1973 World Series

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The 1973 World Series matched the defending champion Oakland Athletics against the New York Mets, with the A's winning in seven games to repeat as World Champions.

Managers: Dick Williams (Oakland), Yogi Berra (New York)

Umpires: Marty Springstead (AL), Augie Donatelli (NL), Jerry Neudecker (AL), Paul Pryor (NL), Russ Goetz (AL), Harry Wendelstedt (NL)

Series MVP: Reggie Jackson (Oakland)

Television: NBC (Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek, Monte Moore and Lindsey Nelson announcing)

[edit] Game 1

October 13, 1973 at Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Athletics)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Mets                0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0     1  7  2
    Oakland Athletics            0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  X     2  4  0

    PITCHERS: NYM - Matlack, McGraw (7)
              OAK - Holtzman, Fingers (6), Knowles (9)

               WP - Holtzman
	       LP - Matlack
             SAVE - Knowles

   HOME RUNS: NYM - none
              OAK - none

  ATTENDANCE: 46,021

[edit] Game 2

October 14, 1973 at Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Athletics)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9   10 11 12     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Mets                0  1  1    0  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  4    10 15  1
    Oakland Athletics            2  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  1     7 13  5

    PITCHERS: NYM - Koosman, Sadecki (3), Parker (5), McGraw (6), Stone (12)
              OAK - Blue, Pina (6), Knowles (6), Odom (8), Fingers (10), Lindblad (12)

               WP - McGraw
	       LP - Fingers
             SAVE - Stone

   HOME RUNS: NYM - Jones, Garrett
              OAK - none

  ATTENDANCE: 49,151

[edit] Game 3

October 16, 1973 at Shea Stadium (New York Mets)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9   10 11     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -     -  -  -
    Oakland Athletics            0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  1     3 10  1
    New York Mets                2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0     2 10  2

    PITCHERS: OAK - Hunter, Knowles (7), Lindblad (9), Fingers (11)
              NYM - Seaver, Sadecki (9), McGraw (9), Parker (11)

               WP - Lindblad
	       LP - Parker
             SAVE - Fingers

   HOME RUNS: OAK - none
              NYM - Garrett

  ATTENDANCE: 54,817

[edit] Game 4

October 17, 1973 at Shea Stadium (New York Mets)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Oakland Athletics            0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0     1  5  1
    New York Mets                3  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  X     6 13  1

    PITCHERS: OAK - Holtzman, Odom (1), Knowles (4), Pina (5), Lindblad (8)
              NYM - Matlack, Sadecki (9)

               WP - Matlack
	       LP - Holtzman
             SAVE - Sadecki

   HOME RUNS: OAK - none
              NYM - Staub

  ATTENDANCE: 54,817

[edit] Game 5

October 18, 1973 at Shea Stadium (New York Mets)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Oakland Athletics            0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     0  3  1
    New York Mets                0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  X     2  7  1

    PITCHERS: OAK - Blue, Knowles (6), Fingers (7)
              NYM - Koosman, McGraw (7)

               WP - Koosman
	       LP - Blue
             SAVE - McGraw

   HOME RUNS: OAK - none
              NYM - none

  ATTENDANCE: 54,817

[edit] Game 6

October 20, 1973 at Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Athletics)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Mets                0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0     1  6  2
    Oakland Athletics            1  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  X     3  7  0

    PITCHERS: NYM - Seaver, McGraw (6)
              OAK - Hunter, Knowles (8), Fingers (8)

               WP - Hunter
	       LP - Seaver
             SAVE - Fingers

   HOME RUNS: NYM - none
              OAK - none

  ATTENDANCE: 49,333

[edit] Game 7

October 21, 1973 at Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Athletics)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Mets                0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1     2  8  1
    Oakland Athletics            0  0  4    0  1  0    0  0  X     5  9  1

    PITCHERS: NYM - Matlack, Parker (3), Sadecki (5), Stone (7)
              OAK - Holtzman, Fingers (6), Knowles (9)

               WP - Holtzman
	       LP - Matlack
             SAVE - Knowles

   HOME RUNS: NYM - none
              OAK - Campaneris, Jackson

  ATTENDANCE: 49,333

[edit] Trivia

• Oakland reliever Darold Knowles became the only pitcher to appear in every game of a seven-game World Series.
• The Mets had the lowest winning percentage of any team to ever play in a World Series. They had only the ninth-best record in the 24-team majors behind Oakland, the Cincinnati Reds (who they beat in the NLCS), Baltimore Orioles (who was defeated by Oakland in the ALCS), Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals (none of whom made the postseason).
• Willie Mays would record his final hit of his career in Game 2.

[edit] External links

• 1973 World Series by Baseball Almanac
• History of the World Series - 1973