1973 Boston Red Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Record | 89–73 (.549) | |
Divisional place | 2nd (8 GB) | |
Owner | Tom Yawkey | |
President | Tom Yawkey | |
General manager | Dick O'Connell | |
Managers |
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Television | WBZ-TV, Ch. 4 (Ken Coleman, Johnny Pesky) | |
Radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Ned Martin, Dave Martin) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 1973 Boston Red Sox season was the 73rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, eight games behind the Baltimore Orioles. The team was managed by Eddie Kasko until he was reassigned at the end of September; third-base coach Eddie Popowski managed the team in their final contest of the season.[1]
Offseason
[edit]- January 18, 1973: Orlando Cepeda was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[2]
- March 27, 1973: Phil Gagliano and Andy Kosco were traded by the Red Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Mel Behney.[3]
Regular season
[edit]Month | Record | Cumulative | AL East | Ref. | |||
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Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Position | GB | ||
April | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6th | 2 | [5] |
May | 13 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 4th | 3+1⁄2 | [6] |
June | 15 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 4th | 5 | [7] |
July | 19 | 14 | 54 | 49 | 4th | 3+1⁄2 | [8] |
August | 18 | 13 | 72 | 62 | 2nd | 6 | [9] |
September | 17 | 11 | 89 | 73 | 2nd | 8 | [10] |
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 50–31 | 47–34 |
Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8 | 48–33 | 41–40 |
Detroit Tigers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 12 | 47–34 | 38–43 |
New York Yankees | 80 | 82 | .494 | 17 | 50–31 | 30–51 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 23 | 40–41 | 34–47 |
Cleveland Indians | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | 34–47 | 37–44 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||
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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 | — |
Opening Day lineup
[edit]4 | Tommy Harper | CF |
11 | Luis Aparicio | SS |
8 | Carl Yastrzemski | 1B |
7 | Reggie Smith | CF |
25 | Orlando Cepeda | DH |
6 | Rico Petrocelli | 3B |
27 | Carlton Fisk | C |
2 | Doug Griffin | 2B |
40 | Dwight Evans | RF |
23 | Luis Tiant | P |
Source:[11]
Roster
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Player statistics
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 | Carlton Fisk | 135 | 508 | 125 | .246 | 26 | 71 |
1B | Carl Yastrzemski | 152 | 540 | 160 | .296 | 19 | 95 |
2B | Doug Griffin | 113 | 396 | 101 | .255 | 1 | 33 |
SS | Luis Aparicio | 132 | 499 | 135 | .271 | 0 | 49 |
3B | Rico Petrocelli | 100 | 356 | 87 | .244 | 13 | 45 |
LF | Tommy Harper | 147 | 566 | 159 | .281 | 17 | 71 |
CF | Reggie Smith | 115 | 423 | 128 | .303 | 21 | 69 |
RF | Dwight Evans | 119 | 282 | 63 | .223 | 10 | 32 |
DH | Orlando Cepeda | 142 | 550 | 159 | .289 | 20 | 86 |
Other batters
[edit]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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Rick Miller | 143 | 441 | 115 | .261 | 6 | 43 |
Mario Guerrero | 66 | 219 | 51 | .233 | 0 | 11 |
Danny Cater | 63 | 195 | 61 | .313 | 1 | 24 |
John Kennedy | 67 | 155 | 28 | .181 | 1 | 16 |
Ben Oglivie | 58 | 147 | 32 | .218 | 2 | 9 |
Bob Montgomery | 34 | 128 | 41 | .320 | 7 | 25 |
Cecil Cooper | 30 | 101 | 24 | .238 | 3 | 11 |
Buddy Hunter | 13 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]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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Bill Lee | 38 | 284.2 | 17 | 11 | 2.75 | 120 |
Luis Tiant | 35 | 272.0 | 20 | 13 | 3.34 | 206 |
John Curtis | 35 | 221.1 | 13 | 13 | 3.58 | 101 |
Marty Pattin | 34 | 219.1 | 15 | 15 | 4.31 | 119 |
Ray Culp | 10 | 50.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.47 | 32 |
Other pitchers
[edit]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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Roger Moret | 30 | 156.1 | 13 | 2 | 3.17 | 90 |
Dick Pole | 12 | 54.2 | 3 | 2 | 5.60 | 24 |
Lynn McGlothen | 6 | 23.0 | 1 | 2 | 8.22 | 16 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]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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Bobby Bolin | 39 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 2.70 | 31 |
Bob Veale | 32 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.47 | 25 |
Mike Garman | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.32 | 9 |
Craig Skok | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.28 | 22 |
Don Newhauser | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 8 |
Sonny Siebert | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 | 5 |
Ken Tatum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Statistical leaders
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Bill_Lee_1976.jpg/150px-Bill_Lee_1976.jpg)
Category | Player | Statistic |
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Youngest player | Dwight Evans | 21 |
Oldest player | Luis Aparicio | 39 |
Wins Above Replacement | Bill Lee | 6.1 |
Source:[12]
Batting
[edit]Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
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G | Games played | Carl Yastrzemski | 152 |
PA | Plate appearances | Carl Yastrzemski | 652 |
AB | At bats | Tommy Harper | 566 |
R | Runs scored | Tommy Harper | 92 |
H | Hits | Carl Yastrzemski | 160 |
2B | Doubles | Orlando Cepeda | 25 |
Carl Yastrzemski | |||
3B | Triples | Rick Miller | 7 |
HR | Home runs | Carlton Fisk | 26 |
RBI | Runs batted in | Carl Yastrzemski | 95 |
SB | Stolen bases | Tommy Harper | 54 |
CS | Caught stealing | Tommy Harper | 14 |
BB | Base on balls | Carl Yastrzemski | 105 |
SO | Strikeouts | Carlton Fisk | 99 |
BA | Batting average | Carl Yastrzemski | .296 |
OBP | On-base percentage | Carl Yastrzemski | .407 |
SLG | Slugging percentage | Reggie Smith | .515 |
OPS | On-base plus slugging | Reggie Smith | .913 |
OPS+ | Adjusted OPS | Reggie Smith | 150 |
TB | Total bases | Carl Yastrzemski | 250 |
GIDP | Grounded into double play | Orlando Cepeda | 24 |
HBP | Hit by pitch | Carlton Fisk | 10 |
SH | Sacrifice hits | Doug Griffin | 13 |
SF | Sacrifice flies | Luis Aparicio | 7 |
IBB | Intentional base on balls | Orlando Cepeda | 13 |
Carl Yastrzemski |
Source:[12]
Pitching
[edit]Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
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W | Wins | Luis Tiant | 20 |
L | Losses | Marty Pattin | 15 |
W-L % | Winning percentage | Roger Moret | .867 (13–2) |
ERA | Earned run average | Bob Bolin | 2.70 |
G | Games pitched | Bob Bolin | 39 |
GS | Games started | Luis Tiant | 35 |
GF | Games finished | Bob Bolin | 29 |
CG | Complete games | Luis Tiant | 23 |
SHO | Shutouts | John Curtis | 4 |
SV | Saves | Bob Bolin | 15 |
IP | Innings pitched | Bill Lee | 284+2⁄3 |
SO | Strikeouts | Luis Tiant | 206 |
WHIP | Walks plus hits per inning pitched | Luis Tiant | 1.085 |
Source:[12]
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Pawtucket, Winston-Salem
Source:[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Houk Quits, Kasko Fired". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. October 1, 1973. p. 3-B. Retrieved September 27, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Orlando Cepeda page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Phil Gagliano page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "The 1973 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "Events of Sunday, April 29, 1973".
- ^ "Events of Thursday, May 31, 1973".
- ^ "Events of Saturday, June 30, 1973".
- ^ "Events of Tuesday, July 31, 1973".
- ^ "Events of Friday, August 31, 1973".
- ^ "Events of Sunday, September 30, 1973".
- ^ "Boston Red Sox 15, New York Yankees 5". Retrosheet. April 6, 1973. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c "1973 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ Boston Red Sox Guide for Press TV Radio. 1973. p. 2. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
External links
[edit]- 1973 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1973 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com