1973 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |
City | Los Angeles | |
Owners | Walter O'Malley, James Mulvey | |
President | Peter O'Malley | |
General managers | Al Campanis | |
Managers | Walter Alston | |
Television | KTTV (11) | |
Radio | KFI Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett XEGM Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos | |
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The 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the National League West with a record of 95–66.
Offseason
[edit]- 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
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 99 | 63 | .611 | — | 50–31 | 49–32 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 66 | .590 | 3½ | 50–31 | 45–35 |
San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | .543 | 11 | 47–34 | 41–40 |
Houston Astros | 82 | 80 | .506 | 17 | 41–40 | 41–40 |
Atlanta Braves | 76 | 85 | .472 | 22½ | 40–40 | 36–45 |
San Diego Padres | 60 | 102 | .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
[edit]Notable transactions
[edit]- 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]
Memorable events
[edit]On June 13 in a game versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium, Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey and Bill Russell play together as an infield for the Dodgers for first time, going on to set the record of staying together for 8½ years.[6]
Roster
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Player stats
[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 | 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
[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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Steve Garvey | 114 | 349 | 106 | .304 | 8 | 50 |
Tom Paciorek | 96 | 195 | 51 | .262 | 5 | 18 |
Von Joshua | 75 | 159 | 40 | .252 | 2 | 17 |
Lee Lacy | 57 | 135 | 28 | .207 | 0 | 8 |
Steve Yeager | 54 | 134 | 34 | .254 | 2 | 10 |
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 Álvarez | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Powell | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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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 | 218.0 | 16 | 7 | 3.10 | 116 |
Al Downing | 30 | 193.0 | 9 | 9 | 3.31 | 124 |
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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Geoff Zahn | 6 | 13.1 | 1 | 0 | 1.35 | 9 |
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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Jim Brewer | 56 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 3.01 | 56 |
Pete Richert | 39 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3.18 | 31 |
Charlie Hough | 37 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.76 | 70 |
Doug Rau | 31 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3.96 | 51 |
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]1973 Major League Baseball Draft
[edit]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 to 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 to 1977 in the Dodgers farm system, hitting .235.
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January Secondary phase[edit]
June draft[edit]
June secondary phase[edit]
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Larry Hisle page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Frank Robinson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b "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
- ^ "This Day In Dodgers History: Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey & Bill Russell Begin Streak As 'Longest Running Infield'". This Day In Baseball.
- ^ 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