Rollie Fingers provided last-out help for Dave Hamilton in a clutch situation to save the Athletics' 3-0 victory over the Yankees. Fingers took over with two men on base. Ron Blomberg, the league's leading hitter, then came up to bat for Thurman Munson and grounded into a forceout to end the game. The Athletics used singles by Bill North and Reggie Jackson around a walk to score in the first inning and added their other runs on homers by Sal Bando and Jackson in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Thursday, June      14, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
A's          1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .291
White lf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .241      North cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .291
M. Alou rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Bando 3b              3   1   1   1     1   1   .248
Murcer cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Jackson rf            4   1   2   2     0   2   .291
Hart dh               3   0   1   0     1   1   .272      Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .254
Nettles 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .213      Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .261
F. Alou 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Hegan 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Munson c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Blomberg ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .403      Hosley c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Kubiak 2b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .294
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hamilton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   7   0     3   3             Totals               32   3   7   3     1   9

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  6,925
Left on Base: Yankees 8, A's 6
DP: Yankees 0, A's 1
Home Runs: Bando (12), Jackson (10)
GIDP: M. Alou (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(5-3)           8     7   3   3   1   9   2  33   3.28
Totals                  8     7   3   3   1   9   2  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton W(1-1)         8.2   7   0   0   3   3   0  34   3.86
Fingers SV(5)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.69
Totals                  9     7   0   0   3   3   0  35

Passed Balls: Munson (7)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - John Rice


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to center; White walked [Clarke to
second]; M. Alou grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Clarke to third, White out at second];
Murcer flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); North
singled to shortstop; Bando walked [North to second]; Jackson
singled to center [North scored, Bando to third]; Johnson struck
out; Tenace struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Hart walked; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Hart to second]; F. Alou popped to second; Munson flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi lined to second; Hosley flied to left;
Kubiak singled to center; Campaneris forced Kubiak (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael was called out on strikes; Clarke grounded
out (shortstop to first); White walked; M. Alou grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (second to first); Bando
struck out; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer flied to center; Hart singled to right;
Nettles flied to left; F. Alou flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Johnson flied to center; Tenace was called out on
strikes; Rudi lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson singled; Michael popped to first in foul
territory; Clarke popped to first in foul territory; Munson was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Hosley struck out; Kubiak grounded out (first to
pitcher); Campaneris grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 6TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); M. Alou
grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer singled to center; Hart
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North grounded out (second to first); Bando
homered; Jackson homered; Johnson popped to second; Tenace lined
to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 7TH: HEGAN REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 1B); Nettles singled
to center; F. Alou lined to center; Munson was called out on
strikes; Michael flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi lined to center; Hosley grounded out (third
to first); Kubiak singled to center; Campaneris struck out but
Kubiak advanced to second and Campaneris advanced to first on a
passed ball; North singled to second [Kubiak to third,
Campaneris to second]; Bando grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Clarke lined to right; White flied to right; M.
Alou popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson struck out; Johnson struck out; Hegan
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer singled to center; Hart was called out on
strikes; Nettles singled to center [Murcer to second]; F. Alou
flied to right; FINGERS REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); BLOMBERG
BATTED FOR MUNSON; Blomberg forced Nettles (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 3.