Oakland Athletics 1973

Bill Band

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Watercolor Painting

Bill Band

This beautifully framed piece features an original piece of watercolor artwork glass-framed in an attractive two inch wide black resin frame with a double mat. The outer dimensions of the framed piece are approximately 17” wide x 24.5” high, although the exact size will vary according to the size of the original piece of art.

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$795.00 USD - Price includes framing as well as fast, free shipping with UPS
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This beautifully framed piece features an original piece of watercolor artwork glass-framed in an attractive two inch wide black resin frame with a double mat. The outer dimensions of the framed piece are approximately 17” wide x 24.5” high, although the exact size will vary according to the size of the original piece of art.

At the core of the framed piece is the actual piece of original artwork as painted by the artist on textured 100% rag, water-marked watercolor paper. In many cases the original artwork has handwritten notes in pencil from the artist (be sure to “See the actual artwork without the frame” elsewhere in this website). Simply put, this is beautiful, one-of-a-kind artwork.

The outer mat is a rich textured black acid-free mat with a decorative inset white v-groove, while the inner mat is a complimentary colored acid-free mat reflecting one of the team’s primary colors. The website image of this framed piece shows the mat color that we suggest (Hunter Green), but since each piece is custom framed, we are happy to use whatever color mat you wish (depending on availability) – our standard mat colors are:

Light Blue / Dark Blue / Brown / Maroon (close to brown) / White / Silver / Gold / Yellow (bright yellow) / Green (dark green) / Orange / Purple / Red (bright red, somewhat close to PMS 186)

Beneath the artwork is a silver plate with black text describing the original artwork. The text for this piece will read:

This original, one-of-a-kind watercolor painting of the 1973 Oakland Athletics uniform is the original artwork that was used in the creation of this Oakland Athletics uniform evolution print and tens of thousands of other Oakland Athletics products that have been sold across North America. This original piece of art was painted by artist Bill Band for Maple Leaf Productions Ltd. 1973 was a World Series winning season for the Oakland Athletics.

Beneath the silver plate is a 3” x 9” reproduction of a well known, best-selling print that celebrates the history of the team. The print beautifully illustrates the chronological evolution of the team’s uniform and shows you how the original art was used in the creation of this print. If you look closely, you will see that the print features the actual artwork being offered for sale. The 3” x 9” print looks like this:

The piece is framed with an extremely high quality framing glass. We have used this glass style for many years with excellent results. We package every piece very carefully in a double layer of bubble wrap and a rigid double-wall cardboard package to avoid breakage at any point during the shipping process, but if damage does occur, we will gladly repair, replace or refund. Please note that all of our products come with a 90 day 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Each framed piece also comes with a two page letter signed by Scott Sillcox describing the history behind the art. If there was an extra-special story about your piece of art, that story will be included in the letter. When you receive your framed piece, you should find the letter lightly attached to the front of the framed piece.

If you have any questions, at any time, about the actual artwork or about any of the artist’s handwritten notes on the artwork, I would love to tell you about them. Simply email me, Scott Sillcox, at scott@heritagesportsart.com and I will tell you everything I can about your original piece of art. The artists and I spent well over ten years of our lives creating these pieces of original artwork, and in many cases there are stories I can tell you about your actual piece of artwork that might add an extra element of interest in your one-of-a-kind purchase.

Please note that all reproduction rights for this original work are retained in perpetuity by Major League Baseball unless specifically stated otherwise in writing by MLB. For further information, please contact Heritage Sports Art at questions@heritagesportsart.com .

 

History

The only change from the previous year's home uniform and this home jersey is the A. If you look closely at the left side of the A you will see an additional embellishment that was only on the home jersey this year, but was added to all the Athletics in subsequent years. The embellishment? An extra serif on the A.In a season that saw Reggie Jackson named as the American League MVP on the strength of his .293 average, 32 homers and 117 RBI, the Athletics once again found themselves on top of the AL West after a 94-68 season.As was the case in 1971, the Baltimore Orioles provided the opposition. The Athletics would go up 2 games to 1, only to lose the game four after taking a 4-0 lead into the top of the 7th inning. After having to play deciding games in both 1972 series, the Athletics were up to the challenge and won game 5 at home by a 3-0 margin behind the 5 hit pitching performance of Athletics pitcher Catfish Hunter. Thus the Athletics won their second straight Pennant and headed back to the World Series.This time out the surprising New York Mets were the opponent.  The Athletics won game one in Oakland 2-1, then lost a wild 12 inning affair 10-7 at 4 hours and 13 minutes it was then the longest game in World Series history. It was now a best-of-five.Back to New York, and Oakland won game 3 3-2. Then the Mets came back and mowed the Athletics down 6-1. Tied series, and it was now a best of three.The Mets took game 5 2-0 in New York, and sent the Series back to Oakland. Once again Oakland showed their playoff savvy by winning game 6 3-1, and it was now a best of one affair.In Game 7, the fourth straight series played by the Athletics to go the distance, Reggie Jackson and Bert Campaneris hit home runs with a man on in the bottom of the third, and the Athletics held on to beat the Mets 5-2 and win their second straight World Series. Reggie Jackson was also named the World Series MVP with a .310 average, 3 doubles, a triple, a home run, and 6 RBI. On a side note: Athletics pitcher Darold Knowles became the first pitcher ever to appear in all 7 games of the Series, pitching 6 1/3 innings, allowing no runs for a 0.00 ERA and 2 saves.

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