After the first 11 batters had been retired in order, the Athletics broke loose against Marty Pattin to defeat the Red Sox, 8-3. With Reggie Smith hitting a homer, the Red Sox held a 3-0 lead before Sal Bando singled in the fourth inning to become the A's first baserunner and Reggie Jackson followed with a homer.

Gene Tenace tied the score with another round-tripper in the fifth. The A's then loaded the bases and went ahead on a sacrifice fly by Bert Campaneris. Joe Rudi knocked out Pattin with a two-run blast in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Friday, June      15, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      1  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
A's          0  0  0    2  2  2    0  2  x  -   8 12  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   1     0   2   .291
Smith cf              4   1   2   1     1   0   .265      North cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Fisk c                4   1   2   0     1   0   .312      Bando 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .252
Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   2   0     0   1   .284      Jackson rf            4   1   1   2     0   0   .290
Cepeda dh             5   0   0   0     0   2   .268      Johnson dh            3   2   1   0     1   0   .255
Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   0     0   1   .233      Tenace 1b             4   2   2   2     0   0   .266
Harper lf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .228      Rudi lf               4   2   2   2     0   1   .230
Aparicio ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .292      Fosse c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Guerrero 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Kubiak 2b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .295
Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   3  10   2     2   7             Totals               34   8  12   8     2   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  8,196
Left on Base: Red Sox 11, A's 5
DP: Red Sox 0, A's 0
Errors: Campaneris, Bando
Doubles: Harper (7), Rudi (9), Fosse (10), Bando (10), Johnson (7), Tenace (7)
Home Runs: Smith (6), Jackson (11), Tenace (12), Rudi (6)
Stolen Bases: Yastrzemski (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Campaneris (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin L(6-8)           5.2   7   6   6   2   3   3  26   4.74
Moret                   1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.22
Veale                   1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6   3.26
Totals                  8    12   8   8   2   3   3  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(9-3)           9    10   3   2   2   7   1  41   2.81
Totals                  9    10   3   2   2   7   1  41

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


RED SOX 1ST: Miller flied to right; Smith homered; Fisk flied to
center; Yastrzemski singled to shortstop; Yastrzemski stole
second; Cepeda was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris was called out on strikes; North
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli reached on an error by Bando; Harper was
called out on strikes; Aparicio singled to right [Petrocelli to
second]; Guerrero reached on an error by Campaneris [Petrocelli
scored (unearned), Aparicio to third, Guerrero to second];
Miller struck out; Smith flied to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Johnson
grounded out (first unassisted); Tenace grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: On a bunt Fisk singled; Yastrzemski struck out;
Cepeda struck out; Petrocelli singled [Fisk to second]; Harper
doubled to left [Fisk scored, Petrocelli to third]; Aparicio
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi struck out; Fosse flied to center; Kubiak
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Guerrero popped to shortstop; Miller lined to
right; Smith flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris struck out; North flied to left in
foul territory; Bando singled to right; Jackson homered [Bando
scored]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk walked; Yastrzemski flied to left; Cepeda
flied to center; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace homered; Rudi doubled; Fosse singled to
third [Rudi stayed at second]; Kubiak walked [Rudi to third,
Fosse to second]; Campaneris hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rudi
scored]; North forced Kubiak (second to shortstop) [Fosse to
third]; Bando lined to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Athletics 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Harper struck out; Aparicio singled to center;
Guerrero popped to third; Miller flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Johnson walked; Tenace popped to shortstop; Rudi homered
[Johnson scored]; Fosse doubled; MORET REPLACED PATTIN
(PITCHING); Kubiak flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Athletics 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Smith walked; Fisk singled to shortstop [Smith to
second]; Yastrzemski popped to third; Cepeda flied to center;
Petrocelli flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris singled to center; Campaneris was
picked off first (pitcher to first); North grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bando doubled to right; Jackson popped to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Harper popped to first; Aparicio lined to center;
Guerrero popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: VEALE REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Johnson doubled;
Tenace doubled to center [Johnson scored]; Rudi lined to left;
Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first) [Tenace to third];
Kubiak singled to center [Tenace scored]; Campaneris grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Athletics 8.

RED SOX 9TH: Miller flied to left; Smith singled; Fisk popped to
catcher in foul territory; Yastrzemski singled to center [Smith
to second]; Cepeda forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 8.