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1973 WORLD
SERIES
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WS (4-0) Oakland A's over Los Angeles Dodgers |
Notable performances:
Several A’s hitters excelled, led by Rudi (.375 avg, 1.037 OPS),
Jackson (.632 slug), Fosse (.375 avg, .916 OPS), and Band (.922
OPS). Catfish Hunter went 8 2/3 scoreless in his only start, and
Fingers pitched 9 2/3, struck out 10, and allowed only one
unearned run as her appeared in all 4 games.
Davey Lopes paced the Dodgers with a .444 OBP, but no other
hitter even reached an .800 OPS. Dodgers pitching was subpar
throughout, as only relievers registered an ERA below 4.50.
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Game 1: Boxscore and Play by Play
Oct 13, 1973 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1973 Los Angeles 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
1973 Oakland 1-0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 4 7 1
GWRBI-Rudi
Game MVP:Ray Fosse
Oakland Coliseum I Time 3:05, 69ø, Wind: 4 MPH Left to Right Day Game
Game
1 Messersmith vs Holtzman
LA drew first blood in top of 1st as Lopes and
Paciorek both reached base and scored. Oakland C Fosse got one
of the runs back with a homer in 2nd, Oakland scratched out
tying run in 5th, and walks to first 2 A’s batters of 6th led
to Oakland taking a 4-2 lead they would not relinquish.
Ace relived Rollie Fingers, fresh off a
dominating performance in the ALCS, pitched scoreless baseball
in the 6-7-8 innings before Horacio Pina came in to lock down
the game for A’s in the 9th.
Oakland 1-0
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Game 2: Boxscore and Play by Play
Oct 16, 1973 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1973 Oakland 2-0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 6 11 2
1973 Los Angeles 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
GWRBI-Jackson, R
Game MVP:Catfish Hunter
Dodger Stadium Time 2:37, 81ø, Wind: 8 MPH Out to LF Night Game
Game 2 Osteen vs Hunter
Reggie Jackson hit a solo homer in the 2nd to
give A’s the lead, and that was all they ultimately would need
as Hunter went 8 2/3 of shut out ball before Fingers came on in
the 9th to get Steve Garvey on a 2-out groundout with runners on
2nd and 3rd. A’s scored 6 runs total against the goose egg for
the Dodgers.
Oakland 2-0
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Game 3: Boxscore and Play by Play
Oct 17, 1973 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
1973 Oakland 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 10 3
1973 Los Angeles 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 13 0
GWRBI-Green, D
Game MVP:Dick Green
Dodger Stadium Time 3:35, 73ø, Wind: 15 MPH Out to RCF Night Game
Game 3 Sutton vs Holtzman
Neither team scored until LA broke through in
the bottom of the 5th as Buckner and Russell led off the inning
with singles and scored. Lead was short lived, as A’s 2B Dick
Green cleared the bases with a 2-out double and then scored on
Sal Bando’s hit to give the A’s a 4-2 lead. Dodgers clawed
back one of the runs in the bottom of the 6th, then the tying
run in the 7th as Fingers relived Holtzman with Garvey on 1st
but allowed a run-scoring double to Joe Ferguson. Neither team
would score again until the 11th, when Charlie Hough’s
knuckleball wasn’t working. A’s got 3 runs in the 11th
powered by a Reggie Jackson double and singles from Dick Green,
Sal Band, and Ray Fosse. Dodgers didn’t go gently, however, as
Davey Lopes singled and scored on Garvey’s double to make it
7-5. With their two best relievers already used, Oakland turned
to spot starter/long reliever Glenn Abbott to preserve the game.
Abbott promptly walked Tom Paciorek and Joe Ferguson to load the
bases with no outs, and the A’s were in danger of losing the
game. Ron Cey flew out while Garvey held 3rd, and then Willie
Davis grounded into a double play to end the game.
Oakland 3-0
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Game 4: Boxscore and Play by Play
Oct 18, 1973 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1973 Oakland 4-0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 10 1
1973 Los Angeles 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
GWRBI-Conigliaro
Game MVP:Vida Blue
Dodger Stadium Time 2:54, 78ø, Wind: 6 MPH Right to Left Night Game
Game 4 Messersmith vs Blue
Not much suspense in Game 4, as Oakland got a
run on 3 singles in the 2nd, added runs in 5th (Rudi HR), 6th
(lead off double, bunt, sac fly), and 7th (Band HR) to take a
4-0 lead. Fingers came in in 6th to squelch an LA rally attempt,
and other than a single run in the 8th LA went quietly.
Oakland 4-0
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