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1974 DePaul Basketball: Ray Meyer Finds His Footing Again

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The early part of the 1970s had been difficult ones for legendary DePaul basketball coach Ray Meyer. A tenure that saw him turn out consistently good teams over a career that started during World War II, had gone sour. The Blue Demons had consecutive losing seasons in 1970 and 1971. Over the next two seasons, […]

1974 Notre Dame Basketball: Making History & Starting A New Era

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Digger Phelps had Notre Dame basketball on the upswing coming into the 1974 college basketball season. While he inherited a program in 1972 that had just gone to consecutive Sweet 16s, every single notable player from those teams was gone. Starting from scratch, Phelps won just six games in his first year in South Bend. […]

1975 Los Angeles Dodgers: Great Pitching, Fading Bats & A Rival’s Revenge

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The 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers were coming off a breakthrough year. After four straight second-place finishes, they won the NL West in 1974 and went on to reach the World Series. The Dodgers were still a good team in ’75 but an old nemesis rebounded with a vengeance to leave Los Angeles on the outside […]

1975 Philadelphia Phillies: A Franchise On The Rise

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The Philadelphia Phillies had been in a funk for over a decade coming into the 1975 season. After a historic collapse cost them the National League pennant in 1964, the Phils had enjoyed just one winning season and were never a serious contender. Danny Ozark took the managerial reins in 1973, and he was accompanied […]

1975 Kansas City Royals: A Wild Ride That Set The Stage For Success

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The 1975 Kansas City Royals had a wild ride. A young franchise in just its seventh season of existence played well early and raised hopes of the postseason. A summer skid brought despair, tension, and a managerial change. But that change gave way to a strong finish that, while coming up short of the playoffs, […]

1975 New York Yankees: Dashed Hopes But A New Beginning

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The 1975 New York Yankees entered the season infused with optimism. The proud franchise hadn’t won the World Series since 1962 or even been there since 1964. Since divisional play began in 1969, they had yet to win the AL East. But they came close in 1974. And in the just-starting era of free agency, […]

1974 Marquette Basketball: Al McGuire’s Breakthrough Final Four

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As he entered his 10th season on the sidelines at Marquette, Al McGuire had turned the Warrior basketball program into a consistent winner. He was routinely winning 20-plus games and making the NCAA Tournament, in an era when both objectives were far less commonplace than is the case today. What he hadn’t yet done was […]

The 1975 World Series: The Big Red Machine Survives In A Seven-Game Classic

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What Cincinnati had—at long last, after 35 years of waiting—was a World Series trophy. Had they lost this Series, this group of players would have had the “Can’t Win The Big One” tag trailing them around. Instead, they were just getting started on a dynasty.

1975 NLCS: The Big Red Machine Handles The Pirates Again

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The Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates were two teams that had already gotten familiar with each other in National League Championship Series play. The two teams met in 1970 and the Reds won in a sweep. They met in 1972 and the Reds won a thriller. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh got together one more time in the 1975 NLCS. And one more time, the Big Red Machine asserted themselves

1975 ALCS: Boston Ends The Oakland Dynasty

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The Oakland A’s won three straight World Series from 1972-74, and the 1975 ALCS marked their fifth straight appearance in postseason play. It also marked the end of the dynasty, as the Boston Red Sox ended the A’s great run with three-game sweep in what was then a best-of-five League Championship Series.

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