OAK @ BAL

October 06, 1973

Final Score: OAK 0 - BAL 6

Game Information

Ballpark
Memorial Stadium
Attendance
41,279
Game Duration
171 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Jim Palmer
Losing Pitcher
Vida Blue

Umpires

Home Plate
Nestor Chylak
First Base
Bill Haller
Second Base
George Maloney
Third Base
Jim Odom

Line Score

OAK @ BAL — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
OAK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
BAL 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 x 6 12 0

OAK Batting

OAK @ BAL — OAK Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Jesus Alou 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Sal Bando 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Vida Blue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pat Bourque 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bert Campaneris 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Vic Davalillo 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Rollie Fingers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ray Fosse 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dick Green 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Reggie Jackson 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Deron Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Ted Kubiak 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Angel Mangual 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Blue Moon Odom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Horacio Pina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Rudi 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gene Tenace 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 31 0 5 0 5 12 1 0 0 1 .161

BAL Batting

OAK @ BAL — BAL Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Don Baylor 3 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .667
Mark Belanger 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Paul Blair 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Tommy Davis 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .600
Andy Etchebarren 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667
Bobby Grich 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Palmer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Merv Rettenmund 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Brooks Robinson 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Earl Williams 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 36 6 12 6 5 7 2 0 0 0 .333

OAK Pitching

OAK @ BAL — OAK Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Vida Blue (L) L 0.2 3 4 4 2 2 0 54.00
Rollie Fingers - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Blue Moon Odom - 5.0 6 2 1 2 4 0 1.80
Horacio Pina - 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 12 6 5 5 7 0 5.62

BAL Pitching

OAK @ BAL — BAL Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jim Palmer (W) W 9.0 5 0 0 5 12 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 5 0 0 5 12 0 0.00

Oakland Athletics at Baltimore Orioles, October 6, 1973

The Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 6-0 at Memorial Stadium on October 6, 1973 in a League Championship Series game. The Baltimore Orioles won comfortably. The information panel shows attendance of 41,279, a running time of 171 minutes, and a day start. The Oakland Athletics were held scoreless in every inning. The Baltimore Orioles' runs came in the first, seventh, and eighth innings, 4 of them in the first. The Oakland Athletics had 5 hits and the Baltimore Orioles 12, with 1 and 0 errors. Jim Palmer was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 5 hits in 9.0 innings. Vida Blue took the loss after 0.2 innings and 4 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Jim Palmer, who had 12. The Oakland Athletics' pitching table lists Vida Blue, Rollie Fingers, Blue Moon Odom, and Horacio Pina. For the Oakland Athletics, Vic Davalillo went 2 for 2 and 1 double. The Baltimore Orioles' top hitter was Tommy Davis, 3 for 5, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Earl Williams drove in 2 for the Baltimore Orioles. Behind the plate was umpire Nestor Chylak.

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