NYN @ OAK

October 21, 1973

Final Score: NYN 2 - OAK 5

Game Information

Ballpark
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance
49,333
Game Duration
157 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 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 1
OAK 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 x 5 9 1

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 1 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 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Jerry Grote 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Don Hahn 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .750
Bud Harrelson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cleon Jones 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Felix Millan 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
John Milner 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Harry Parker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ray Sadecki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rusty Staub 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
George Stone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 35 2 8 1 2 6 2 0 0 0 .229

OAK Batting

NYN @ OAK — OAK Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Jesus Alou 1 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 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .750
Vic Davalillo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rollie Fingers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ray Fosse 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Dick Green 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ken Holtzman 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Reggie Jackson 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
Deron Johnson 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Darold Knowles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Rudi 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667
Gene Tenace 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 33 5 9 5 2 8 1 0 2 0 .273

NYN Pitching

NYN @ OAK — NYN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jon Matlack (L) L 2.2 4 4 4 1 3 2 13.50
Harry Parker - 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Ray Sadecki - 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.50
George Stone - 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 9 5 5 2 8 2 5.62

OAK Pitching

NYN @ OAK — OAK Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rollie Fingers - 3.1 3 1 0 1 2 0 0.00
Ken Holtzman (W) W 5.1 5 1 1 1 4 0 1.69
Darold Knowles (SV) SV 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 8 2 1 2 6 0 1.00

New York Mets at Oakland Athletics, October 21, 1973

This box score records a 5-2 win for the Oakland Athletics over the New York Mets at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, October 21, 1973 in a World Series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 49,333, a running time of 157 minutes, and a day start for this game. The New York Mets' runs came one at a time, in the sixth and ninth. The Oakland Athletics' runs came in the third and fifth innings, 4 of them in the third. The New York Mets had 8 hits and the Oakland Athletics 9, with 1 and 1 errors. Ken Holtzman was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 5 hits in 5.1 innings. Jon Matlack took the loss after 2.2 innings and 4 runs. The save went to Darold Knowles. The New York Mets' pitching table lists Jon Matlack, Harry Parker, Ray Sadecki, and George Stone. The Oakland Athletics' pitching table lists Rollie Fingers, Ken Holtzman, and Darold Knowles. The New York Mets' top hitter was Don Hahn, 3 for 4. For the Oakland Athletics, Bert Campaneris went 3 for 4, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. The Oakland Athletics got another home run from Reggie Jackson. Marty Springstead worked home plate.

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