Round 1: 1929 vs. 1973

[Providence A's]

02. 1929 World Series Champion A's 104-46 (.693)
vs.
15. 1973 World Series Champion A's 94-68 (.580)

[Providence A's]

Game 1
1973
Oakland Athletics
94 - 68 (0.580)
Ken Holtzman (2.97)
@
1929
Philadelphia Athletics
104 - 46 (0.693)
Lefty Grove (2.81)

[Porter]

1929 A's by a huge margin

[Providence A's]

I'll say 1929 takes the series, but I think it'll be close. The high seed vs. low seed matchups are quite interesting as the 70s all won championships, too.

[awefullspellare]

I can see this being a close series, let's say 1929 though.

[Providence A's]

Game 1 lineups:

1973 A's
1 LF Billy North
2 CF Reggie Jackson
3 3B Sal Bando
4 1B Gene Tenace
5 RF Joe Rudi
6 C Ray Fosse
7 2B Dick Green
8 SS Bert Campaneris
9 P Ken Holtzman

1929 A's
1 RF Bing Miller
2 C Mickey Cochrane
3 1B Jimmie Foxx
4 LF Al Simmons
5 CF Mule Haas
6 SS Jimmy Dykes
7 3B Sammy Hale
8 2B Max Bishop
9 P Lefty Grove

[Providence A's]

1929 holds off 1973 by a score of 7 - 5. Ken Holtzman gives up 5 earned in less than 2 innings. Lefty Grove was the player of the game going 8 innings while giving up 5 earned runs.

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1929 A's leads the series 1 - 0.

[Providence A's]

Game 2 will have Vida Blue (3.28) for 1973 vs. George Earnshaw (3.29) for 1929.

Lineups:

1973 A's
1 LF Billy North
2 CF Reggie Jackson
3 3B Sal Bando
4 1B Gene Tenace
5 RF Joe Rudi
6 C Ray Fosse
7 2B Dick Green
8 SS Bert Campaneris
9 P Vida Blue

1929 A's
1 RF Bing Miller
2 C Mickey Cochrane
3 1B Jimmie Foxx
4 LF Al Simmons
5 CF Mule Haas
6 SS Jimmy Dykes
7 3B Sammy Hale
8 2B Max Bishop
9 P George Earnshaw

[Providence A's]

1929 wins game 2 by a score of 10 - 5. Earnshaw threw a CG. Bing Miller was player of the game hitting 2 homers.

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1929 leads the series 2 - 0.

[Providence A's]

Game 3 will feature Howard Ehmke (3.29) for 1929 vs. Catfish Hunter (3.34) for 1973.

Lineups:

1929 A's
1 RF Bing Miller
2 C Mickey Cochrane
3 1B Jimmie Foxx
4 LF Al Simmons
5 DH Jimmy Dykes
6 CF Mule Haas
7 SS Joe Boley
8 3B Sammy Hale
9 2B Max Bishop

1973 A's
1 LF Billy North
2 DH Deron Johnson
3 CF Reggie Jackson
4 3B Sal Bando
5 1B Gene Tenace
6 RF Joe Rudi
7 C Ray Fosse
8 2B Dick Green
9 SS Bert Campaneris

[Providence A's]

1929 takes game 3 by a score of 2 - 1 scoring the winning run in the top of the 7th. Jimmie Foxx homered for 1929. Catfish Hunter threw a CG in a losing effort. Howard Ehmke was player of the game throwing a CG 6 hitter.

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1929 leads the series 3 - 0.

[Providence A's]

Game 4 will feature Rube Walberg (3.60) for 1929 as they go for the sweep vs. Ken Holtzman (2.97) on "short rest"...he didn't even make it out of the 2nd inning in the first game.

Lineups:

1929 A's
1 RF Bing Miller
2 C Mickey Cochrane
3 1B Jimmie Foxx
4 LF Al Simmons
5 DH Jimmy Dykes
6 CF Mule Haas
7 SS Joe Boley
8 3B Sammy Hale
9 2B Max Bishop

1973 A's
1 LF Billy North
2 DH Deron Johnson
3 CF Reggie Jackson
4 3B Sal Bando
5 1B Gene Tenace
6 RF Joe Rudi
7 C Ray Fosse
8 2B Dick Green
9 SS Bert Campaneris

[Providence A's]

1973 forces a game 5 by a score of 6 - 5 with 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th. Mickey Cochrane homered and Jimmie Foxx homered twice for 1929 in a losing effort. Deron Johnson and Reggie Jackson homered for 1973. Ken Holtzman was player of the game throwing a CG and gicing up 4 earned runs.

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1929 leads the series 3 - 1.

[Providence A's]

Game 5 will feature Lefty Grove (2.81) for 1929 vs. Vida Blue (3.28) for 1973.

Lineups:

1929 A's
1 RF Bing Miller
2 C Mickey Cochrane
3 1B Jimmie Foxx
4 LF Al Simmons
5 DH Jimmy Dykes
6 CF Mule Haas
7 SS Joe Boley
8 3B Sammy Hale
9 2B Max Bishop

1973 A's
1 LF Billy North
2 DH Deron Johnson
3 CF Reggie Jackson
4 3B Sal Bando
5 1B Gene Tenace
6 RF Joe Rudi
7 C Ray Fosse
8 2B Dick Green
9 SS Bert Campaneris

[Providence A's]

1973 wins game 5 by a score 6 - 1. Vida Blue was player of the game.

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1929 leads the series 3 - 2.