Mets 10, Athletics 7 — Box Score & Recap (10/14/1973)

 

Final: Mets 10, Athletics 7

Player of the Game: Cleon Jones

The New York Mets defeated the Oakland Athletics, 10-7, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Sunday, October 14, 1973. Cleon Jones went 3-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI to lead the way. Tug McGraw (1-0) earned the win; Rollie Fingers took the loss; George Stone (1) picked up the save.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
NYM	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	15	1
OAK	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	7	13	5

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Wayne Garrett 3B	6	1	1	1	1	4	.088
Felix Millan 2B	6	0	0	0	1	1	.241
Rusty Staub RF	5	0	1	0	0	1	.200
Willie Mays CF	2	1	1	1	0	0	.333
Cleon Jones LF	5	3	3	1	1	0	.379
John Milner 1B	6	1	2	0	1	1	.259
Jerry Grote C	6	1	2	0	0	0	.207
Don Hahn RF	7	1	1	1	0	1	.192
Bud Harrelson SS	6	1	3	1	0	1	.231
Jerry Koosman P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400
Ray Sadecki P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
George Theodore PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Harry Parker P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ed Kranepool PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Jim Beauchamp PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tug McGraw P	2	1	1	0	0	1	.333
George Stone P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	54	10	15	5	4	10

BATTING
2B: Harrelson (1, Fingers).
HR: Jones (1, 2nd inning off Blue, 0 on, 0 out); Garrett (1, 3rd inning off Blue, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Garrett 4; Grote 2; Hahn; Harrelson 4; Jones 6; Mays; McGraw; Milner 2; Staub.
RBI: Garrett (2); Hahn (2); Harrelson (3); Jones (4); Mays (2).
2-out RBI: Garrett; Mays.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Staub 2; Hahn 4; Grote; Harrelson.
SAC: McGraw.
Team RISP: 5-for-21.
Team LOB: 15.

FIELDING
E: Koosman (1, throw).
DP: (Garrett-Millan-Milner).

Oakland Athletics Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Bert Campaneris SS	6	2	1	0	0	2	.290
Joe Rudi LF	5	1	2	1	1	1	.269
Sal Bando 3B	5	2	1	1	1	3	.192
Reggie Jackson CF	6	1	4	2	0	1	.233
Gene Tenace 1B	3	0	1	1	3	1	.217
Jesus Alou RF	6	0	3	2	0	0	.333
Ray Fosse C	5	0	0	0	1	1	.053
Dick Green 2B	2	0	0	0	0	2	.059
Angel Mangual PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.091
Ted Kubiak 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mike Andrews 2B	2	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Vida Blue P	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Horacio Piña P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Darold Knowles P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Billy Conigliaro PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Blue Moon Odom P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Deron Johnson PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.182
Allan Lewis PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Rollie Fingers P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Paul Lindblad P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Vic Davalillo PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.556
Totals	47	7	13	7	7	15

BATTING
2B: Rudi (1, Koosman); Alou (1, Koosman); Jackson (1, McGraw); Johnson (1, McGraw).
3B: Bando (1, Koosman); Campaneris (1, Koosman); Jackson (1, McGraw).
TB: Alou 4; Bando 3; Campaneris 3; Jackson 7; Johnson 2; Rudi 3; Tenace.
RBI: Alou 2 (3); Bando (4); Jackson 2 (2); Rudi (5); Tenace (1).
2-out RBI: Jackson 2; Alou; Tenace.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Green 3; Alou; Campaneris 2; Tenace 2.
GIDP: Tenace.
Team RISP: 7-for-19.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
SB: Campaneris (5, 3rd base off McGraw/Grote).
CS: Rudi (1, 2nd base by Koosman/Grote); Tenace (1, home by Sadecki/Grote).

FIELDING
E: Bando (1, fielding); Knowles (1, throw); Tenace (1, throw); Andrews 2 (2, fielding, throw).
Outfield assists: Rudi (Harrelson at home).
DP: (Rudi-Fosse).

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jerry Koosman	2.1	6	3	3	3	4	3.97
Ray Sadecki	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0.00
Harry Parker	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	4.50
Tug McGraw (W)	6.0	5	4	4	3	8	2.77
George Stone (SV)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1.17

Oakland Athletics Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Vida Blue	5.1	4	4	4	2	4	8.76
Horacio Piña	0.0	2	2	0	0	0	0.00
Darold Knowles	1.2	1	0	0	2	2	0.00
Blue Moon Odom	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	1.29
Rollie Fingers (L)	2.2	6	4	1	0	2	1.69
Paul Lindblad	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Garrett	Blue	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Millan	Blue	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Jackson	Koosman	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Green	Koosman	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Blue	Koosman	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Bando	Koosman	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Harrelson	Blue	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Green	Sadecki	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Blue	Sadecki	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Campaneris	Sadecki	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Staub	Blue	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Garrett	Knowles	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Mangual	McGraw	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Hahn	Knowles	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Bando	McGraw	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Tenace	McGraw	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
McGraw	Odom	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Garrett	Odom	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Campaneris	McGraw	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Fosse	McGraw	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Andrews	McGraw	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Milner	Fingers	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Rudi	McGraw	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Bando	McGraw	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Garrett	Fingers	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: Sal Bando triples (1). Joe Rudi scores. (NYM 0, OAK 1)

B1: Jesus Alou doubles (1) on a to left fielder Cleon Jones. Sal Bando scores. Gene Tenace to 3rd. (NYM 0, OAK 2)

T2: Cleon Jones hits a home run (1). (NYM 1, OAK 2)

B2: Joe Rudi singles on a to center fielder Don Hahn. Bert Campaneris scores. (NYM 1, OAK 3)

T3: Wayne Garrett hits a home run (1). (NYM 2, OAK 3)

T6: Don Hahn singles on a ground ball to third baseman Sal Bando. Cleon Jones scores. John Milner to 3rd. Jerry Grote to 2nd. (NYM 3, OAK 3)

T6: Bud Harrelson singles on a to right fielder Jesus Alou. John Milner scores. Jerry Grote to 3rd. Don Hahn to 2nd. (NYM 4, OAK 3)

T6: Jim Beauchamp reaches on a throwing error by pitcher Darold Knowles. Jerry Grote scores. Don Hahn scores. Bud Harrelson to 3rd. Jim Beauchamp to 2nd. (NYM 6, OAK 3)

B7: Reggie Jackson doubles (1) on a to right fielder Rusty Staub. Bert Campaneris scores. Joe Rudi to 3rd. (NYM 6, OAK 4)

B9: Reggie Jackson singles on a to right fielder Don Hahn. Allan Lewis scores. Sal Bando to 3rd. (NYM 6, OAK 5)

B9: Gene Tenace singles on a to left fielder Cleon Jones. Sal Bando scores. Reggie Jackson to 2nd. (NYM 6, OAK 6)

T12: Willie Mays singles on a to center fielder Reggie Jackson. Bud Harrelson scores. Tug McGraw to 2nd. (NYM 7, OAK 6)

T12: John Milner reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Mike Andrews. Tug McGraw scores. Willie Mays scores. Cleon Jones to 3rd. John Milner to 2nd. (NYM 9, OAK 6)

T12: Jerry Grote reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Mike Andrews. Cleon Jones scores. John Milner to 3rd. (NYM 10, OAK 6)

B12: Jesus Alou singles on a to right fielder Don Hahn. Reggie Jackson scores. Gene Tenace to 2nd. (NYM 10, OAK 7)

Statcast

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Tug McGraw	24
Vida Blue	12
Jerry Koosman	12
Ray Sadecki	9
Rollie Fingers	6

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Game Info

IBB: Millan (by Knowles); Fosse (by Koosman).
HBP: Grote (by Piña); Jones (by Fingers); Campaneris (by McGraw).
Groundouts-flyouts: Koosman 0-0; Sadecki 1-0; Parker 1-1; McGraw 2-1; Stone 1-0; Blue 3-1; Piña 0-0; Knowles 0-0; Odom 0-3; Fingers 1-1; Lindblad 1-0.
Batters faced: Koosman 16; Sadecki 4; Parker 3; McGraw 27; Stone 5; Blue 23; Piña 3; Knowles 9; Odom 8; Fingers 15; Lindblad 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Sadecki 3-0; Stone 2-1; Piña 2-2; Knowles 3-2; Lindblad 3-3.
Umpires
First pitch: 12:00 PM.
T: 4:13.
Att: 49,151.
Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
October 14, 1973

Game Highlights

Willie Mays records final Major League hit

Fosse tags out Harrelson

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