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25 Most Memorable MLB Postseason Moments

By Neil Harrington

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4. Carlton Fisk wills a home run to force a game seven.

MLB Postseason Moment: 1975 World Series. Cincinnati Reds at Boston Red Sox. Fisk hits a historic walk-off home run.

Why It’s Memorable:  Fisk crushed Red’s pitcher, Pat Darcy‘s second pitch over the Green Monster, down the high wall of the left-field line. The ball struck the foul pole, with Fisk charismatically waving his arms trying to will the ball fair, with the Red Sox forcing a game seven.

What’s lost in the mix is the team who actually won the World Series that year, the Cincinnati Reds — known also as the Big Red Machine. With the likes of Jonny Bench, Pete Rose, George Foster, Dave Concepcion, Ken Griffey Sr., Tony Perez, and Sparky Anderson leading the charge as manager.

Fisk’s career was more than just one hit, with a fantastic Major League career, where he averaged 20 HR’s and 70 RBI during his steady time as a big leaguer. His best regular season was in 1977, where he hit .315 with 26 HR and 102 RBI.

  • 11-time All-Star (1972–1974, 1976–1978, 1980–1982, 1985, 1991)
  • American League Rookie of the Year (1972)
  • Gold Glove Award (1972)
  • 3 time Silver Slugger Award (1981, 1985, 1988)
  • Boston Red Sox No. 27 retired at Fenway Park
  • 2,356 career hits
  • 376 career home runs
  • Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame

Even with all of those career highlights, Fisk will always be known for that shot over the Green Monster, which lives in infamy to this very day.

That was really the only meaningful reason the Red Sox fans had to cheer for in years — as well as for the next 29 seasons — where the curse of the Bambino was finally broken, which we already went into in great detail before.

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