Template:World Series Rating
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.
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