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The 1973 National League Championship Series was a semifinal series in Major League Baseball’s 1973 postseason played between the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds from October 6 to 10. New York won the series three games to two and advanced to the World Series , where they lost to the Oakland Athletics in what was the second of three ...
In the National League, the Cincinnati Reds returned for the third time in the past four seasons, and the New York Mets returned for the second time in the past five seasons. The playoffs began on October 6, 1973, and concluded on October 21, 1973, with the Athletics defeating the Mets in seven games in the 1973 World Series. The Athletics ...
The modern World Series began in 1903, when the National League recognized the upstart American League, founded in 1901. There was an earlier "World's Championship Series" played between the pennant winners of the NL and the American Association 1884–1890; from 1894 to 1897 the NL's first- and second-place teams played a postseason series for ...
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 ...
It is contested by the winners of the two National League (NL) Division Series. The winner of the NLCS wins the NL pennant and advances to the World Series, MLB's championship series, to play the winner of the American League's (AL) Championship Series. The NLCS began in 1969 as a best-of-five playoff and used this format until 1985, when it ...
1973 National League Championship Series; 1973 New York Mets season; 1973 New York Yankees season; O. 1973 Oakland Athletics season; P. 1973 Philadelphia Phillies season;
The Mets pulled off the surprise victory over Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine" in the 1973 National League Championship Series, but lost in seven games to the Oakland Athletics in the 1973 World Series. Milner batted .250 in the post-season with three runs batted in and four runs scored.
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.