1973 World Series

The 1973 World Series matched the defending champion Oakland Athletics against the New York Mets, with the A's winning in seven games to repeat as World Champions.

Managers: Dick Williams (Oakland), Yogi Berra (New York)

Umpires: Marty Springstead (AL), Augie Donatelli (NL), Jerry Neudecker (AL), Paul Pryor (NL), Russ Goetz (AL), Harry Wendelstedt (NL)

Series MVP: Reggie Jackson (Oakland)

Television: NBC (Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek, Monte Moore and Lindsey Nelson announcing)

Game 1
October 13, 1973 at Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Athletics) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  - New York Mets               0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0     1  7  2 Oakland Athletics           0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  X     2  4  0

PITCHERS: NYM - Matlack, McGraw (7) OAK - Holtzman, Fingers (6), Knowles (9)

WP - Holtzman LP - Matlack SAVE - Knowles

HOME RUNS: NYM - none OAK - none

ATTENDANCE: 46,021

Game 2
October 14, 1973 at Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Athletics) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9   10 11 12     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  - New York Mets               0  1  1    0  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  4    10 15  1 Oakland Athletics           2  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  1     7 13  5

PITCHERS: NYM - Koosman, Sadecki (3), Parker (5), McGraw (6), Stone (12) OAK - Blue, Pina (6), Knowles (6), Odom (8), Fingers (10), Lindblad (12)

WP - McGraw LP - Fingers SAVE - Stone

HOME RUNS: NYM - Jones, Garrett OAK - none

ATTENDANCE: 49,151

Game 3
October 16, 1973 at Shea Stadium (New York Mets) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9   10 11     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -     -  -  - Oakland Athletics           0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  1     3 10  1 New York Mets               2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0     2 10  2

PITCHERS: OAK - Hunter, Knowles (7), Lindblad (9), Fingers (11) NYM - Seaver, Sadecki (9), McGraw (9), Parker (11)

WP - Lindblad LP - Parker SAVE - Fingers

HOME RUNS: OAK - none NYM - Garrett

ATTENDANCE: 54,817

Game 4
October 17, 1973 at Shea Stadium (New York Mets) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  - Oakland Athletics           0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0     1  5  1 New York Mets               3  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  X     6 13  1

PITCHERS: OAK - Holtzman, Odom (1), Knowles (4), Pina (5), Lindblad (8) NYM - Matlack, Sadecki (9)

WP - Matlack LP - Holtzman SAVE - Sadecki

HOME RUNS: OAK - none NYM - Staub

ATTENDANCE: 54,817

Game 5
October 18, 1973 at Shea Stadium (New York Mets) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  - Oakland Athletics           0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     0  3  1 New York Mets               0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  X     2  7  1

PITCHERS: OAK - Blue, Knowles (6), Fingers (7) NYM - Koosman, McGraw (7)

WP - Koosman LP - Blue SAVE - McGraw

HOME RUNS: OAK - none NYM - none

ATTENDANCE: 54,817

Game 6
October 20, 1973 at Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Athletics) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  - New York Mets               0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0     1  6  2 Oakland Athletics           1  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  X     3  7  0

PITCHERS: NYM - Seaver, McGraw (6) OAK - Hunter, Knowles (8), Fingers (8)

WP - Hunter LP - Seaver SAVE - Fingers

HOME RUNS: NYM - none OAK - none

ATTENDANCE: 49,333

Game 7
October 21, 1973 at Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Athletics) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  - New York Mets               0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1     2  8  1 Oakland Athletics           0  0  4    0  1  0    0  0  X     5  9  1

PITCHERS: NYM - Matlack, Parker (3), Sadecki (5), Stone (7) OAK - Holtzman, Fingers (6), Knowles (9)

WP - Holtzman LP - Matlack SAVE - Knowles

HOME RUNS: NYM - none OAK - Campaneris, Jackson

ATTENDANCE: 49,333

Trivia

 * Oakland reliever Darold Knowles became the only pitcher to appear in every game of a seven-game World Series.
 * The Mets had the lowest winning percentage of any team to ever play in a World Series. They had only the ninth-best record in the 24-team majors behind Oakland, the Cincinnati Reds (who they beat in the NLCS), Baltimore Orioles (who was defeated by Oakland in the ALCS), Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals (none of whom made the postseason).
 * Willie Mays would record his final hit of his career in Game 2.