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Article: Carlton Fisk Home Run Forever Frozen in Time.(Red Sox Hall of Fame catcher)(Brief Article)(Interview)
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- Baseball Digest
- Article date:
- October 1, 2001
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Hall of Fame catcher recalls his historic blast that won Game 6 of the 1975 World Series for the Red Sox against the Cincinnati Reds
WHILE NOT A SERIES-ENDING home run, the ball Carlton Fisk hit into the night sky off the left-field flagpole in the first World Series night game at Fenway Park remains one of the most famous home runs in baseball history.
The big blast came on October 21, 1975, in Game 6, a game delayed three days because of rain. The actual game lasted four hours, and ended with Fisk's epic four-bagger off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Pat Darcy, leading off the 12th inning.
The Sox fled the game 6-6 on Bernie Carbo's three-run, ...