. Mlb world series champions major league baseball espn. The 1974 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1974 season.
It also marked the second time that the yankees were. Cincinnati reds vs new york yankees october 21, 1976 box score. Read the gamebygame narrative of the 1976 world series. Cincinnati reds 7 at new york yankees 2, f on the heels of the high from chris chambliss royalscrushing home run in the alcs to put the yankees into the world series. The yankees defeated the dodgers, four games to two, to win the franchises 21st world series championship. After a twelve year hiatus, the new york yankees had rebuilt themselves back into the american league champions of old. The pirates won in seven games, becoming the fourth team in world series history to come. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Did you know that this was the first title ever for the. The 14time mlb allstar was named the 1976 world series mvp after batting. He continued going deep hitting four long balls during the 1972 world series and for that he earned the world series most valuable player award. W indicates a team that made the playoffs as a wild card team rather than by winning a division. T the 1907, 1912, and 1922 world series each included one tied game.
The reds won the seventh and deciding game of the series on a ninthinning single by joe morgan. Mcenaney went 2 innings for the second straight game and again picked up the save, this one clinching a second straight world series for the reds. Those who played the position were dan driessen of the cincinnati reds who hit the first home run for the position and elliott maddox carlos may lou piniella of the new york yankees. Wcpos walt maher right interviews tony perez in the reds clubhouse after world series sweep in 1976. Boston has won three world series since that night, but fisks home run remains the teams most iconic moment. The first two were with the cincinnati reds in 1975 and 1976, the last one was with the detroit tigers in. In a rematch of the previous years world series, the yankees won, four games to two, to repeat as champions. The 1976 cincinnati reds were on the cusp of accomplishing a first in. Brooks robinson won the world series most valuable player award because he hit. The 76th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the national league nl champion pittsburgh pirates 9864 and the american league al champion baltimore orioles 10257.
The 1977 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1977 season. The cincinnati reds won backtoback world series titles in 1975 and 1976, cementing their reputation as one of the alltime greatest teams. Learn more about the team, including its history and notable players, in this article. It was the third world series appearance by cincinnati in six years, losing in 1970 to baltimore and in 1972 to oakland. He won backtoback wsop main events in 1976 and 1977. Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to mlb.
The 1978 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1978 season. Total zone rating and initial framework for wins above replacement calculations provided by sean smith. Did you know that the last title won by the athletics organization occurred when they were playing in philadelphia and in the 1930 world series. New york had a tough road to the series, as they first had to make up a 14game deficit in the american league east standings, then beat the red sox in a onegame playoff before eliminating kansas city for the third straight year in the american league championship series. And hall of famer sparky anderson managed the reds. Hall of famertobe johnny bench had the worst season of his career, but he made up for it.
Tv, the live video streaming product that airs every game in hd to nearly 400 different devices. The 1976 world series was the first ever to utilize the designated hitter. It hadnt been accomplished in many decades a national league team winning backtoback world series championships, that is. Game 1 of the series had gone to form, with the reds getting a comfortable 51 win. The 68th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the defending world series and american league al champion baltimore orioles and the national league nl champion pittsburgh pirates. Meanwhile, the powerful athletics had won 104 regularseason games, then swept boston in the american league championship series. How many times have the cincinnati reds won the world series. The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on. Win expectancy, run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book. The 73rd edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the national league nl champion cincinnati reds and the american league al champion new york yankees. It was still just 32 entering the ninth, but bench came through again, this time with a threerun blast, and consecutive groundrule doubles gave cincinnati one more insurance run. When was the last time the cincinnati reds won the world.
Doyle brunson is the author of several books on poker including supersystem and supersystem 2. World series history every world series in major league baseball history. It was the first of backtoback championships for the reds. Sparky anderson won the world series three times as a manager. The 1971 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1971 season. The georgians beat tokyo, japan, in an eightinning thriller, 32, in the title game. Cincinnati reds 7 at new york yankees 2, f on the heels of the high from chris chambliss royalscrushing home run in the. Cincinnati reds manager sparky anderson after the 1976 world series. This marked the second time in the 1970s the pirates won a world series game 7 on the road against the orioles, the previous time being in the 1971 world series. Will mcenaney gets roy white to fly out to george foster to sweep the yankees and give the reds backtoback world series titles tickets. He is the only player to have won the regular season league mvp, championship series mvp and world series mvp awards in the same season. Johnny bench was the cincinnati reds catcher for 17 seasons 19671983 and was formidable hitter at the plate as he posted a. A comprehensive list of mlb world series champions from 1903 to the present. Gary nolan led the pitching staff with fifteen victories, pat zachry won fourteen, and.
York yankees and for the first time win backtoback world series. For each highlighted year, guess the team that won the world series. The 1976 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1976 season. The 1979 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1979 season. It has won six world series titles and 23 nl pennants. The pirates won in seven games, becoming the fourth team in world series history to come back from a threegamestoone deficit to win the series.