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Barnett was the plate ump in the third game of the 1975 WS when a controversial 10th-inning call took place. Reds batter Ed Armbrister bunted and seemed to interfere as Boston catcher Carlton Fisk went after the ball. Fisk's throw sailed into centerfield. Over Red Sox objections Barnett ruled no interference. The Reds later scored the winning run. (RTM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » October 14, 1975: In a game featuring six home runs, three by each team, the Reds prevail 6–5 in the 10th inning. The game is marred by a controversial play involving Cincinnati's Ed Armbrister and Boston's Carlton Fisk. Armbrister lays down a sacrifice bunt in the 10th and seemingly hesitates breaking out of the batter's box; Fisk's subsequent throwing error leads to the Reds winning run. The Sox scream for an interference call from ump Barney Barnett, but to no avail.