After the first three innings wound up in a 6-6 tie, the Athletics scored twice in the sixth with the aid of an error and defeated the Rangers, 8-6. Reggie Jackson doubled home two runs for the A's in the first, but the Rangers jumped on Vida Blue for five in the second, including a two-run homer by Dave Nelson. The A's came back with four runs in their half, three scoring on a homer by Sal Bando. The Rangers pulled even in the third when Jeff Burroughs walked and Vic Harris tripled.

In the sixth, Rich McKinney led off with a single and when Dick Green bunted, Bill Sudakis threw wildly to second. McKinney reached third and Green took second on the error. Bill North then singled to plate McKinney and Bert Campaneris lofted a sacrifice fly to score Green. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Texas Rangers 6
Game Played on Wednesday, May       23, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      0  5  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  8  2
A's          2  4  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   8  8  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             5   1   1   2     0   0   .260      Campaneris ss         2   1   0   1     1   1   .305
Harrah 3b,ss          5   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Hegan lf              0   1   0   0     1   0   .167
Johnson lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .290        Mangual lf          3   1   1   1     0   0   .171
Burroughs rf          2   2   0   0     3   0   .220      Bando dh              4   2   2   3     0   0   .252
Billings dh,c         5   0   0   0     0   2   .158      Jackson rf            4   0   1   2     0   0   .304
Harris cf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .225      Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Sudakis 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .172      Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Suarez c              4   1   4   1     0   0   .333      McKinney 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .207
  Lovitto pr,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Green 2b              2   2   1   0     1   0   .218
Mason ss              2   0   1   1     0   0   .271      North cf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .274
  Carty ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .175      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   8   6     5   5             Totals               31   8   8   8     3   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  3,471
Left on Base: Rangers 8, A's 4
DP: Rangers 0, A's 1
Errors: Sudakis, Lovitto, McKinney
Doubles: Bando (7), Jackson (9)
Triples: Harris (2)
Home Runs: Nelson (3), Bando (8)
Caught Stealing: North (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Green (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Mason (1), Campaneris (1)
GIDP: Nelson (4)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (2,by Pina)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg                 3     6   6   6   3   2   1  18   6.29
Gogolewski L(0-2)       5     2   2   1   0   1   0  18   3.41
Totals                  8     8   8   7   3   3   1  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    2     3   5   5   2   1   1  11   5.19
Pina W(4-1)             5     4   1   1   1   1   0  21   2.60
Knowles                 0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.89
Fingers SV(3)           1.1   0   0   0   1   3   0   5   1.48
Totals                  9     8   6   6   5   5   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Pina (4)
Wild Pitches: Pina (3)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Don Denkinger


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson flied to center; Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris struck out; Hegan walked; Bando
doubled to center [Hegan to third]; Jackson doubled to center
[Hegan scored, Bando scored]; Johnson grounded out (third to
first); Fosse flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Athletics 2.

RANGERS 2ND: MANGUAL REPLACED HEGAN (PLAYING LF); Burroughs
walked; Billings struck out; Harris walked [Burroughs to
second]; Sudakis singled to left [Burroughs scored, Harris to
second]; Suarez singled to center [Harris scored, Sudakis to
third]; Mason hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sudakis scored];
Nelson homered [Suarez scored]; Harrah flied to right; 5 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: McKinney popped to second; Green walked; North
struck out; Campaneris walked [Green to second]; Mangual singled
to right [Green scored, Campaneris to third]; Bando homered
[Campaneris scored, Mangual scored]; Jackson grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
5, Athletics 6.

RANGERS 3RD: PINA REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burroughs walked; Billings grounded out
(second to first) [Burroughs to second]; Pina threw a wild pitch
[Burroughs to third]; Harris tripled to center [Burroughs
scored]; Sudakis struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Johnson flied to right; Fosse popped to third;
McKinney popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Athletics 6.

RANGERS 4TH: Suarez singled to left; Mason singled to left
[Suarez to second]; Nelson grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Suarez to third, Mason out at second];
Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Green singled to center; North singled to pitcher
[Green to second]; GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING);
Campaneris grounded out (third to first) [Green to third, North
to second]; Mangual grounded out (catcher to first); Bando
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
6, Athletics 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Johnson flied to right; Burroughs flied to right;
Billings grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 6, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Johnson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Fosse grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Harris grounded out (shortstop to first); Sudakis
grounded out (second to first); Suarez singled to right; Mason
reached on an error by McKinney [Suarez to second]; Nelson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: McKinney singled to left; Green reached on an
error by Sudakis on a sacrifice bunt [McKinney to third, Green
to second]; North singled to right [McKinney scored, Green to
third]; North was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Campaneris hit a sacrifice fly to left [Green scored
(unearned)]; Mangual flied to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 8.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson was
hit by a pitch; Burroughs forced Johnson (third to second);
Billings grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando flied to center; Jackson grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Johnson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 8.

RANGERS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Harris grounded
out (first unassisted); Sudakis grounded out (pitcher to first);
Suarez singled to left; LOVITTO RAN FOR SUAREZ; CARTY BATTED FOR
MASON; Carty walked [Lovitto to second]; STANHOUSE RAN FOR
CARTY; FINGERS REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Nelson lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HARRAH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); BILLINGS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); LOVITTO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
3B); GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Fosse struck out;
McKinney reached on an error by Lovitto [McKinney to second];
Green grounded out (shortstop to first); North grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics
8.

RANGERS 9TH: Harrah was called out on strikes; Johnson struck
out; Burroughs walked; Billings struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 8.