Tony Perez Walk-Off Home Run
Tony Pérez's walk-off home run in Game 2 of the 1975 NLCS helped the Reds sweep the Pirates, but the series ended in Game 3.
Tony Pérez hit a walk-off home run in Game 2 of the 1975 National League Championship Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Reds swept the Pirates in three games, clinching the pennant in Game 3. The 1975 World Series was not a sweep; the Reds defeated the Boston Red Sox in seven games.
Quick Facts
- Player
- Tony Pérez
- Team
- Cincinnati Reds
- Opponent
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Series
- 1975 National League Championship Series (Game 2)
- Venue
- Riverfront Stadium
- Result
- Walk-off Home Run
- Outcome
- Reds win series, advance to World Series
Lore & Background
Pérez's walk-off home run came in Game 2 of the 1975 NLCS. The series was best-of-five, and the Reds swept the Pirates in three games, so no Game 4 existed. The home run won Game 2, but the Reds clinched the pennant in Game 3 the next day.
Reader's Guide
It confirms the Reds swept the Pirates in the 1976 NLCS and the 1976 World Series, but the 1975 World Series went seven games.
Did You Know?
- The first home run in Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium was hit by Willie Stargell on July 16, 1970, not by Tony Pérez.
- Pérez was not the oldest player to hit a walk-off pinch-hit home run; that record belongs to Julio Franco (age 48) or others.
- Pérez was named MVP of the 1967 All-Star Game after hitting a home run off Bob Gibson.
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