Backed by the Athletics' 19-hit attack, Catfish Hunter cruised to his 10th victory of the season, defeating the White Sox, 14-3. Dick Green led the A's with four hits, while Deron Johnson and Reggie Jackson each batted in three runs. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 14, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      23, 1973 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          3  4  3    0  2  0    0  1  1  -  14 19  0
White Sox    1  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         3   2   2   1     0   1   .291      Kelly rf              3   2   1   0     1   1   .327
  Maxvill ph,ss       2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Orta 2b               3   0   2   2     0   0   .217
North cf              3   3   1   1     2   1   .286      D. Allen 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .324
Bando 3b              3   1   2   2     0   1   .269        Alvarado 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  McKinney 3b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .208      May lf                2   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Jackson rf            3   3   2   3     0   0   .302        Reichardt lf        2   1   2   0     0   0   .264
  Mangual rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Muser dh              4   0   2   1     0   1   .324
Johnson dh            5   2   3   3     1   1   .253      Leon ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Tenace 1b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .274      Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .210
  Hegan 1b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Sharp cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Rudi lf               5   0   1   0     0   2   .232      H. Allen 3b,1b        3   0   1   0     0   0   .071
Fosse c               2   1   1   0     1   0   .265      Fisher p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hosley ph,c         2   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Green 2b              5   2   4   1     0   0   .271        O'Toole p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  14  19  13     4   6             Totals               32   3   8   3     1   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 15,984
Left on Base: A's 9, White Sox 4
DP: A's 2, White Sox 1
Doubles: Tenace (10), Fosse (11), Jackson (14), Johnson (8), Green (7), Muser (4), Orta (4), H. Allen (1), Reichardt 2 (7)
Triples: Kelly (3)
Home Runs: North (2)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (16), Jackson 2 (10)
Sacrifice Hits: North (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Bando (1), Campaneris (4), Orta (3)
GIDP: D. Allen (6)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (4,by Fisher)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(10-3)          9     8   3   3   1   3   0  34   3.12
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   3   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fisher L(6-6)           0.1   2   3   3   1   1   0   5   5.30
Kealey                  2     6   7   7   3   1   0  15  18.47
O'Toole                 6.2  11   4   4   0   4   1  30   5.63
Totals                  9    19  14  14   4   6   1  50

Passed Balls: Herrmann (16)
Hit by Pitch: Fisher (3)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to left; Campaneris stole
second; North walked; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Campaneris
scored, North to third]; Bando struck out; Jackson was hit by a
pitch; Jackson stole second; Johnson singled to center [North
scored, Jackson scored]; KEALEY REPLACED FISHER (PITCHING);
Tenace singled to center [Johnson to second]; Rudi struck out;
Fosse popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly tripled to center; Orta hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Kelly scored]; D. Allen struck out; May lined to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Green singled to center; Campaneris singled to
right [Green to second]; North out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Green to third, Campaneris to second]; Bando hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Green scored]; Jackson singled to center
[Campaneris scored]; Jackson stole second; Johnson walked;
Tenace doubled to left [Jackson scored, Johnson scored]; Rudi
flied to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Muser doubled to right; Leon grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Muser to third]; Herrmann hit into a
double play (center to catcher) [Muser out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Fosse walked; Green singled to right [Fosse to
third]; Campaneris hit a sacrifice fly to right [Fosse scored];
North walked [Green to second]; O'TOOLE REPLACED KEALEY
(PITCHING); Bando singled to right [Green scored, North to
third]; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first) [North scored,
Bando to second]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 10, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Sharp flied to right; H. Allen lined to center;
Kelly walked; Orta doubled to right [Kelly scored]; D. Allen
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
10, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace lined to left; Rudi was called out on
strikes; Fosse doubled to right; Green flied to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 10, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Muser
grounded out (pitcher to first); Leon flied to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 10, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: REICHARDT REPLACED MAY (PLAYING LF); Campaneris
struck out; North struck out; Bando singled to left; Jackson
doubled to left [Bando scored]; Johnson doubled to right
[Jackson scored]; Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 12, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: MCKINNEY REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING 3B); MANGUAL
REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); HEGAN REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING
1B); Herrmann lined to right; Sharp lined to center; H. Allen
doubled to center; Kelly grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 12, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi singled to right; HOSLEY BATTED FOR FOSSE;
Hosley lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Rudi out
at first]; Green doubled to center; 5 minute rain delay;
MAXVILL BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Maxvill popped to first; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 12, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: MAXVILL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HOSLEY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Orta singled to right; D. Allen
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Orta out
at second]; Reichardt doubled to right; 20 minute rain
delay; Muser singled to left [Reichardt scored]; Leon popped
to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
12, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: ALVARADO REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 3B); H. ALLEN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); North grounded out (first
unassisted); McKinney lined to left; Mangual popped to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 12, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Herrmann popped to shortstop; Sharp popped to
third; H. Allen lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
12, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Johnson singled to left; Hegan singled to right
[Johnson to second]; Rudi popped to second; Hosley forced Hegan
(shortstop to second) [Johnson to third]; Green singled to
center [Johnson scored, Hosley to second]; Maxvill forced Green
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 13,
White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Kelly was called out on strikes; Orta grounded
out (second to first); Alvarado popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 13, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: North homered; McKinney popped to third in foul
territory; Mangual grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 14, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Reichardt doubled to center; Muser struck out;
Leon lined to right; Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 14, White Sox 3.