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Oakland Athletics 06-01-1973
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| Breaking News |  | Sunday, May 27th, 1973: 5-8 Day for LeFlore
History in the making. That's what the fans at Comerica Park got to see today in the Oakland 12-10 triumph over the Tigers. Ron LeFlore of the Detroit came to the plate 8 times and came away with a dynamite day as he exploded for 5 hits against the Athletics. "It was a great day for me, but a disappointing one for our fans," he said to the reporters covering the game. "I wish I could have won it for them. They like stats, but they love winning."
In the postgame press conference the Oakland skipper quipped to reporters, "Hey, we tried to get him out. We threw everything but the kitchen sink against him and he hit it. Maybe we should've thrown the kitchen sink. I am just glad we escaped with a win. LeFlore was lethal."
R. LeFlore flied out in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, hit an RBI double in the 4th, doubled in the 6th, doubled in the 8th, flied out in the 10th, struck out in the 12th and hit a solo-shot off G. Abbott in the 15th.
This season LeFlore is batting .211 with 9 RBIs, 23 runs scored and 2 home runs. |
 | Friday, May 18th, 1973: Athletics Hands Suffers Injury
Medical officials from the Oakland Athletics reported that the club's 33-year-old starting pitcher, Bill Hands, suffered back spasms in yesterday's matchup against the Kansas City Royals while throwing a pitch. Hands is expected to miss 2 weeks of action.
His record this season is 1-6 in 8 starts and Hands has a 4.72 ERA.
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 | Thursday, May 17th, 1973: Messersmith Records Shutout Against Oakland
Andy Messersmith of the California Angels blanked Oakland 3-0 on a 1-hit complete-game shutout, striking out 6 batters and walking 1.
This season in 7 starts Andy Messersmith has a record of 3-2 with 28 strikeouts in 46.1 innings and a 5.44 ERA.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 21-30, .412 PCT | | Position in Division | 5th, 14.0 GB | | Record at home | 10-11, .476 PCT | | Record on the road | 11-19, .367 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 3-1, .750 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 6-6, .500 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 11-9, .550 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 10-21, .323 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in April | 10-11, .476 PCT | | Record in May | 11-19, .367 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .237 - 12th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .324 - 8th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .378 - 9th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .702 - 10th in AL | | Runs Scored | 232 - 7th in AL | | Hits | 414 - 10th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 120 - 7th in AL | | Home Runs | 59 - 2nd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 220 - 2nd in AL | | Strikeouts | 305 - 12th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 17 - 10th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.66 - 11th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 4.67 - 10th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.62 - 10th in AL | | Runs allowed | 267 - 12th in AL | | Hits allowed | 484 - 12th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .270 - 12th in AL | | BABIP | .281 - 9th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 58 - 11th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 120 - 1st in AL | | Strikeouts | 219 - tied for 7th in AL |
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