NYN @ OAK

October 13, 1973

Final Score: NYN 1 - OAK 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance
46,021
Game Duration
146 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Ken Holtzman
Losing Pitcher
Jon Matlack
Save
Darold Knowles

Umpires

Home Plate
Marty Springstead
First Base
Augie Donatelli
Second Base
Jerry Neudecker
Third Base
Paul Pryor

Line Score

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

NYN Batting

NYN @ OAK — NYN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Jim Beauchamp 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ken Boswell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Wayne Garrett 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jerry Grote 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Hahn 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Bud Harrelson 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Ron Hodges 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cleon Jones 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Ed Kranepool 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ted Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jon Matlack 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Mays 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Tug McGraw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Felix Millan 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
John Milner 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Rusty Staub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 1 7 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 .219

OAK Batting

NYN @ OAK — OAK Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Jesus Alou 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sal Bando 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Bert Campaneris 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Vic Davalillo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rollie Fingers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ray Fosse 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dick Green 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ken Holtzman 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Reggie Jackson 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Darold Knowles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Angel Mangual 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Rudi 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Gene Tenace 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 27 2 4 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 .148

NYN Pitching

NYN @ OAK — NYN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jon Matlack (L) L 6.0 3 2 0 2 3 0 0.00
Tug McGraw - 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 4 2 0 3 4 0 0.00

OAK Pitching

NYN @ OAK — OAK Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rollie Fingers - 3.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
Ken Holtzman (W) W 5.0 4 1 1 3 2 0 1.80
Darold Knowles (SV) SV 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 1 1 4 5 0 1.00

New York Mets at Oakland Athletics, October 13, 1973

The Oakland Athletics beat the New York Mets 2-1 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 13, 1973 in a World Series game. It was decided by a single run. Retrosheet records attendance of 46,021, a game time of 146 minutes, and a day start for this game. The New York Mets' only run came in the fourth inning. The Oakland Athletics scored 2 in the third and nowhere else. Hits were 7 for the New York Mets and 4 for the Oakland Athletics, with 2 and 0 errors. The win went to Ken Holtzman, allowing 1 earned run on 4 hits in 5.0 innings. Jon Matlack took the loss after 6.0 innings and 2 runs. Darold Knowles earned the save. The Oakland Athletics' pitching table lists Rollie Fingers, Ken Holtzman, and Darold Knowles. For the New York Mets, John Milner went 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Marty Springstead.

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