Some 1973 Oakland A’s Notes
The Oakland A’s middle of the three straight titles (’72-’74) in ’73, had some big contributions from lesser known players such as Deron Johnson, Ted Kubiak and Jesus Alou among others.
A great player Bert “Campy” Campaneris, pictured above, arguably was even more “clutch” than Reggie (Jackson) as his solo won game 3 of a (1-1) best of 5 ALCS vs the Baltimore Orioles.
“Campy’s” 2 run homer that got “Oak” off (2-0) in #7 World Series, behind Ken Holtzman, meant more than Reggie’s clout that increased the lead to (4-0) in the A’s 4 run fourth inning on the way to a (5-2) home win and a second straight title.
Click below to view and hear Campaneris and Reggie each hit 2 run homers to key the A’s game 7 win. The great A’s announcer, Monte Moore, working on the NBC national telecast, makes each call.
Monte turned 96 on July 26th this year.
