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.

Steve Stone, who replaced Wood, also was kayoed in the eighth when the A's piled up six runs. Stone walked three batters and gave up two singles for three runs. Denny O'Toole relieved and was tagged for a three-run homer by Angel Mangual. Sal Bando also homered off O'Toole in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 12, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     11, 1973 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
A'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.