▁Pir ates , ▁as ▁well ▁their ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁appearance , ▁when ▁they ▁again ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Pir ates ), ▁and ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ' ▁back - to - back ▁World ▁Series ▁appearances ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁( both ▁losses ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ), ▁as ▁well ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁losing ▁against ▁the ▁cross - state ▁rival ▁Oak land ▁Athletics . ▁ ▁Game ▁ 6 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁World ▁Series ▁is ▁regarded ▁by ▁most ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁World ▁Series ▁games ▁ever ▁played . ▁It ▁found ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁winning ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁in ning ▁in ▁Fen way ▁Park , ▁defe ating ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s ▁to ▁force ▁a ▁sevent h ▁and ▁dec iding ▁game . ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁best ▁remembered ▁for ▁its ▁exc iting ▁lead ▁changes , ▁n ail - bit ing ▁turns ▁of ▁events , ▁and ▁a ▁game - win ning ▁walk - off ▁home ▁run ▁by ▁Carl ton ▁F isk , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁ 7 – 6 ▁Red ▁So x ▁victory . ▁▁ 1 9 7 6 : ▁The ▁designated ▁h itter ▁comes ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁and ▁American ▁Le agues ▁operated ▁under ▁essentially ▁identical ▁rules ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁adopted ▁the ▁designated ▁h itter ▁( D H ) ▁rule , ▁allowing ▁its ▁teams ▁to ▁use ▁another