Oakland Athletics vs New York Mets
October 16, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 16, 1973 at Shea Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 3, New York Mets 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 6 1 3 1
Rudi lf 5 0 2 1
Bando 3b 4 1 2 0
Jackson rf 5 0 0 0
Tenace 1b,c 3 0 1 1
Davalillo cf,1b 5 0 1 0
Fosse c 2 0 0 0
  Bourque ph,1b 2 0 1 0
  Lewis pr 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 1 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Green 2b 2 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Kubiak 2b 1 1 0 0
Hunter p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Mangual ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 42 3 10 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 4 1 2 1
Millan 2b 5 1 2 0
Staub rf 6 0 2 0
Jones lf 5 0 0 0
Milner 1b 3 0 1 0
Grote c 5 0 0 0
Hahn cf 5 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 5 0 2 0
Seaver p 3 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Sadecki p 0 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Mays ph 1 0 0 0
  Parker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 2 10 1
Oakland 000 001 010 013101
New York 200 000 000 002102
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter   6.0 7 2 2 3 5
  Knowles   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Lindblad  W (1-0) 2.0 3 0 0 1 0
  Fingers  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
10
2
2
5
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver   8.0 7 2 2 1 12
  Sadecki   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  McGraw   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Parker  L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 0 1 1
Totals
11.0
10
3
2
3
14

  E–Hunter (1), Millan 2 (3).  PB–Grote (1).  2B–Oakland Rudi (2,off Seaver); Bando (1,off Seaver); Tenace (1,off Seaver), New York Hahn (1,off Hunter); Staub (1,off Lindblad).  HR–New York Garrett (2,1st inning off Hunter 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bando (1,off Seaver); Millan (1,off Fingers).  IBB–Tenace (1,by McGraw); Garrett (1,by Hunter); Jones (1,by Lindblad).  SB–Campaneris (3,2nd base off Seaver/Grote).  WP–Hunter (1).  IBB–Hunter (1,Garrett); Lindblad (1,Jones); McGraw (2,Tenace).  U–Jerry Neudecker (AL), Paul Pryor (NL), Russ Goetz (AL), Harry Wendelstedt (NL), Augie Donatelli (NL), Marty Springstead (AL).  T–3:15.  A–54,817.
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