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. Oakland Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 1Game Played on Monday, May 14, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumWhite 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. |
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