THE MACHINE WAS IN HIGH GEAR
Ron Fimrite
October 25, 1976
As the World Series began, the Reds hit on all cylinders, running over the Yankees in the first game and sideswiping Catfish in the second
The walk seemed well advised. Morgan had reached Hunter for a single and a triple, while Perez had singled, popped up twice and flied out. The first pitch Hunter threw to him in the ninth was a high fastball. Perez lined it into left, and Griffey sped home as the chilled 54,816 fans screamed with pleasure. Their team had won and taken a 2-0 lead in the Series. And now they could go home to warm beds and curse those who had kept them out so late on such a night.