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Tuesday August 14, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Darold Knowles, making his fourth start in his last six appearances since coming out of the Athletics' bullpen, pitched the first complete game and first shutout of his major league career, beating the Red Sox, 1-0. The A's run off Bill Lee scored in the sixth inning on a single by Gene Tenace, double by Roy Fosse and squeeze bunt by Dick Green. [The Sporting News]


Oakland Athletics 1, Boston Red Sox 0

Game Played on Tuesday, August 14, 1973 (Night game) at Fenway Park

A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1 10  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Harper lf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .277
Alou lf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .271      Aparicio ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     1   1   .275
Jackson rf            4   0   2   0     0   2   .295      Cepeda dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .300
Johnson dh            2   0   1   0     2   0   .260      Cater 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Tenace 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .261        Kennedy 3b          1   0   0   0     1   0   .179
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Fisk c                4   0   2   0     0   0   .262
Conigliaro cf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .235      Miller cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Fosse c               4   0   3   0     0   0   .261        Montgomery ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .343
Green 2b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .246      Griffin 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Knowles p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Oglivie rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .228
                                                          Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1  10   1     3   6             Totals               28   0   6   0     5   1

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 29,084
Left on Base: A's 11, Red Sox 7
DP: A's 3, Red Sox 1
Errors: Aparicio 2, Lee
Doubles: Johnson (13), Fosse (19), Griffin (12), Fisk (18)
Stolen Bases: Harper (30)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Green (7), Aparicio (7)
GIDP: Tenace (8), Miller (5), Aparicio (11), Cepeda (14)
Hit by Pitch: Bando (2,by Lee)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knowles W(6-5)          9     6   0   0   5   1   0  34   2.50
Totals                  9     6   0   0   5   1   0  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(12-8)             9    10   1   1   3   6   0  39   2.72
Totals                  9    10   1   1   3   6   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Lee (5)

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - George Maloney


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (first to second to
pitcher); Alou flied to left; Bando reached on an error by
Aparicio; Jackson singled to center [Bando to second]; Johnson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Aparicio lined to left; Harper stole
second; Yastrzemski reached on a fielder's choice [Harper out at
third (pitcher to shortstop to third to second to catcher),
Yastrzemski to second]; Cepeda grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace walked; Conigliaro was called out on
strikes; Fosse singled to left [Tenace to second]; Green
grounded out (second to first) [Tenace to third, Fosse to
second]; Campaneris popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cater popped to first in foul territory; Fisk
singled to center; Miller grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Alou singled to shortstop [Alou to second (error
by Aparicio)]; Bando was hit by a pitch; Jackson struck out;
Johnson walked [Alou to third, Bando to second]; Tenace grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin doubled to left; Oglivie flied to left;
Harper walked; Aparicio grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Harper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Conigliaro grounded out (third to first); Fosse
singled; Green grounded out (third to first) [Fosse to second];
Campaneris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski walked; Cepeda grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski out at second];
Cater grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: KENNEDY REPLACED CATER (PLAYING 3B); Alou singled
to center; Bando popped to second; Jackson struck out; Johnson
doubled to center [Alou out at home (center to shortstop to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk doubled to left; Miller popped to shortstop;
Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fisk to third];
Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace singled to center; Conigliaro popped to
second; Fosse doubled to right [Tenace to third]; Green reached
on an error by Lee on a sacrifice bunt [Tenace scored (RBI),
Fosse to third, Green to first]; Campaneris struck out; Alou
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: On a bunt Harper singled; Aparicio out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Harper to second]; Yastrzemski
was called out on strikes; Cepeda was walked intentionally;
Kennedy forced Cepeda (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando singled to left; Jackson singled to left
[Bando out at third (left to third), Jackson to second (on
throw)]; Jackson was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
Johnson walked; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk flied to center; Miller flied to center;
Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Conigliaro was called out on strikes; Fosse
grounded out (pitcher to first); Green struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Oglivie singled to center; Oglivie was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Harper flied to right; Aparicio
singled to left; Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou
grounded out (third to first); Bando grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: HEGAN REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 1B); Cepeda popped
to second; Kennedy walked; Fisk forced Kennedy (third to
second); MONTGOMERY BATTED FOR MILLER; Montgomery lined to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.



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