A’s owner Charlie Finley is rushed to Chicago’s Northwestern University Hospital after collapsing as the result of a heart attack. During the meddlesome owner’s convalescence, Oakland flourishes on the field, winning 13 of 14 games, including a span of nine consecutive victories, to go into first place in the AL West, a position they will not relinquish for the remainder of the season.

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On August 7, 1973 — A’s owner Charlie Finley is rushed to Chicago’s Northwestern University Hospital after collapsing as the result of a heart attack. During the meddlesome owner’s convalescence, Oakland flourishes on the field, winning 13 of 14 games, including a span of nine consecutive victories, to go into first place in the AL West, a position they will not relinquish for the remainder of the season.

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