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The 1973 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1973 season.The 70th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion (and defending World Series champion) Oakland Athletics and the National League (NL) champion New York Mets.
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
The 1973 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 1973 season.The winners of each division advance to the postseason and face each other in a League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.
October 10 – As in 1969, when no one thought the New York Mets would win the National League pennant, they "amazingly" repeat history as Tom Seaver pitches them into the 1973 World Series with a 7–2 victory over the favored Cincinnati Reds in Game 5 of the 1973 National League Championship Series. New York has 13 hits in the contest ...
The 1973 Major League Baseball season was the first season of the designated hitter rule in the American League. [ 1 ] American League umpires began wearing burgundy blazers with blue pants, a change from the navy blue coats and gray pants worn the previous five seasons ( 1968 – 1972 ).
In Game 2 of the 1973 World Series between the Oakland A's and the New York Mets, Andrews committed two errors in a four-run twelfth inning, leading to a Mets' 10–7 victory. With two outs and the Mets leading 7–6, John Milner 's ground ball went through Andrews' legs for the first error, allowing Tug McGraw and Willie Mays to score.
The 1973 Oakland Athletics season was the 73rd season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 6th season in Oakland. The Athletics won their third consecutive American League West title with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses.
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