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...Oakland Athletics pulled out the third game of the World Series last night as Bert Campaniles's eleventh-inning single drove in Ted Kubiak for a 3-2 win over the Mets...
...Oakland got to Seaver, who had 12 strikeouts in eight innings, in the sixth as back-to-back doubles by Sal Bando and Gene Tenace closed the gap to 2-1 Seaver was lifted in the Mets eighth for a pinch hitter, after the A's had tied the score Campanaris singled and stole second. Joe Rudi delivered the game tying single with none out, but Seaver got out of further trouble...
...chased Mets starter Jerry Koosman in the third inning while building up a 3-1 lead. The A's got two in the first on a double by Joe Rudi, a triple from Sal Bando, and a double to Jesus Alou. Oakland got its third run in the second on a triple by Bert Campaneris and a single from Rudi...
However, the scrappy Mets topped balls all around the infield in the sixth inning to grab four runs and the lead, 6-3. The New Yorkers kept the bases jammed and Oakland reliever Darold Knowles made a two-run throwing error...
...hour, 13-minute tilt, a porous Oakland defense committed five errors, as 49,151 looked on in Alameda Country Coliseum...