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On Saturday June 28, the Reds celebrated the 50 year anniversary of the team that defeated the Boston Red Sox in the World Series, thought by many to be the most exciting World Series in history.
The resurgent Reds, ironically visit the sight of the victory at historic Fenway Park on Monday June 30. The Reds are 44-40. The Red Sox are 41-44.
The Reds were 49-28 on this date in 1975 when Clay Kirby pitched and won over Joe Niekro and the Houston Astros in a walk off, 9-6 win. Bill Plummer tied the game in the ninth inning with a sacrifice fly that scored Dan Driessen to tie the game at 6-6. With two outs in the bottom of the 12th inning. Ken Griffey doubled. The Astros walked Joe Morgan intentionally in front of Johnny Bench, who hit a three-run home run off Niekro to win it.
The Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles on this date, 5-2 to improve its American League East leading record to 41-31. With Dick Pole, who was the Reds' pitching coach from 2007 through 2009, the winning pitcher. Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski was 3-for-4 with two RBI and Fred Lynn was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Fifty years ago people were watching Frank Burns, a character on MASH. On June 30th, they could watch Chase Burns, take the mound against the Red Sox. Burns debuted against the New York Yankees a week before.
He pitched five innings against the Yankees, allowing three runs on six hits in five innings. He struck out eight, including the first five batters and seven of the first nine batters.
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