The 1973 Oakland Athletics season involved the A's winning their third consecutive American League West title with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses. The A's went on to defeat the Baltimore Orioles in the ALCS for their second straight AL Championship, and won the World Series in seven games over the New York Mets to take their second consecutive World Championship. Offseason November 24, 1972: Matty Alou was traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Rob Gardner and a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Rich McKinney to the Athletics on December 1. November 30, 1972: Mike Epstein was traded by the Athletics to the Texas Rangers for Horacio Piña. December 18, 1972: Orlando Cepeda was released by the Athletics. January 10, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball Draft (January Draft) notable picks: Round 1: Mike Norris (24th pick). Secondary Phase Round 1: Warren Cromartie (10th pick) (did not sign). January 23, 1973: Jerry McNertney was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. March 24, 1973: Dave Duncan and George Hendrick were traded by the Athletics to the Cleveland Indians for Ray Fosse and Jack Heidemann. March 31, 1973: Jay Johnstone signed as a free agent with the Athletics. Regular season The 1973 A's had three 20-game winners in Jim (Catfish) Hunter, Ken Holtzman and Vida Blue. The A's were on the receiving end of some milestones as well. On July 3, Nolan Ryan struck out Sal Bando of the Athletics for the 1000th strikeout in his career. On July 30, Jim Bibby threw the first no-hitter in Texas Rangers history as he no-hit the Athletics. The Rangers won the game 6–0. Opening Day starters Billy North, DH Dal Maxvill, SS Joe Rudi, LF Reggie Jackson, RF Sal Bando, 3B Gene Tenace, 1B Billy Conigliaro, CF Ray Fosse, C Dick Green, 2B Catfish Hunter, P Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions April 3, 1973: Don Shaw was traded by the Athletics to the Detroit Tigers for Tim Hosley. May 4, 1973: Jerry McNertney was purchased from the Athletics by the Pittsburgh Pirates. May 11, 1973: Mark Budaska was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics. June 24, 1973: Steve McCatty was signed by the Athletics as an amateur free agent. July 7, 1973: Dal Maxvill was purchased from the Athletics by the Pittsburgh Pirates. July 31,