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Saturday July 14, 1973
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Jim Colborn pitched a three-hitter and Bobby Mitchell and Ollie Brown smashed homers as the Brewers defeated the Athletics, 5-1. Mitchell's homer in the second inning accounted for three runs, coming after a single by Johnny Briggs and pass to Pedro Garcia. The A's avoided a shutout when Ray Fosse hit for the circuit in the sixth. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 5, Oakland Athletics 1

Game Played on Saturday, July 14, 1973 (Night game) at County Stadium

A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Brewers      1  3  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Mitchell rf           4   1   1   3     0   1   .300
North cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .278        Coluccio lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .270      May cf                4   1   1   0     0   1   .318
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Johnson dh            3   0   0   0     1   1   .258      Brown dh              4   1   1   1     0   1   .276
Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Money 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Briggs lf,rf          4   1   3   0     0   0   .247
Fosse c               3   1   1   1     0   1   .262      Ellie Rodriguez c     4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Green 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Johnson ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .136      Garcia 2b             2   1   0   0     1   0   .263
  Kubiak 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hamilton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     3   3             Totals               33   5   9   4     1   5

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 23,389
Left on Base: A's 4, Brewers 5
DP: A's 0, Brewers 1
Errors: Fosse
Doubles: Scott (17)
Home Runs: Fosse (5), Mitchell (2), Brown (7)
Stolen Bases: Briggs (11)
GIDP: Rudi (8)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton L(5-3)         1.2   4   4   4   1   1   1  10   3.45
Lindblad                5.1   3   1   1   0   4   1  19   4.21
Knowles                 1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.68
Totals                  8     9   5   5   1   5   2  34

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn W(12-5)         9     3   1   1   3   3   1  32   2.93
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   3   1  32

Wild Pitches: Hamilton (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Red Flaherty


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
North grounded out (second to first); Bando walked; Jackson
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Mitchell grounded out (shortstop to first); May
singled; Scott doubled [May to third]; Hamilton threw a wild
pitch [May scored, Scott to third]; Brown struck out; Money
popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Johnson lined to left; Rudi struck out; Tenace
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Briggs singled; Briggs stole second [Briggs to
third (error by Fosse)]; Ellie Rodriguez popped to first in foul
territory; Johnson flied to left in foul territory; Garcia
walked; Mitchell homered [Briggs scored, Garcia scored];
LINDBLAD REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); May grounded out (first
to pitcher); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Fosse popped to first in foul territory; Green
grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris flied to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 3RD: Scott was called out on strikes; Brown homered;
Money grounded out (shortstop to first); Briggs singled to
second; Ellie Rodriguez singled to third [Briggs to second];
Johnson struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers
5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North grounded out (first unassisted); Bando
grounded out (third to first); Jackson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 4TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Mitchell
grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Johnson flied to center; Rudi grounded out (third
to first); Tenace lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 5TH: Scott flied to right; Brown grounded out (shortstop
to first); Money grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Fosse homered; Green grounded out (shortstop to
first); Campaneris popped to catcher in foul territory; North
walked; Bando forced North (second to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 6TH: Briggs grounded out (second to first); Ellie
Rodriguez grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jackson popped to first; Johnson walked; Rudi
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Johnson
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 7TH: Garcia popped to second; Mitchell struck out; May
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: COLUCCIO REPLACED MITCHELL (PLAYING LF); BRIGGS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Tenace popped to shortstop;
Fosse struck out; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR GREEN; Johnstone flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 8TH: KUBIAK REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 2B); KNOWLES
REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Scott grounded out (shortstop to
first); Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Money singled;
Briggs singled [Money to second]; Ellie Rodriguez forced Briggs
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Brewers 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Campaneris popped to second; North singled; Bando
singled [North to second]; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to
first) [North to third, Bando to second]; Johnson struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 5.



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