Power, experience, speed, hustle, grit, opportunism, airtight defense, a sturdy defense – all of the attributes that made the Cincinnati Reds the “Big Red Machine” were on display in a watershed win for the franchise.
After 35 years, three World Series losses and a humbling National League Championship Series defeat, the Reds brought it all together to come from behind and edge the Boston Red Sox, 4-3, in Game Seven of the 1975 World Series on Oct.