1973 Los Angeles Dodgers season
The 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the Western Division of the National League with a record of 95-66.
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Owner(s) | Walter O'Malley, James Mulvey |
General manager(s) | Al Campanis |
Manager(s) | Walter Alston |
Local television | KTTV (11) |
Local radio | KFI Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett XEGM Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos |
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Offseason
- October 26, 1972: Larry Hisle was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rudy Arroyo and Greg Milliken (minors).[1]
- November 28, 1972: Frank Robinson, Bill Singer, Mike Strahler, Billy Grabarkewitz and Bobby Valentine were traded by the Dodgers to the California Angels for Andy Messersmith and Ken McMullen.[2]
- March 26, 1973: George Culver was purchased by the Dodgers from the Houston Astros.[3]
- March 27, 1973: Dick Dietz was purchased from the Dodgers by the Atlanta Braves.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 99 | 63 | 0.611 | — | 50–31 | 49–32 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 66 | 0.590 | 3½ | 50–31 | 45–35 |
San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 11 | 47–34 | 41–40 |
Houston Astros | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 17 | 41–40 | 41–40 |
Atlanta Braves | 76 | 85 | 0.472 | 22½ | 40–40 | 36–45 |
San Diego Padres | 60 | 102 | 0.370 | 39 | 31–50 | 29–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 7–5 | 5–13 | 11–7 | 2–15–1 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 6–6 | |||||
Chicago | 5–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 10–7 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 9–9 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13–5 | 4–8 | — | 11–7 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 7–11 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 11–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 15–2–1 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 7–11 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 9–9 | 13–5 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–10 | |||||
New York | 6–6 | 7–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | — | 9–9 | 13–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–9 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 12–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 12–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | |||||
San Diego | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 4–8 | — | 7–11 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 10–2 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–7 | — | 6–6 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- April 24, 1973: Tim Johnson was traded by the Dodgers to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rick Auerbach.[5]
- August 10, 1973: George Culver was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies.[3]
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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C | Joe Ferguson | 136 | 487 | 128 | .263 | 25 | 88 |
1B | Bill Buckner | 140 | 575 | 158 | .275 | 8 | 46 |
2B | Davey Lopes | 142 | 535 | 147 | .275 | 6 | 37 |
SS | Bill Russell | 162 | 615 | 163 | .265 | 4 | 56 |
3B | Ron Cey | 152 | 507 | 124 | .245 | 15 | 80 |
LF | Manny Mota | 89 | 293 | 92 | .314 | 0 | 23 |
CF | Willie Davis | 152 | 599 | 171 | .285 | 16 | 77 |
RF | Willie Crawford | 145 | 457 | 135 | .295 | 14 | 66 |
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 |
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Steve Garvey | 114 | 349 | 106 | .304 | 8 | 50 |
Tom Paciorek | 96 | 195 | 51 | .262 | 5 | 18 |
Von Joshua | 75 | 159 | 40 | .252 | 2 | 17 |
Steve Yeager | 54 | 134 | 34 | .254 | 2 | 10 |
Lee Lacy | 57 | 135 | 28 | .207 | 0 | 8 |
Ken McMullen | 42 | 85 | 21 | .247 | 5 | 18 |
Chris Cannizzaro | 17 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 3 |
Jerry Royster | 10 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 2 |
Jim Fairey | 10 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
Orlando Alvarez | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Powell | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Don Sutton | 33 | 256.1 | 18 | 10 | 2.42 | 200 |
Andy Messersmith | 33 | 249.2 | 14 | 10 | 2.70 | 177 |
Claude Osteen | 33 | 236.2 | 16 | 11 | 3.31 | 86 |
Tommy John | 36 | 218 | 16 | 7 | 3.10 | 116 |
Al Downing | 30 | 193 | 9 | 9 | 3.31 | 124 |
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 |
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Geoff Zahn | 6 | 13.1 | 1 | 0 | 1.35 | 9 |
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 |
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Jim Brewer | 56 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 3.01 | 56 |
Charlie Hough | 37 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.76 | 70 |
Doug Rau | 31 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3.96 | 51 |
Pete Richert | 39 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3.18 | 31 |
George Culver | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3.00 | 23 |
Greg Shanahan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.45 | 11 |
Eddie Solomon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 6 |
Greg Heydeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Awards and honors
- Gold Glove Award
- NL Player of the Month
- Willie Crawford (May 1973)
- NL Player of the Week
- Andy Messersmith (May 14–20)
- Willie Crawford (May 21–27)
- Willie Davis (July 9–15)
All-Stars
- 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Jim Brewer reserve
- Willie Davis reserve
- Manny Mota reserve
- Claude Osteen reserve
- Bill Russell reserve
- Don Sutton reserve
- TSN National League All-Stars
- Baseball Digest Rookie All-Stars
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Stan Wasiak |
AA | Waterbury Dodgers | Eastern League | Don LeJohn |
A | Bakersfield Dodgers | California League | George Freese |
A | Daytona Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Bart Shirley |
A-Short Season | Bellingham Dodgers | Northwest League | Bill Berrier |
Rookie | Ogden Dodgers | Pioneer League | Gail Henley |
1973 Major League Baseball Draft
This was the ninth year of a Major League Baseball Draft. The Dodgers drafted 22 players in the June draft and nine in the January draft.
The most notable player from this draft class was Outfielder Joe Simpson, who played from 1975–1983 but made his mark primarily as a broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves. The Dodgers first round pick was catcher Ted Farr of Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Washington. He played 339 games from 1973–1977 in the Dodgers farm system, hitting .235.
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January draft
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June draft
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Notes
- Larry Hisle page at Baseball Reference
- Frank Robinson page at Baseball Reference
- "George Culver page at Baseball Reference". Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- Dick Dietz page at Baseball Reference
- Tim Johnson page at Baseball Reference
- 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
- 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
- 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
- 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase