1973 Post-Season Series

Americal League Championship Series (Best of 5)

 

Baltimore Orioles (114-48) versus Oakland Athletics (92-70)

Date

Visiting Team

 

Home Team

Final Score

Boxscore

10/6/1973

Athletics

 

Orioles

Athletics: 1

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Vida Blue* (18-13, 3.42)

Jim Palmer (25-5, 2.72)

Orioles: 5

10/7/1973

Athletics

 

Orioles

Athletics: 3

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Ken Holtzman* (19-14, 3.32)

Mike Cuellar* (23-6, 3.33)

Orioles: 9

10/8/1973

Orioles

 

Athletics

Orioles: 1

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Dave McNally* (21-9, 3.41)

Jim Hunter (17-11, 3.89)

Athletics: 2

10/9/1973

Orioles

 

Athletics

Orioles: 2

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Doyle Alexander (10-6, 4.76)

Dave Hamilton (5-4, 3.78)

Athletics: 1

Baltimore Orioles win the series 3 games to 1

 

MVP: Bobby Grich (.308, 3 2Bs, 2 RBI, GWRBI in deciding game)

 

 

 

 

 

 

National League Championship Series (Best of 5)

 

Los Angeles Dodgers (104-58) versus Pittsburgh Pirates (85-78)

Date

Visiting Team

 

Home Team

Final Score

Boxscore

10/6/1973

Pirates

 

Dodgers

Pirates: 3

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Nelson Briles (15-6, 3.50)

Andy Messersmith (23-6, 2.40)

Dodgers: 2

10/7/1973

Pirates

 

Dodgers

Pirates: 1

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Jim Rooker* (11-7, 2.79)

Tommy John* (20-6, 2.40)

Dodgers: 11

10/8/1973

Dodgers

 

Pirates

Dodgers: 0

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Don Sutton (13-13, 2.58)

Dock Ellis (16-8, 2.25)

Pirates: 8

10/9/1973

Dodgers

 

Pirates

Dodgers: 8

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Claude Osteen* (18-10, 2.87)

Bob Moose (13-11, 4.34)

Pirates: 12

Pittsburgh Pirates win the series 3 games to 1

 

MVP: Willie Stargell (.412, 3 HRs, 4 RBI)

 

 

 

 

 

 

World Series (Best of 7)

 

Baltimore Orioles (114-48) versus Pittsburgh Pirates (85-78)

Date

Visiting Team

 

Home Team

Final Score

Boxscore

10/13/1973

Pittsburgh Pirates

 

Baltimore Orioles

Pirates: 5

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Nelson Briles (15-6, 3.50)

Jim Palmer (25-5, 2.72)

Orioles: 4

10/14/1973

Pittsburgh Pirates

 

Baltimore Orioles

Pirates: 2

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Jim Rooker* (11-7, 2.79)

Mike Cuellar* (23-6, 3.33)

Orioles: 10

10/16/1973

Baltimore Orioles

 

Pittsburgh Pirates

Orioles: 2

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Dave McNally* (21-9, 3.41)

Dock Ellis (16-8, 2.25)

Pirates: 4

10/17/1973

Baltimore Orioles

 

Pittsburgh Pirates

Orioles: 4

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Jim Palmer (25-5, 2.72)

Bob Moose (13-11, 4.34)

Pirates: 7

10/18/1973

Baltimore Orioles

 

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates: 3

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Mike Cuellar* (23-6, 3.33)

Nelson Briles (15-6, 3.50)

Orioles: 7

10/20/1973

Pittsburgh Pirates

 

Baltimore Orioles

Orioles: 0

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Jim Rooker* (11-7, 2.79)

Dave McNally* (21-9, 3.41)

Pirates: 7

Pittsburgh Pirates win series 4 games to 2

 

MVP: Dave Cash (.400 average, .444 OBP, 10 hits, at least 1 hit in all six games)