BOISE, Idaho — This Day In Sports…October 21, 1975, 50 years ago today:

The World Series resumes in Boston after three days of rain and provides one of the Fall Classic’s all-time great moments. A Game 6 had never been played at night before, but the wicked nor’easter forced commissioner Bowie Kuhn’s hand, as he scheduled the game opposite a Monday Night Football matchup between the Buffalo Bills and New York Giants and America’s No. 1 TV show, “All in the Family.” Alas, the rains kept coming, and Game 6 was moved to Tuesday night.

It delivered, going deep into the night with the Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds tied at 6-6 going into the bottom of the 12th inning. That had been the score since the extra innings began—and truth be told, it was now early in the morning of October 22. Boston s

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