BOSTON -- The iconic moment in which Carlton Fisk waved furiously and all but willed his home run fair to win Game 6 of the 1975 World Series celebrates a 40th anniversary on Wednesday. It was 40 years ago when that epic shot ended one of the most memorable games ever played, and the brilliant footage by NBC helped make it a moment no baseball fan will ever forget.
But when you look back on that night of Oct. 21, 1975, at Fenway Park between the Boston Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds, you see countless subplots that led to Fisk culminating the magical night.