1975 American League Championship Series

The 1975 American League Championship Series faced the Boston Red Sox and the 3-time defending world champion Oakland Athletics for the right to advance to the 1975 World Series. During the regular season, the Red Sox posted a 95-65 record and won the AL East division title, while the Athletics went 98-64 to win the AL West.

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1975 - American League Championship Series - Boston Red Sox - Oakland Athletics - 1975 World Series

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The Red Sox came up with experimented players as Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk and Dwight Evans, and two sensational rookies – Fred Lynn and Jim Rice. Lynn took most of the headlines by playing a flawless center field, hitting .331 with 21 home runs and 105 RBI, and becoming the first major league player to win the MVP and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season. Rice, although suffering a broken wrist in late September, finished with a .309 average, 22 homers and 102 RBI.

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Carl Yastrzemski - Carlton Fisk - Dwight Evans - Fred Lynn - Jim Rice - Center field - Hitting - Home run - RBI - MVP - Rookie of the Year

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Meanwhile, the Athletics seem ripe to be overthrown without Catfish Hunter in the starting rotation and a poor offensive support during the regular season. To supplement the familiar faces of Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando, Joe Rudi, Bert Campaneris and Gene Tenace on the roster, Oakland included Claudell Washington, who blossomed into a dangerous hitter, and Billy Williams, who came over from the National League.

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Catfish Hunter - Starting - Reggie Jackson - Sal Bando - Joe Rudi - Bert Campaneris - Gene Tenace - Claudell Washington - Billy Williams - National League

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

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

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