John Candelaria strikes out 14 Reds‚ but is knocked out of the box by Pete Rose’s 8th-inning HR

John Candelaria strikes out 14 Reds‚ but is knocked out of the box by Pete Rose’s 8th-inning HR

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  October 7, 1975 – Pittsburgh’s John Candelaria strikes out 14 Reds‚ but is knocked out of the box by Pete Rose’s 8th-inning HR. The Reds complete their sweep of the NLCS with a 5-3 win. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@

The Boston Red Sox gain a 5 – 3 win and a three-game sweep over the Oakland Athletics to catch the American League pennant

The Boston Red Sox gain a 5 – 3 win and a three-game sweep over the Oakland Athletics to catch the American League pennant

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1975 – The Boston Red Sox gain a 5 – 3 win and a three-game sweep over the Oakland Athletics to catch the American League pennant. Carl Yastrzemski makes two great plays in the outfield and has two hits to back pitcher Rick Wise.