Athletics 3, Mets 1 — Box Score & Recap (10/20/1973)

Final: Athletics 3, Mets 1

Player of the Game: Reggie Jackson

The Oakland Athletics defeated the New York Mets, 3-1, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Saturday, October 20, 1973. Reggie Jackson went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI to lead the way. Catfish Hunter (3-0) earned the win; Tom Seaver took the loss; Rollie Fingers (3) picked up the save.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	2
OAK	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	X	3	7	0

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Wayne Garrett 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	.146
Felix Millan 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	.234
Rusty Staub RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.324
Cleon Jones LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.311
John Milner 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.268
Jerry Grote C	4	0	1	0	0	0	.244
Don Hahn CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.190
Ed Kranepool PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Bud Harrelson SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	.237
Tom Seaver P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.182
Ken Boswell PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	.667
Tug McGraw P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Totals	33	1	6	1	1	2

BATTING
TB: Boswell; Garrett; Grote; Millan; Milner; Staub.
RBI: Millan (3).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jones; Milner.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Garrett (4, fielding); Hahn (1, fielding).
DP: (Grote-Millan).

Oakland Athletics Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Bert Campaneris SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.271
Joe Rudi LF	3	1	1	0	1	1	.262
Sal Bando 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.225
Reggie Jackson CF	4	1	3	2	0	0	.239
Gene Tenace 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.212
Vic Davalillo CF	2	0	0	0	1	0	.375
Jesus Alou RF	0	0	0	1	0	0	.208
Deron Johnson 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.235
Ray Fosse C	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103
Dick Green 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.080
Catfish Hunter P	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Darold Knowles P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Rollie Fingers P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	30	3	7	3	3	7

BATTING
2B: Jackson 2 (3, Seaver, Seaver).
TB: Bando; Green; Jackson 5; Johnson; Rudi.
RBI: Alou (4); Jackson 2 (4).
2-out RBI: Jackson 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Tenace 2; Hunter; Bando.
SF: Alou.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Tenace (2, 2nd base by McGraw/Grote).

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Tom Seaver (L)	7.0	6	2	2	2	6	1.99
Tug McGraw	1.0	1	1	0	1	1	1.93

Oakland Athletics Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Catfish Hunter (W)	7.1	4	1	1	1	1	1.82
Darold Knowles	0.1	2	0	0	0	1	0.00
Rollie Fingers (SV)	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	1.20

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Bando	Seaver	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Tenace	Seaver	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Hunter	Seaver	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Rudi	Seaver	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Hahn	Hunter	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Hunter	Seaver	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Campaneris	Seaver	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Staub	Knowles	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Johnson	McGraw	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—

#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.

Scoring Plays

B1: Reggie Jackson doubles (2). Joe Rudi scores. (NYM 0, OAK 1)

B3: Reggie Jackson doubles (3). Sal Bando scores. (NYM 0, OAK 2)

T8: Felix Millan singles on a to right fielder Reggie Jackson. Ken Boswell scores. Wayne Garrett to 3rd. (NYM 1, OAK 2)

B8: Jesus Alou out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Cleon Jones. Reggie Jackson scores. (NYM 1, OAK 3)

Statcast

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Tom Seaver	18
Catfish Hunter	3
Darold Knowles	3
Tug McGraw	3

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Game Info

WP: Seaver.
Groundouts-flyouts: Seaver 4-3; McGraw 0-1; Hunter 2-7; Knowles 0-0; Fingers 0-0.
Batters faced: Seaver 30; McGraw 4; Hunter 27; Knowles 3; Fingers 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Knowles 1-1; Fingers 2-0.
Umpires
First pitch: 12:00 PM.
T: 2:07.
Att: 49,333.
Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
October 20, 1973

Game Highlights

Catfish Hunter leads Game 6 win

Bando scores on Reggie's double

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