August 24, 1974, Boston Red Sox pitchers Luis Tiant (L) and Juan Marichal (R) pose with their trophies after receiving the second Roberto Clemente Award during Latin American Day ceremonies at Fenway Park. The Red Sox were in first place by 8 games at the time, will lose the game to the Oakland A’s when…
On July 30, 1974, at the Oakland Coliseum Rookie right-hander Jim Bibby of the Texas Rangers pitches a no-hitter against the World Champion Oakland A’s. Bibby strikes out 13 A’s in forging a 6-0 victory. Jeff Burroughs, who will win the American League’s MVP Award, hits a grand slam the second of three grand slams…
On July 19, 1974, Dick Bosman of the Cleveland Indians hurls a no-hitter against the Oakland A’s and comes within one batter of pitching a perfect game. In winning the game, 4-0, Bosman commits a fielding error in the fourth inning, allowing the A’s their only baserunner of the game. Bosman struck out four and…
On June 5, 1974, Oakland A’s teammates Reggie Jackson and Billy North engage in a pre-game brawl in the clubhouse at Detroit’s Tiger Stadium, after North gave Jackson a verbal jab that set his superstar teammate over the edge. Ray Fosse, tries to break up the fight, only to suffer a damaged disc…
Major League Season Recap 1973 World Series – Oakland A’s AL over New York Mets NL 4 games to 3 World Series MVP – Reggie Jackson Babe Ruth Award – Bert Campaneris ALCS Oakland A’s over Baltimore Orioles 3 games to 2 ALCS MVP – NLCS New York Mets over Cincinnati Reds 3 games to 2 NLCS MVP – Awards…
1973 – Siding with the A’s, American League president Joe Cronin rules the Yankees cannot sign manager Dick Williams. The Yankees had announced a deal with the Oakland skipper two days earlier.
On October 21, 1973, the Oakland A’s win their second consecutive World Championship. Reggie Jackson and Campy Campaneris hit two-run homers to lead the A’s to a 5-2 win over the New York Mets in Game Seven of the World Series. The game marks the final appearance in an A’s uniform for manager Dick Williams,…
1973 – New York Mets Jerry Koosman and Tug McGraw combine to pitch a three-hit, 2 – 0 shutout against the Oakland Athletics to take a 3-2 lead in the World Series .
The contest in which Willie Mays gets his last hit, an RBI-single that plates the decisive run in the 12th inning of the Mets’ 10-7 victory over the A’s in the second game of the World Series, will be best remembered for the aging superstar’s misadventures in the outfield when he loses two fly balls in the sun at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The game takes four-hours and 13 minutes to complete, making it the longest Fall Classic contest ever played.
1973 – The Mets hold Oakland to four hits in the World Series opener, but three of those hits come in the two-run 3rd inning as Oakland wins, 2 – 1.
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