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The Athletics returned to the postseason the next year in hopes to add a fourth consecutive title, but were swept by the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS. The Dodgers would return to the World Series in 1977 and 1978, but lost both to their old American League rival in the New York Yankees in six games.
The 1974 American League Championship Series was a best-of-five matchup in Major League Baseball's 1974 postseason between the East Division Champion Baltimore Orioles and the West Division Champion Oakland Athletics. It was a rematch of the previous year's series and third meeting between the two teams in four seasons.
The Yankees led Game 4 by one run in the ninth inning, but a steal of second base by Red Sox base runner Dave Roberts and a single by Bill Mueller off Yankees closer Mariano Rivera tied the game. [3] David Ortiz hit a home run in extra innings for the Red Sox win.
Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel averted a complete meltdown, inducing a groundout that needed to be upheld by instant replay and cinching a 4-3 victory that sent the Red Sox to the AL Championship ...
Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz jumps onto home plate after winning Game 4 of the 2004 American League Championship Series at Fenway Park. The American League Championship Series (ALCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason.
The 1974 Major League Baseball season: The Oakland Athletics won their third consecutive World Series, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers four games to one. Two notable personal milestones were achieved during the 1974 season.
Desperately cornered by the Astros in the ALCS, the Yankees were willing to seek inspiration in any form, even from the Boston Red Sox. Before pivotal ALCS Game 4 vs. Astros, Yankees find ...
Long before Boston Red Sox second baseman Pokey Reese threw to first base off a grounder by New York Yankees pinch hitter Ruben Sierra in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7 in the 2004 ...