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1973 Baltimore Orioles
American League East Champions
League American League
Division East
Ballpark Memorial Stadium
City Baltimore, Maryland
Record97–65 (.599)
Divisional place1st
Owners Jerold Hoffberger
General managers Frank Cashen
Managers Earl Weaver
Television WJZ-TV
Radio WBAL (AM)
( Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)
←  1972 Seasons 1974 →

The 1973 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing first in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. They went on to lose to the Oakland Athletics in the 1973 American League Championship Series, three games to two.

The Orioles sustained a net operating loss of $700,000. [1]

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 97 65 0.599 — 50–31 47–34
Boston Red Sox 89 73 0.549 8 48–33 41–40
Detroit Tigers 85 77 0.525 12 47–34 38–43
New York Yankees 80 82 0.494 17 50–31 30–51
Milwaukee Brewers 74 88 0.457 23 40–41 34–47
Cleveland Indians 71 91 0.438 26 34–47 37–44

Record vs. opponents

1973 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK TEX
Baltimore — 7–11 6–6 8–4 12–6 9–9 8–4 15–3 8–4 9–9 5–7 10–2
Boston 11–7 — 7–5 6–6 9–9 3–15 8–4 12–6 6–6 14–4 4–8 9–3
California 6–6 5–7 — 8–10 5–7 7–5 10–8 5–7 10–8 6–6 6–12 11–7
Chicago 4–8 6–6 10–8 — 7–5 5–7 6–12 3–9 9–9 8–4 6–12 13–5
Cleveland 6–12 9–9 7–5 5–7 — 9–9 2–10 9–9 7–5 7–11 3–9 7–5
Detroit 9–9 15–3 5–7 7–5 9–9 — 4–8 12–6 5–7 7–11 7–5 5–7
Kansas City 4–8 4–8 8–10 12–6 10–2 8–4 — 8–4 9–9 6–6 8–10 11–7
Milwaukee 3–15 6–12 7–5 9–3 9–9 6–12 4–8 — 8–4 10–8 4–8 8–4
Minnesota 4–8 6–6 8–10 9–9 5–7 7–5 9–9 4–8 — 3–9 14–4 12–6
New York 9–9 4–14 6–6 4–8 11–7 11–7 6–6 8–10 9–3 — 4–8 8–4
Oakland 7–5 8–4 12–6 12–6 9–3 5–7 10–8 8–4 4–14 8–4 — 11–7
Texas 2–10 3–9 7–11 5–13 5–7 7–5 7–11 4–8 6–12 4–8 7–11 —


Notable transactions

Roster

1973 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Earl Williams 132 459 109 .237 22 83
1B Boog Powell 114 370 98 .265 11 54
2B Bobby Grich 162 581 146 .251 12 50
3B Brooks Robinson 155 549 141 .257 9 72
SS Mark Belanger 154 470 106 .226 0 27
LF Don Baylor 118 405 116 .286 11 51
CF Paul Blair 144 500 140 .280 10 64
RF Merv Rettenmund 95 321 84 .262 9 44
DH Tommy Davis 137 552 169 .306 7 89

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Rich Coggins 110 389 124 .319 7 41
Al Bumbry 110 356 120 .337 7 34
Andy Etchebarren 54 152 39 .257 2 23
Terry Crowley 54 131 27 .206 3 15
Elrod Hendricks 41 101 18 .178 3 15
Frank Baker 44 63 12 .190 1 11
Enos Cabell 32 47 10 .213 1 3
Larry Brown 17 28 7 .250 1 5
Jim Fuller 9 26 3 .115 2 4
Doug DeCinces 10 18 2 .111 0 3
Sergio Robles 8 13 1 .077 0 0
Curt Motton 5 6 2 .333 1 4

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jim Palmer 38 296.1 22 9 2.40 158
Mike Cuellar 38 267.0 18 13 3.27 140
Dave McNally 38 266.0 17 17 3.21 87
Doyle Alexander 29 174.2 12 8 3.86 63
Jesse Jefferson 18 100.2 6 5 4.11 52

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Orlando Peña 11 44.2 1 1 4.03 23
Don Hood 8 32.1 3 2 3.90 18
Wayne Garland 4 16.0 0 1 3.94 10

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Grant Jackson 45 8 0 9 1.90 47
Bob Reynolds 42 7 5 9 1.95 77
Eddie Watt 30 3 4 5 3.30 38
Mickey Scott 1 0 0 0 5.40 2

Postseason

ALCS

Main article: 1973 American League Championship Series

Game 1

October 6, 1973, at Memorial Stadium

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Baltimore 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 6 12 0
W: Jim Palmer (1–0)   L: Vida Blue (0–1)   
HR: None

Game 2

October 7, 1973, at Memorial Stadium

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 6 9 0
Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 8 0
W: Catfish Hunter (1–0)   L: Dave McNally (0–1)   S: Rollie Fingers (1)
HR: OAK – Bert Campaneris (1), Joe Rudi (1), Sal Bando 2 (2)

Game 3

October 9, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Baltimore 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 3
W: Ken Holtzman (1–0)   L: Mike Cuellar (0–1)
HR: OAK – Bert Campaneris (2) BAL – Earl Williams (1)

Game 4

October 10, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 8 0
Oakland 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 0
W: Grant Jackson (1–0)   L: Rollie Fingers (0–1)
HR: BAL – Andy Etchebarren (1), Bobby Grich (1)

Game 5

October 11, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Oakland 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 0
W: Catfish Hunter (2–0)   L: Doyle Alexander (0–1)
HR: None

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Joe Altobelli
AA Asheville Orioles Southern League Cal Ripken Sr.
A Lodi Orioles California League Jimmie Schaffer
A Miami Orioles Florida State League Bobby Malkmus
Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League George Farson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lodi

Notes

  1. ^ "On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. ^ Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Johnny Oates page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ John Flinn page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Don Buford page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Tom Matchick page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Mike Flanagan page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference

References

  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN  978-0-9637189-8-3.
  • 1973 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
  • 1973 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=1973_Baltimore_Orioles_season&oldid=1215102743"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1973 Baltimore Orioles
American League East Champions
League American League
Division East
Ballpark Memorial Stadium
City Baltimore, Maryland
Record97–65 (.599)
Divisional place1st
Owners Jerold Hoffberger
General managers Frank Cashen
Managers Earl Weaver
Television WJZ-TV
Radio WBAL (AM)
( Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)
←  1972 Seasons 1974 →

The 1973 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing first in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. They went on to lose to the Oakland Athletics in the 1973 American League Championship Series, three games to two.

The Orioles sustained a net operating loss of $700,000. [1]

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 97 65 0.599 — 50–31 47–34
Boston Red Sox 89 73 0.549 8 48–33 41–40
Detroit Tigers 85 77 0.525 12 47–34 38–43
New York Yankees 80 82 0.494 17 50–31 30–51
Milwaukee Brewers 74 88 0.457 23 40–41 34–47
Cleveland Indians 71 91 0.438 26 34–47 37–44

Record vs. opponents

1973 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK TEX
Baltimore — 7–11 6–6 8–4 12–6 9–9 8–4 15–3 8–4 9–9 5–7 10–2
Boston 11–7 — 7–5 6–6 9–9 3–15 8–4 12–6 6–6 14–4 4–8 9–3
California 6–6 5–7 — 8–10 5–7 7–5 10–8 5–7 10–8 6–6 6–12 11–7
Chicago 4–8 6–6 10–8 — 7–5 5–7 6–12 3–9 9–9 8–4 6–12 13–5
Cleveland 6–12 9–9 7–5 5–7 — 9–9 2–10 9–9 7–5 7–11 3–9 7–5
Detroit 9–9 15–3 5–7 7–5 9–9 — 4–8 12–6 5–7 7–11 7–5 5–7
Kansas City 4–8 4–8 8–10 12–6 10–2 8–4 — 8–4 9–9 6–6 8–10 11–7
Milwaukee 3–15 6–12 7–5 9–3 9–9 6–12 4–8 — 8–4 10–8 4–8 8–4
Minnesota 4–8 6–6 8–10 9–9 5–7 7–5 9–9 4–8 — 3–9 14–4 12–6
New York 9–9 4–14 6–6 4–8 11–7 11–7 6–6 8–10 9–3 — 4–8 8–4
Oakland 7–5 8–4 12–6 12–6 9–3 5–7 10–8 8–4 4–14 8–4 — 11–7
Texas 2–10 3–9 7–11 5–13 5–7 7–5 7–11 4–8 6–12 4–8 7–11 —


Notable transactions

Roster

1973 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Earl Williams 132 459 109 .237 22 83
1B Boog Powell 114 370 98 .265 11 54
2B Bobby Grich 162 581 146 .251 12 50
3B Brooks Robinson 155 549 141 .257 9 72
SS Mark Belanger 154 470 106 .226 0 27
LF Don Baylor 118 405 116 .286 11 51
CF Paul Blair 144 500 140 .280 10 64
RF Merv Rettenmund 95 321 84 .262 9 44
DH Tommy Davis 137 552 169 .306 7 89

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Rich Coggins 110 389 124 .319 7 41
Al Bumbry 110 356 120 .337 7 34
Andy Etchebarren 54 152 39 .257 2 23
Terry Crowley 54 131 27 .206 3 15
Elrod Hendricks 41 101 18 .178 3 15
Frank Baker 44 63 12 .190 1 11
Enos Cabell 32 47 10 .213 1 3
Larry Brown 17 28 7 .250 1 5
Jim Fuller 9 26 3 .115 2 4
Doug DeCinces 10 18 2 .111 0 3
Sergio Robles 8 13 1 .077 0 0
Curt Motton 5 6 2 .333 1 4

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jim Palmer 38 296.1 22 9 2.40 158
Mike Cuellar 38 267.0 18 13 3.27 140
Dave McNally 38 266.0 17 17 3.21 87
Doyle Alexander 29 174.2 12 8 3.86 63
Jesse Jefferson 18 100.2 6 5 4.11 52

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Orlando Peña 11 44.2 1 1 4.03 23
Don Hood 8 32.1 3 2 3.90 18
Wayne Garland 4 16.0 0 1 3.94 10

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Grant Jackson 45 8 0 9 1.90 47
Bob Reynolds 42 7 5 9 1.95 77
Eddie Watt 30 3 4 5 3.30 38
Mickey Scott 1 0 0 0 5.40 2

Postseason

ALCS

Main article: 1973 American League Championship Series

Game 1

October 6, 1973, at Memorial Stadium

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Baltimore 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 6 12 0
W: Jim Palmer (1–0)   L: Vida Blue (0–1)   
HR: None

Game 2

October 7, 1973, at Memorial Stadium

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 6 9 0
Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 8 0
W: Catfish Hunter (1–0)   L: Dave McNally (0–1)   S: Rollie Fingers (1)
HR: OAK – Bert Campaneris (1), Joe Rudi (1), Sal Bando 2 (2)

Game 3

October 9, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Baltimore 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 3
W: Ken Holtzman (1–0)   L: Mike Cuellar (0–1)
HR: OAK – Bert Campaneris (2) BAL – Earl Williams (1)

Game 4

October 10, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 8 0
Oakland 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 0
W: Grant Jackson (1–0)   L: Rollie Fingers (0–1)
HR: BAL – Andy Etchebarren (1), Bobby Grich (1)

Game 5

October 11, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Oakland 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 0
W: Catfish Hunter (2–0)   L: Doyle Alexander (0–1)
HR: None

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Joe Altobelli
AA Asheville Orioles Southern League Cal Ripken Sr.
A Lodi Orioles California League Jimmie Schaffer
A Miami Orioles Florida State League Bobby Malkmus
Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League George Farson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lodi

Notes

  1. ^ "On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. ^ Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Johnny Oates page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ John Flinn page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Don Buford page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Tom Matchick page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Mike Flanagan page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference

References

  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN  978-0-9637189-8-3.
  • 1973 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
  • 1973 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=1973_Baltimore_Orioles_season&oldid=1215102743"

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