#OTD in 1973, Tug McGraw shut the door on Oakland in Game 5 of the World Series as Jerry Koosman picked up the win. | New York Mets

⚾️On October 21, 1973 in Game 7, the hometown A's capture their 2nd consecutive World Championship, defeating the New York Mets, 5-2, when Darold Knowles, coming out of the bullpen with 2 outs and 2 on in the 9th inning, gets Wayne Garrett to pop out. The 31-year-old southpaw reliever, who hurls 6.1 Fall Classic innings without giving up an earned run en route to recording 2 saves, is the first pitcher to appear in all 7 games of a World Series. The final out was recorded at 4:07 p.m. Pacific Ti

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