1973 American League Championship Series
| 1973 American League Championship Series | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 6 – 11 | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Nestor Chylak, Bill Haller, George Maloney, Jim Odom, Merle Anthony, Larry McCoy | ||||||||||||
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| Television | NBC | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers |
Jim Simpson, Maury Wills (Game 1) Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek (Games 3–5) NBC did not televise Game 2 due to conflicts with its NFL coverage. |
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| Team (Wins) | Manager | Season | |
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| Oakland A's (3) | Dick Williams | 94–68, .580, GA: 6 | |
| Baltimore Orioles (2) | Earl Weaver | 97–65, .599, GA: 8 |
The 1973 American League Championship Series took place between October 6 and 11, 1973. The Oakland A's defeated the Baltimore Orioles, three games to two. Games 1 and 2 were played in Memorial Stadium in Baltimore; Games 3–5 were played at the Oakland Coliseum. It was the second match-up between the two teams in the ALCS.
Oakland won the series, 3–2.
Saturday, October 6, 1973, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland
In Game 1, Jim Palmer spent 16 minutes retiring the side in the top of the first inning. He walked the first two batters and struck out the next three. The Orioles went to work against lefty Vida Blue and his successor, Horacio Piña. During that time, Merv Rettenmund singled, Paul Blair walked, Tommy Davis doubled, Don Baylor walked. Earl Williams singled, Andy Etchebarren was hit by a pitch and Mark Belanger singled. When the carnage was over, the Orioles had four runs. It was much more than they needed as Palmer proceeded to hurl a five-hit shutout, striking out 12 A's along the way.
Sunday, October 7, 1973, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland
The Orioles' ALCS winning streak was snapped at 10 when Sal Bando hit two home runs off Dave McNally while Bert Campaneris and Joe Rudi hit one apiece. Catfish Hunter, who served up so many during the season that he threatened an A.L. record, didn't allow any as the A's evened the series as the two teams headed to Oakland for Game 3.
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