Vida Blue, who won 24 games in 1971 but was a comparative bust after holding out last year, made his first start of the season and pitched the Athletics to a 12-2 victory over the White Sox. The A's knocked out Wilbur Wood in the sixth inning after scoring five of their runs on six hits, including a homer by Joe Rudi. Oakland Athletics 12, Chicago White Sox 2Game Played on Wednesday, April 11, 1973 (Day game) at Comiskey Park IA's 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 1 - 12 13 0 White Sox 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kubiak ss,2b 5 1 2 1 1 0 .364 Jeter rf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .750 Mangual dh 6 2 1 3 0 3 .300 May lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .375 Rudi lf 5 1 2 1 0 2 .176 D. Allen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Jackson rf 4 2 2 1 1 2 .375 Melton 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .000 Bando 3b 3 2 1 1 2 0 .143 Henderson cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .286 Tenace 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .357 Andrews dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 North pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 Herrmann c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hegan 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Orta 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Conigliaro cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .294 Leon ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .400 Fosse c 5 0 1 1 0 1 .294 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Green 2b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marquez ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .750 O'Toole p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Maxvill ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Blue p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 12 13 12 6 10 Totals 32 2 8 1 2 2 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 22,091 Left on Base: A's 8, White Sox 5 DP: A's 3, White Sox 0 Errors: Melton Doubles: Tenace (1), Jeter (1) Triples: Conigliaro (1), Jeter (1) Home Runs: Rudi (1), Mangual (1), Bando (1) Stolen Bases: Conigliaro (1) Caught Stealing: Kubiak (1) Sacrifice Flies: Green (1) GIDP: Andrews (1), Leon (1), Herrmann (1) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(1-0) 9 8 2 2 2 2 0 34 2.00 Totals 9 8 2 2 2 2 0 34 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood L(1-1) 5.2 6 5 4 1 5 1 26 2.45 Stone 2 2 5 5 4 4 0 11 22.50 O'Toole 1.1 5 2 2 1 1 2 10 13.50 Totals 9 13 12 11 6 10 3 47 Passed Balls: Herrmann (1) Wild Pitches: Blue (1) Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Odom ATHLETICS 1ST: Kubiak flied out to right; Mangual struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Rudi grounded out (second to first) [Mangual to second]; Jackson singled to center [Mangual scored (unearned)]; Bando walked [Jackson to second]; Tenace was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter tripled; Blue threw a wild pitch [Jeter scored]; May flied out to right; D. Allen grounded out (second to first); Melton grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Conigliaro tripled to center; Fosse grounded out (third to first); Green hit a sacrifice fly to right [Conigliaro scored]; Kubiak flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson singled; Andrews grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Henderson out at second]; Herrmann flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Mangual grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi struck out; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta grounded out (second to first); Leon singled; Jeter flied out to center; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando reached on an error by Melton; Tenace flied out to center; Conigliaro forced Bando (third to second); Conigliaro stole second; Fosse grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Allen popped to third in foul territory; Melton walked; Henderson flied out to center; Andrews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Green grounded out (third to first); Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann popped to shortstop; Orta singled; Leon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi homered; Jackson singled to right; Bando flied out to center [Jackson to second]; Tenace doubled to center [Jackson scored]; Conigliaro flied out to left; Fosse singled to center [Tenace scored]; STONE REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Green grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: Jeter doubled; May struck out; D. Allen flied out to right; Melton walked; Henderson singled [Jeter scored, Melton to second]; Andrews flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Kubiak walked; Kubiak was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mangual was called out on strikes; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 7TH: Herrmann flied out to right; Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson walked; Bando walked [Jackson to second]; Tenace walked [Jackson to third, Bando to second]; NORTH RAN FOR TENACE; Conigliaro struck out; Fosse struck out; MARQUEZ BATTED FOR GREEN; Marquez singled to right [Jackson scored, Bando scored, North to third]; Kubiak singled to right [North scored, Marquez to second]; O'TOOLE REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Mangual homered [Marquez scored, Kubiak scored]; Rudi singled to left; Jackson struck out; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 11, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING 1B); MAXVILL REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING SS); KUBIAK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Jeter singled; May flied out to center; D. Allen flied out to right; Melton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 11, White Sox 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Bando homered; Hegan walked; Conigliaro flied out to right; Fosse flied out to left; Maxvill singled to left [Hegan to second]; Kubiak singled to left [Hegan to third, Maxvill to second]; Mangual grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 12, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 9TH: Henderson popped to second; Andrews singled; Herrmann grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 12, White Sox 2. |
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