Sunday October 14, 1973
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New York Mets 10, Oakland Athletics 7

World Series Game 2 Played on Sunday, October 14, 1973 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Mets 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 10 15 1 A's 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 - 7 13 5 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garrett 3b 6 1 1 1 1 4 .091 Campaneris ss 6 2 1 0 0 2 .200 Millan 2b 6 0 0 0 1 1 .100 Rudi lf 5 1 2 1 1 1 .375 Staub rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Bando 3b 5 2 1 1 1 3 .250 Mays pr,cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 .333 Jackson cf 6 1 4 2 0 1 .444 Jones lf 5 3 3 1 1 0 .556 Tenace 1b 3 0 1 1 3 1 .167 Milner 1b 6 1 2 0 1 1 .400 Alou rf 6 0 3 2 0 0 .333 Grote c 6 1 2 0 0 0 .200 Fosse c 5 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Hahn cf,rf 7 1 1 1 0 1 .111 Green 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Harrelson ss 6 1 3 1 0 1 .375 Mangual ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Koosman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kubiak 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sadecki p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andrews ph,2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Theodore ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blue p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Parker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Conigliaro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGraw p 2 1 1 0 0 1 .500 Odom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Lewis pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 54 10 15 5 4 10 Totals 47 7 13 7 7 15 Time of Game: 4:13 Attendance: 49,151 Left on Base: Mets 15, A's 12 DP: Mets 1, A's 1 Errors: Koosman, Bando, Tenace, Andrews 2, Knowles Doubles: Harrelson (1), Rudi (1), Alou (1), Jackson (1), Johnson (1) Triples: Bando (1), Campaneris (1), Jackson (1) Home Runs: Jones (1), Garrett (1) Stolen Bases: Campaneris (2) Caught Stealing: Rudi (1), Tenace (1) Sacrifice Hits: McGraw (1) GIDP: Tenace (1) Hit by Pitch: Grote (1,by Pina), Jones (1,by Fingers), Campaneris (1,by McGraw) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman 2.1 6 3 3 3 4 0 16 11.57 Sadecki 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0.00 Parker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 McGraw W(1-0) 6 5 4 4 3 8 0 27 4.50 Stone SV(1) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.00 Totals 12 13 7 7 7 15 0 55 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue 5.1 4 4 4 2 4 2 23 6.75 Pina 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Knowles 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 9 0.00 Odom 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 0.00 Fingers L(0-1) 2.2 6 4 1 0 2 0 15 1.50 Lindblad 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 12 15 10 5 4 10 2 61 Hit by Pitch: McGraw (1), Pina (1), Fingers (1) Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Russ Goetz, LF - Harry Wendelstedt, RF - Marty Springstead METS 1ST: Garrett struck out; Millan was called out on strikes; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi doubled to left; Bando tripled [Rudi scored]; Jackson struck out; Tenace walked; Alou doubled to left [Bando scored, Tenace to third]; Fosse was walked intentionally; Green struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Athletics 2. METS 2ND: Jones homered; Milner grounded out (second to first); Grote popped to second; Hahn grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Blue struck out; Campaneris tripled; Rudi singled to center [Campaneris scored]; Rudi was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bando struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Athletics 3. METS 3RD: Harrelson was called out on strikes; Koosman grounded out (third to first); Garrett homered; Millan grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace walked; Alou singled to right [Tenace to second]; Fosse reached on an error by Koosman [Tenace to third, Alou to second, Fosse to first]; SADECKI REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Tenace was caught stealing home (catcher to third to first); Green was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Athletics 3. METS 4TH: Staub flied out to left; Jones singled to center; Milner lined to right; Grote reached on an error by Bando [Jones to second, Grote to first]; Hahn lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Blue struck out; Campaneris struck out; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Athletics 3. METS 5TH: Harrelson flied to center; THEODORE BATTED FOR SADECKI; Theodore grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett walked; Millan forced Garrett (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: PARKER REPLACED THEODORE (PITCHING); Bando popped to third in foul territory; Jackson singled to right; Tenace grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Athletics 3. METS 6TH: Staub struck out; Jones walked; Milner singled [Jones to third]; PINA REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Grote was hit by a pitch [Milner to second]; Hahn singled to third [Jones scored, Milner to third, Grote to second]; Harrelson singled to right [Milner scored, Grote to third, Hahn to second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR PARKER; KNOWLES REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Beauchamp reached on an error by Knowles [Grote scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hahn scored (unearned) (no RBI), Harrelson to third, Beauchamp to second]; Garrett was called out on strikes; Millan was walked intentionally; Staub flied out to center; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Mets 6, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: MCGRAW REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Alou grounded out (third to first); Fosse grounded out (second to first); MANGUAL BATTED FOR GREEN; Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Athletics 3. METS 7TH: KUBIAK REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING 2B); Jones grounded out (third to first); Milner walked; Grote singled to left [Milner to third]; Hahn struck out; Harrelson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: CONIGLIARO BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Conigliaro grounded out (second to first); Campaneris was hit by a pitch; Rudi walked [Campaneris to second]; Bando was called out on strikes while Campaneris stole third; Jackson doubled to right [Campaneris scored, Rudi to third]; Tenace struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Athletics 4. METS 8TH: ODOM REPLACED CONIGLIARO (PITCHING); McGraw struck out; Garrett struck out; Millan flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Fosse grounded out (second to first); ANDREWS BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Athletics 4. METS 9TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Staub singled to center; MAYS RAN FOR STAUB; Jones popped to first in foul territory; Milner singled to right [Mays to second]; Grote popped to third in foul territory; Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 9TH: MAYS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HAHN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); JOHNSON BATTED FOR ODOM; Johnson doubled to center; LEWIS RAN FOR JOHNSON; Campaneris struck out; Rudi grounded out (third to first); Bando walked; Jackson singled to right [Lewis scored, Bando to third]; Tenace singled to left [Bando scored, Jackson to second]; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Athletics 6. METS 10TH: FINGERS REPLACED LEWIS (PITCHING); Harrelson singled to center; McGraw out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Harrelson to second]; Garrett reached on an error by Tenace [Harrelson to third, Garrett to first]; Millan hit into a double play (left to catcher) [Harrelson out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 10TH: Fosse struck out; Andrews was called out on strikes; Fingers flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Athletics 6. METS 11TH: Mays popped to first; Jones was hit by a pitch; Milner struck out; Grote singled to left [Jones to second]; Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 11TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi struck out; Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Athletics 6. METS 12TH: Harrelson doubled; On a bunt McGraw singled [Harrelson to third]; Garrett struck out; Millan popped to first; Mays singled to center [Harrelson scored, McGraw to second]; Jones singled to left [McGraw to third, Mays to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Milner reached on an error by Andrews [McGraw scored (unearned) (no RBI), Mays scored (unearned) (no RBI), Jones to third, Milner to second]; Grote reached on an error by Andrews [Jones scored (unearned) (no RBI), Milner to third, Grote to first]; Hahn grounded out (third to first); 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Mets 10, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 12TH: Jackson tripled; Tenace walked; STONE REPLACED MCGRAW (PITCHING); Alou singled to right [Jackson scored, Tenace to second]; Fosse forced Alou (shortstop to second) [Tenace to third]; Andrews walked [Fosse to second]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; Davalillo popped to second; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 10, Athletics 7.

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