OAK @ NYN
Final Score: OAK 1 - NYN 6
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Shea Stadium
- Attendance
- 54,817
- Game Duration
- 161 minutes
- Day/Night
- Night
- Winning Pitcher
- Jon Matlack
- Losing Pitcher
- Ken Holtzman
- Save
- Ray Sadecki
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Paul Pryor
- First Base
- Russ Goetz
- Second Base
- Harry Wendelstedt
- Third Base
- Marty Springstead
Line Score
OAK Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus Alou | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sal Bando | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bert Campaneris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Billy Conigliaro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Vic Davalillo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ray Fosse | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Dick Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ken Holtzman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Reggie Jackson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Deron Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Darold Knowles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ted Kubiak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Paul Lindblad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Angel Mangual | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Blue Moon Odom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Horacio Pina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Rudi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Gene Tenace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 |
NYN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Garrett | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Jerry Grote | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| Don Hahn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Bud Harrelson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Cleon Jones | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Jon Matlack | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Felix Millan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| John Milner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ray Sadecki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rusty Staub | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| George Theodore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .394 |
OAK Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Holtzman (L) | L | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81.00 |
| Darold Knowles | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Paul Lindblad | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Blue Moon Odom | - | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Horacio Pina | - | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5.62 | |
NYN Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Matlack (W) | W | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ray Sadecki (SV) | SV | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Oakland Athletics at New York Mets, October 17, 1973
The New York Mets beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1 at Shea Stadium on October 17, 1973 in a World Series game. The game information lists a crowd of 54,817, a game time of 161 minutes, and a night start. The Oakland Athletics' only run came in the fourth inning. The New York Mets' runs came in the first and fourth innings, 3 of them in the first. The Oakland Athletics had 5 hits and the New York Mets 13, with 1 and 1 errors. Jon Matlack was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 3 hits in 8.0 innings. The loss was charged to Ken Holtzman after 0.1 innings and 3 runs. Ray Sadecki earned the save. Jon Matlack led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The Oakland Athletics' pitching table lists Ken Holtzman, Darold Knowles, Paul Lindblad, Blue Moon Odom, and Horacio Pina. The New York Mets' top hitter was Rusty Staub, 4 for 4, 1 home run, and 5 RBI. Paul Pryor worked home plate.
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