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From the archives | Oct. 21

Carlton Fisk’s home run in 12th beats Reds, 7-6

Carbo homers ties it in 8th, Evans catch saves it in 11th

By Peter Gammons

 |  Globe Staff  

  October 22, 1975

At 12:34 a.m., in the 12th inning, Fisk’s histrionic home run brought a 7-6 end to a game that will be the pride of historians in the year 2525.

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