Reggie Jackson batted in two runs with a pair of singles and Dick Green accounted for two with a homer to lead the Athletics to a 5-1 victory over the Yankees. Catfish Hunter held the Yankees to three hits until one out in the eighth when Horace Clarke and Matty Alou singled. Darold Knowles relieved and on his first pitch, Roy White grounded into an inning-ending double play. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Friday, August    24, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
A's          1  0  1    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   5  7  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .271      North cf              4   2   2   0     1   0   .283
M. Alou rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .270
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .318      Jackson rf            2   1   2   2     2   0   .305
Blomberg dh           3   0   0   0     0   1   .331      Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
  Hart ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Tenace 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .257
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .251      Rudi lf               2   0   0   0     1   1   .242
Munson c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Fosse c               3   0   0   1     1   0   .255
Hegan 1b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .195      Green 2b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .251
Michael ss            3   0   1   1     0   0   .237      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     2   4             Totals               29   5   7   5     6   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 12,007
Left on Base: Yankees 5, A's 8
DP: Yankees 1, A's 1
Errors: Michael, Tenace, Hunter
Doubles: Murcer (22), Nettles (16)
Home Runs: Green (3)
Stolen Bases: North (42)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (5), Rudi (6)
GIDP: White (10)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(10-7)          8     7   5   4   6   4   1  37   3.30
Totals                  8     7   5   4   6   4   1  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(16-3)          7.1   5   1   1   2   4   0  29   3.29
Knowles SV(8)           1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.45
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   4   0  33

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Odom


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (second to first); M. Alou
grounded out (shortstop to first); White popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; North stole second; Campaneris
struck out; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first) [North to
third]; Jackson singled to left [North scored]; Johnson struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer doubled to right; Blomberg grounded out
(pitcher to first); Nettles struck out; Munson flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace flied out to right; Rudi walked; Fosse
forced Rudi (third to second); Green struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Hegan flied out to center; Michael grounded out
(second to first); Clarke walked; Clarke was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Hunter [Clarke to second]; M. Alou
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North singled to center; Campaneris popped to
shortstop; Bando singled to right [North to third]; Jackson
singled to center [North scored, Bando to third]; Johnson lined
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Jackson out at first];
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 2.

YANKEES 4TH: White flied out to right; Murcer flied out to left;
Blomberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics
2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace flied out to center; Rudi flied out to
right; Fosse popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles doubled to right; Munson flied out to
center; Hegan walked; Michael singled to first [Nettles scored,
Hegan to third (error by Tenace), Michael to second]; Clarke
flied out to left; M. Alou popped to catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green grounded out (second to first); North flied
out to left; Campaneris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 2.

YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to center; Murcer struck out;
Blomberg popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Jackson
walked; Johnson reached on an error by Michael [Jackson to
third, Johnson to second]; Tenace was walked intentionally; Rudi
struck out; Fosse walked [Jackson scored (unearned), Johnson to
third, Tenace to second]; Green forced Fosse (third to second);
1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles flied out to center; Munson popped to
shortstop; Hegan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: North singled to first; Campaneris out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [North to second]; Bando flied
out to center; Jackson was walked intentionally; Johnson flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Michael popped to shortstop; Clarke singled to
right; M. Alou singled to right [Clarke to third]; KNOWLES
REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); White grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [M. Alou out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace singled to center; Rudi out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Tenace to second]; Fosse grounded out
(shortstop to first); Green homered [Tenace scored]; North flied
out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer flied out to left; HART BATTED FOR BLOMBERG;
Hart grounded out (third to first); Nettles grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Athletics 5.