The New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds are the two participants in the 1976 World Series. While this was a four-game sweep at the hands of one team that was a well-oiled machine, there was some history in Game One. This was the first ever World Series to use the designated hitter rule. And the first DH to score a World Series hit has a very deep connection with the Seattle Mariners.

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