In a meeting between two of the A. L.'s leading pitchers, Ken Holtzman triumphed over Wilbur Wood as the Athletics defeated the White Sox, 5-1. Reggie Jackson's bat supplied the difference. The A's outfielder homered with two men on base in the first inning and added an RBI with a sacrifice fly in the eighth.

Ray Fosse homered for the A's other run, while Dick Allen connected for the circuit to account for the White Sox tally. Wood, whose record slipped to 8-3, was stopped on his seven-game winning streak. Holtzman brought his record to 7-2. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Monday, May       14, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  0
A's          3  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   5  6  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jeter rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   2   .287
Andrews dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Rudi lf               2   1   0   0     1   0   .252
D. Allen 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .327      Tenace 1b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .272
Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Jackson rf            3   1   1   4     0   1   .295
Henderson cf          3   0   0   0     1   2   .298      Johnson dh            2   0   0   0     1   0   .256
Reichardt lf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .367        Odom pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Leon ss               3   0   0   0     0   2   .222        Mangual ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Orta 2b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  H. Allen ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Fosse c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .294
Brinkman c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .206
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      North cf              2   1   1   0     1   0   .260
                                                          Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   1     1   8             Totals               26   5   6   5     4   5

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance: 29,761
Left on Base: White Sox 4, A's 3
DP: White Sox 1, A's 0
Home Runs: D. Allen (6), Jackson (6), Fosse (2)
Caught Stealing: North (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Rudi (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (3)
GIDP: Bando (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(8-3)             8     6   5   5   4   5   2  32   1.75
Totals                  8     6   5   5   4   5   2  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(7-2)         9     4   1   1   1   8   1  32   1.26
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   8   1  32

Wild Pitches: Holtzman (4)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Ron Luciano


WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter grounded out (pitcher to first); Andrews
grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Allen grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris was called out on strikes; Rudi
walked; Tenace singled to right [Rudi to second]; Jackson
homered [Rudi scored, Tenace scored]; Johnson grounded out
(third to first); Bando popped to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton lined to center; Henderson walked;
Reichardt flied to right; Leon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Green
struck out; North singled to right; North was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta grounded out (second to first); Brinkman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jeter grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Rudi
lined to third; Tenace singled to left; Jackson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics
3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Andrews popped to third; D. Allen grounded out
(second to first); Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Bando
lined to center; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Henderson flied to right; On a bunt Reichardt
singled; Leon lined to right; Orta grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green grounded out (third to first); North
grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Jeter
grounded out (third to first); Andrews lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi flied to center; Tenace grounded out (third
to first); Jackson struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Allen homered; Melton popped to second;
Henderson was called out on strikes; Reichardt was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Johnson walked; ODOM RAN FOR JOHNSON; Bando
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Odom
out at second]; Fosse homered; Green struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: ODOM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Leon struck
out; H. ALLEN BATTED FOR ORTA; H. Allen struck out; Brinkman
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: H. ALLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); North
walked; On a bunt Campaneris singled [North to second]; Rudi out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [North to third,
Campaneris to second]; Tenace walked; Jackson hit a sacrifice
fly to right [North scored]; MANGUAL BATTED FOR ODOM; Mangual
popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics
5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: MANGUAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Jeter
singled to right; Andrews struck out; D. Allen struck out;
Melton singled to left [Jeter to second]; Holtzman threw a wild
pitch [Jeter to third, Melton to second]; Henderson struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 5.