After six tries, the defending world champion A’s finally win their first series of the season on a walk off single

Bert Campaneris

On April 26, 1973 — After six tries, the defending world champion A’s finally win their first series of the season when they beat Cleveland, 3-2. Although Darold Knowles blows the save, costing Catfish Hunter his first win of the year, Oakland, who had split the first two games with the Tribe, tallies in the bottom of the ninth for a walk-off victory on a Bert Campaneris single scoring pinch-running Blue Moon Odom.

 

 

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