BAL @ OAK

October 09, 1973

Final Score: BAL 1 - OAK 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance
34,367
Game Duration
143 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Ken Holtzman
Losing Pitcher
Mike Cuellar

Umpires

Home Plate
George Maloney
First Base
Bill Haller
Second Base
Merle Anthony
Third Base
Nestor Chylak

Line Score

BAL @ OAK — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
BAL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
OAK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 3

BAL Batting

BAL @ OAK — BAL Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Don Baylor 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Mark Belanger 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Paul Blair 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Mike Cuellar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tommy Davis 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Andy Etchebarren 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bobby Grich 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Merv Rettenmund 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Brooks Robinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Earl Williams 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Team Totals 37 1 3 1 1 7 0 0 1 0 .081

OAK Batting

BAL @ OAK — OAK Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Jesus Alou 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Mike Andrews 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sal Bando 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Bert Campaneris 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200
Billy Conigliaro 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Vic Davalillo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ray Fosse 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dick Green 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ken Holtzman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Reggie Jackson 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Deron Johnson 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ted Kubiak 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Allan Lewis 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Rudi 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Gene Tenace 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 33 2 4 2 3 11 0 0 1 0 .121

BAL Pitching

BAL @ OAK — BAL Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mike Cuellar (L) L 10.0 4 2 2 3 11 1 1.80
Team Totals 10.0 4 2 2 3 11 1 1.80

OAK Pitching

BAL @ OAK — OAK Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ken Holtzman (W) W 11.0 3 1 1 1 7 1 0.82
Team Totals 11.0 3 1 1 1 7 1 0.82

Baltimore Orioles at Oakland Athletics, October 9, 1973

At home, the Oakland Athletics won 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles on October 9, 1973, a League Championship Series game. The margin was one run. The game information lists a crowd of 34,367, a game time of 143 minutes, and a day start. The Baltimore Orioles' only run came in the second inning. The Oakland Athletics' runs came one at a time, in the eighth and 11th. It went to extra innings, ending in the 11th. Hits were 3 for the Baltimore Orioles and 4 for the Oakland Athletics, with 0 and 3 errors. Ken Holtzman was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits in 11.0 innings. Mike Cuellar took the loss after 10.0 innings and 2 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Mike Cuellar, who had 11. For the Baltimore Orioles, Earl Williams went 1 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Bert Campaneris led the Oakland Athletics at the plate: 1 for 5, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. George Maloney worked home plate.

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