In game three, in one of the most controversial umpiring decisions in Red Sox history, Cincinnati's Ed Armbrister stayed at home plate after a bunt, causing Sox catcher Carlton Fisk to run into him. Although replays showed that Armbrister had interfered with Fisk (a play that should have ended the inning), umpire Larry Barnett refused Boston's appeals. The Reds would go on to win that game, and jump into a 3-2 series lead..
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