The Athletics, who were trailing by six runs after six innings, rallied to defeat the Yankees, 13-12. Reggie Jackson hit a two-run homer for the A's in the first inning and Deron Johnson provided a solo swat in the sixth, but Graig Nettles batted in four runs with a single and homer to help the Yankees take an 11-5 lead.

The A's began their comeback with six runs in the seventh, knocking out both Sam McDowell and Sparky Lyle. Jackson walked in the seventh and scored the tie-breaking run on an infield hit by Johnson and wild throw by Nettles. Johnson reached third on the error and counted what proved to be the deciding run on a sacrifice fly by Gene Tenace. The Yankees fell short with a homer by Jim Ray Hart in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 13, New York Yankees 12
Game Played on Sunday, August    12, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
A's          2  0  0    2  0  1    6  2  0  -  13 12  2
Yankees      3  0  2    4  0  2    0  0  1  -  12 18  5


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         6   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Clarke 2b             4   1   1   0     2   0   .266
North cf              4   2   2   0     1   0   .278      M. Alou 1b            6   2   4   0     0   1   .309
Bando 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .263      White lf              6   3   3   1     0   1   .255
Jackson rf            4   3   3   3     1   1   .293      Murcer cf             5   1   2   2     0   1   .321
Johnson dh            4   3   2   1     1   1   .262      Munson c              4   2   2   1     1   0   .299
Tenace 1b             3   2   1   3     1   1   .263      Nettles 3b            5   1   2   4     0   1   .236
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Hart dh               5   2   3   3     0   1   .246
Alou lf               5   2   2   2     0   0   .263      F. Alou rf            5   0   1   1     0   0   .230
Fosse c               5   0   2   0     0   0   .255      Lanier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Green 2b              2   1   0   0     1   1   .248        Moses ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .168      McDowell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kubiak 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  13  12   9     5   6             Totals               45  12  18  12     3   5

Time of Game: 3:16   Attendance: 32,951
Left on Base: A's 6, Yankees 9
DP: A's 0, Yankees 0
Errors: North, Tenace, Clarke, Murcer, Nettles 2, Lanier
Doubles: Tenace (16), White (17), Munson (20)
Triples: Hart (1)
Home Runs: Jackson (27), Johnson (16), Nettles (16), Hart (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Tenace (4)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman                3     9   6   6   1   2   0  19   2.57
Lindblad                2     6   5   5   0   1   1  12   4.14
Pina                    1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.95
Knowles W(5-5)          2.1   2   1   1   1   1   1  10   2.84
Fingers SV(13)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.44
Totals                  9    18  12  12   3   5   2  48

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell                6.2   8   8   6   3   6   2  31   3.99
Lyle                    0     3   3   2   1   0   0   4   2.66
Buskey L(0-1)           2.1   1   2   1   1   0   0  11   1.50
Totals                  9    12  13   9   5   6   2  46

Wild Pitches: Lindblad 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Dave Phillips


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris popped to first; North singled to
center [North to second (error by Murcer)]; Bando struck out;
Jackson homered [North scored]; Johnson flied to left; 2 R, 2 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied to center; M. Alou singled to right;
White doubled to left [M. Alou to third]; Murcer struck out;
Munson was walked intentionally; Nettles singled to center [M.
Alou scored, White scored, Munson to third]; Hart singled to
left [Munson scored, Nettles to second]; F. Alou forced Nettles
(third unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees
3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace was called out on strikes; Alou popped to
second; Fosse popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Lanier grounded out (shortstop to first); Clarke
popped to catcher in foul territory; M. Alou singled to center
[M. Alou to second (error by North)]; White was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green struck out; Campaneris struck out; North
walked; Bando flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer popped to shortstop; Munson singled to first
[Munson to second (error by Tenace)]; Nettles grounded out
(second to first) [Munson to third]; Hart tripled [Munson
scored]; F. Alou singled to left [Hart scored]; Lanier forced F.
Alou (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson singled to right; Johnson struck out;
Tenace forced Jackson (shortstop to second); Alou singled to
center [Tenace to second]; Fosse singled to shortstop [Tenace
scored (error by Lanier) (unearned), Alou scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Fosse to third]; Green grounded out (third to first); 2 R
(0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Clarke singled to left; LINDBLAD REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); Lindblad threw a wild pitch [Clarke to second]; M.
Alou struck out; White singled to left [Clarke scored, White to
second (on throw)]; Lindblad threw a wild pitch [White to
third]; Murcer singled to left [White scored]; Munson grounded
out (third to first) [Murcer to second]; Nettles homered [Murcer
scored]; Hart grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 9.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris popped to first in foul territory;
North flied to left; Bando grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 5TH: F. Alou lined to left; Lanier popped to catcher in
foul territory; Clarke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 9.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson struck out; Johnson homered; Tenace
walked; Alou popped to first in foul territory; Fosse forced
Tenace (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Yankees 9.

YANKEES 6TH: M. Alou singled to right; White singled to center
[M. Alou to second]; Murcer singled to right [M. Alou scored,
White to second]; PINA REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Munson
doubled to center [White scored, Murcer to third]; Nettles
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hart was called out on
strikes; F. Alou grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 11.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Green walked; Campaneris popped to first in foul
territory; North singled to center [Green to second]; Bando
popped to second; Jackson singled to right [Green scored, North
to third, Jackson to second (on throw)]; LYLE REPLACED MCDOWELL
(PITCHING); Johnson walked; Tenace doubled to left [North
scored, Jackson scored, Johnson to third]; Alou singled to left
[Johnson scored, Tenace scored]; Fosse singled to left [Alou to
second]; BUSKEY REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); DAVALILLO BATTED FOR
GREEN; Davalillo reached on an error by Clarke [Alou scored
(unearned), Fosse to second]; Campaneris reached on an error by
Nettles [Fosse to third, Davalillo to second]; North flied to
left; 6 R (5 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 11, Yankees 11.

YANKEES 7TH: KUBIAK REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING 2B); Lanier
lined to shortstop; Clarke walked; KNOWLES REPLACED PINA
(PITCHING); On a bunt M. Alou grounded out (third to first)
[Clarke to second]; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 11, Yankees 11.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando flied to center; Jackson walked; Johnson
singled to left [Jackson scored (error by Nettles), Johnson to
third]; Tenace hit a sacrifice fly to left [Johnson scored
(unearned)]; Alou grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 13, Yankees 11.

YANKEES 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 1B); Murcer grounded
out (shortstop to first); Munson flied to right; Nettles was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 13,
Yankees 11.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Fosse popped to catcher in foul territory; Kubiak
flied to center; Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 13, Yankees 11.

YANKEES 9TH: Hart homered; F. Alou grounded out (second to
first); MOSES BATTED FOR LANIER; Moses flied to center; Clarke
walked; M. Alou singled to pitcher [Clarke to second]; FINGERS
REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); White grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 13, Yankees 12.