Texas Sweeps Division Leading A's in Short Two Game Stint

Game 1:

Game MVP:Sonny Siebert

Arlington Stadium     Time 2:24, 95ø, Clear, Rain, Wind: 6 MPH In from LF     Night Game
Jun 25, 1973           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1973 Oakland           0 1 1   0 0 0   0 0 0      2 13  2
1973 Texas             1 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 1      3  6  1

Recap

Tex 1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Tex      Toby Harrah singled, hit streak now 11.
Tex      Alex Johnson singled scoring Harrah to take the lead.  Oak  0 Tex 1.
Oak 2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.
Oak      Joe Rudi singled scoring Johnson to tie the score.  Oak  1 Tex 1.
Oak 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Oak      Sal Bando hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  Oak  2 Tex 1.
Tex 7th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.
Tex      Jeff Burroughs hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score.  Oak  2 Tex 2.
Oak 9th: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.
Tex 9th: Scored 1 run on a hit, 2 walks and an error.
Tex      Jim Spencer hit a grounder scoring 1, E6 to win the game.  Oak  2 Tex 3.

Oak  Bert Campaneris: 3 for 5, 2 doubles.
Oak  Joe Rudi: 4 for 4.
Tex  Toby Harrah: 3 for 4, double, 2 runs.

Tex  Steve Foucault picked up the win: .2 IP, 1 hit, 1 K. He moves to 
     3-2 on the season.
Oak  Ken Holtzman went the distance and took the loss: 1 earned run, 6 
     hits, 2 BB, 2 K. He goes to 9-6 on the season.

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Game 2:

Game MVP:Alex Johnson

Arlington Stadium     Time 3:09, 99ø, Wind: 13 MPH Out to LCF     Night Game
Jun 26, 1973           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1973 Oakland           0 0 0   1 1 0   1 0 0      3 10  1
1973 Texas             2 1 5   1 1 1   0 0 -     11 14  0

Recap

Tex 1st: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.
Tex      Toby Harrah doubled scoring Nelson to take the lead.  Oak  0 Tex 1.
Tex      Toby Harrah extended his hit streak to 12.
Tex      Rico Carty doubled scoring Harrah.  Oak  0 Tex 2.
Tex 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Tex      Ken Suarez hit a grounder scoring 1.  Oak  0 Tex 3.
Tex 3rd: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks.
Tex      Alex Johnson hit a 2 run HR(4).  Oak  0 Tex 5.
Tex      Alex Johnson extended his hit streak to 10.
Tex      Jim Spencer hit a grounder scoring 1.  Oak  0 Tex 6.
Tex      Jeff Burroughs scored on a PB by Tenace.  Oak  0 Tex 7.
Tex      Dave Nelson singled scoring Suarez.  Oak  0 Tex 8.
Oak 4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Oak      Billy North hit a solo HR(3).  Oak  1 Tex 8.
Tex 4th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.
Tex      Jim Spencer hit a grounder scoring 1.  Oak  1 Tex 9.
Oak 5th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
Oak      Bert Campaneris singled scoring Rudi.  Oak  2 Tex 9.
Tex 5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.
Tex      Jim Mason scored on a PB by Tenace.  Oak  2 Tex 10.
Tex 6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.
Tex      Ken Suarez hit a grounder scoring 1, E6.  Oak  2 Tex 11.
Oak 7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Oak      Rich McKinney hit a 413 foot solo HR(2).  Oak  3 Tex 11.
Tex 7th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

Oak  Sal Bando: 3 for 4.
Oak  Rich McKinney: 3 for 4, HR.
Tex  Rico Carty: 2 for 3, 2 doubles, 2 runs, 2 W.
Tex  Toby Harrah: 1 for 2, double, 2 runs, 3 W.
Tex  Alex Johnson: 2 for 5, HR, 2 RBI.
Tex  Jim Spencer: 3 for 5, triple.

Tex  Jim Merritt threw a complete game for the win: 3 earned runs, 10 
     hits, 0 BB, 4 K. He's 1-4 on the year.
Oak  Dave Hamilton pitched poorly for 3.1 innings and took the loss: 9 
     earned runs, 8 hits, 6 BB, 1 K. He drops to 2-3 on the year.