Boston Red Sox 1975-1999 + 2007

Cincinnati Reds 6 at Boston Red Sox 7, F/12 -- On the brink of elimination, Carlton Fisk seemed to will his 12th-inning HR fair, sending the series to seven games vs. The Big Red Machine. Home runs by rookie Fred Lynn, pinch-hitter Bernie Carbo and the Reds' George Foster made this back-and-forth affair a World Series game to remember through nine innings. Then Fisk waved, prayed, cajoled and otherwise willed his home run fair down the left-field line in the 12th, making this one of the most memorable games of all-time.

Seattle Mariners 1 at Boston Red Sox 3, F -- A 23-year-old legend-in-the-making, Roger Clemens strikes out the side in the first inning to set the tone for the chilly evening (Fenway held just 13,414 witnesses to history that night), as he becomes the first pitcher in Major League history to strike out 20 batters in a single game.

Boston Red Sox 7 at California Angels 6, F/11 -- The Angels needed only one more out to earn their first World Series appearance, but it was the Red Sox who had destiny on their side. Angels closer Donnie Moore pushed Dave Henderson and the Red Sox one strike away from elimination, but Henderson earned redemption for an earlier fielding miscue by hitting Moore's second 2-2 pitch over the left-field fence to give the Red Sox a 6-5 lead. The Angels tied the game in the bottom of the ninth, but Henderson's sacrifice fly off Moore in the eleventh gave the Red Sox the lead and they went on to win the series in seven games.

Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 1, F -- Pedro Martinez struck out 17 batters -- the most Yankees ever fanned in a single game -- and allowed only two base runners en route to his 21st victory of the season. DH Chili Davis's solo home run in the second inning provided the Yankees only run. Chuck Knoblauch was the Yankees' only other base runner (after being hit by a pitch leading off the first inning), but got caught stealing, so Pedro only faced 28 batters in this dominating performance. On the other side of the diamond, the Red Sox victimized four different Yankee pitchers for 12 hits, and catcher Mike Stanley's two-run home run was all the offense Pedro needed.

1999 ALDS, Game 5: Boston Red Sox 12 at Cleveland Indians 8, F -- Ailing Pedro hurls hitless relief. If the Red Sox were going to complete their comeback from an 0-2 deficit, they needed to do it without Pedro Martinez, who pulled out of Game 1 with back problems and had yet to return. But with the deciding game tied in the fourth, Pedro came on in relief, dug deep and threw six innings of no-hit ball. Troy O'Leary, who had hit a grand slam earlier in the game, won it for the Sox with a three-run blast in the seventh.