Martin remained with the Red Sox' radio team as its new lead announcer, initially working with MacLean, briefly, then Dave Martin in 1972 and 1973 before establishing an enduring collaboration with longtime MLB announcer Woods in 1974. Their five-year partnership included the 1975 pennant-winning season, and concluded with the 1978 American League East tie-breaker game, which Boston famously lost on Bucky Dent's home run. But their chemistry and rapport were noted by national observers such as Roger Angell and Bill Littlefield.