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Saturday August 25, 1973
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Vida Blue extended his personal winning streak to six games, pitching the Athletics to a 2-0 victory over the Yankees. Sal Bando homered in the fifth inning for the only run that Blue needed, but the A's added another tally in the eighth on a triple by Bert Campaneris and sacrifice fly by Deron Johnson. [The Sporting News]


Oakland Athletics 2, New York Yankees 0

Game Played on Saturday, August 25, 1973 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
A's          0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   2  7  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      North cf              4   0   2   0     0   2   .285
M. Alou rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .270
White lf              1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Bando 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .264
  Hegan 1b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Jackson rf            2   0   1   0     2   1   .306
Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .315      Johnson dh            3   0   0   1     0   2   .260
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Tenace 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Rudi lf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .243
Hart dh               2   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Fosse c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .254
F. Alou 1b,lf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Michael ss            2   0   2   0     1   0   .241      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     2   3             Totals               28   2   7   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 15,607
Left on Base: Yankees 6, A's 6
DP: Yankees 1, A's 0
Errors: White, Nettles
Doubles: Jackson (24)
Triples: Hegan (1), Campaneris (5)
Home Runs: Bando (22)
Stolen Bases: Fosse (2)
Caught Stealing: Tenace (2), North (16), Jackson (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnson (2)
GIDP: Rudi (10)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(7-5)           8     7   2   2   3   7   1  32   4.09
Totals                  8     7   2   2   3   7   1  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(15-7)            9     4   0   0   2   3   0  33   3.21
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   3   0  33

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); M. Alou flied
out to left; White was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to second; Campaneris reached on an
error by White [North to second]; Roy White ejected by 2B
umpire Jim Odom; HEGAN REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 1B); F. ALOU
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bando grounded out (pitcher
unassisted) [North to third, Campaneris to second]; Jackson was
walked intentionally; Johnson struck out; Tenace flied to left
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer flied out to center; Munson flied out to
center; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi singled to second; Fosse forced Rudi
(shortstop to second); Green struck out; Fosse stole second;
North struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Hart walked; F. Alou grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Hart to second]; Michael walked; Clarke popped to
second; M. Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris popped to first; Bando grounded out
(third to first); Jackson doubled to left; Johnson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Hegan tripled to center; Murcer flied to left in
foul territory; Munson reached on a fielder's choice [Hegan out
at home (pitcher to shortstop to catcher to third), Munson to
second]; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace reached on an error by Nettles; Rudi
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Tenace out at second]; Fosse walked; Green popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Hart grounded out (shortstop to first); F. Alou
popped to first in foul territory; Michael singled to right;
Clarke popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North struck out; Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bando homered; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 6TH: M. Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Hegan
struck out; Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Tenace
singled to left; Tenace was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Rudi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson flied out to center; Nettles grounded out
(second to first); Hart flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Fosse flied out to right; Green grounded out
(shortstop to first); North singled to center; North was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 8TH: F. Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael
singled to center; Clarke flied out to left; M. Alou singled to
center [Michael to second]; Hegan grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris tripled to center; Bando popped to
third in foul territory; Jackson was walked intentionally;
Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Campaneris scored];
Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer struck out; Munson flied out to center;
Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 2.



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