1973 Baltimore Orioles
1973 AL East Champions
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
East Division (since 1969)
Location
Memorial Stadium (since 1954)
Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	97–65 (.599)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger
General manager(s)	Frank Cashen
Manager(s)	Earl Weaver
Local television	WJZ-TV
Local radio	WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)
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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.

Offseason[edit]

• October 27, 1972: Frank Estrada was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago Cubs for Elrod Hendricks.^[1]
• November 30, 1972: Johnny Oates, Pat Dobson, Roric Harrison, and Davey Johnson were traded by the Orioles to the Atlanta Braves for Earl Williams and Taylor Duncan.^[2]
• January 10, 1973: John Flinn was drafted by the Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft, secondary phase.^[3]
• February 2, 1973: Don Buford was released by the Orioles.^[4]

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

AL East	W	L	GB	Pct.
Baltimore Orioles	97	65	--	.599
Boston Red Sox	89	73	8	.549
Detroit Tigers	85	77	12	.525
New York Yankees	80	82	17	.494
Milwaukee Brewers	74	88	23	.457
Cleveland Indians	71	91	26	.438

Record vs. opponents[edit]

1973 American League Records 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[edit]

• April 5, 1973: Tom Matchick was traded by the Orioles to the New York Yankees for Frank Baker.^[5]
• June 5, 1973: Mike Flanagan was drafted by the Orioles in the 7th round of the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft.^[6]
• July 18, 1973: Curt Motton was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.^[7]

Roster[edit]

1973 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers 13 Doyle Alexander 35 Mike Cuellar 17 Wayne Garland 44 Don Hood 23 Grant Jackson 38 Jesse Jefferson 19 Dave McNally 22 Jim Palmer 27 Orlando Peña 34 Bob Reynolds 16 Mickey Scott 39 Eddie Watt		Catchers  8 Andy Etchebarren 10 Elrod Hendricks 10 Sergio Robles 32 Earl Williams Infielders 15 Frank Baker  7 Mark Belanger 21 Larry Brown 24 Enos Cabell 12 Tommy Davis 37 Doug DeCinces  3 Bobby Grich 26 Boog Powell  5 Brooks Robinson		Outfielders 25 Don Baylor  6 Paul Blair  1 Al Bumbry  2 Rich Coggins 11 Terry Crowley 18 Jim Fuller 21 Curt Motton 14 Merv Rettenmund		Manager  4 Earl Weaver Coaches 31 George Bamberger 41 Jim Frey 55 Billy Hunter 48 George Staller

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
C	Williams, EarlEarl Williams	132	459	109	.237	22	83
1B	Powell, BoogBoog Powell	114	370	98	.265	11	54
2B	Grich, BobbyBobby Grich	162	581	146	.251	12	50
3B	Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson	155	549	141	.257	9	72
SS	Belanger, MarkMark Belanger	154	470	106	.226	0	27
LF	Baylor, DonDon Baylor	118	405	116	.286	11	51
CF	Blair, PaulPaul Blair	144	500	140	.280	10	64
RF	Rettenmund, MervMerv Rettenmund	95	321	84	.262	9	44
DH	Davis, TommyTommy Davis	137	552	169	.306	7	89

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
Bumbry, AlAl Bumbry	110	356	120	.337	7	34
Coggins, RichRich Coggins	110	389	124	.319	7	41
Crowley, TerryTerry Crowley	54	131	27	.206	3	15
Etchebarren, AndyAndy Etchebarren	54	152	39	.257	2	23
Baker, FrankFrank Baker	44	63	12	.190	1	11
Hendricks, ElrodElrod Hendricks	41	101	18	.178	3	15
Cabell, EnosEnos Cabell	32	47	10	.213	1	3
Brown, LarryLarry Brown	17	28	7	.250	1	5
DeCinces, DougDoug DeCinces	10	18	2	.111	0	3
Fuller, JimJim Fuller	9	26	3	.115	2	4
Robles, SergioSergio Robles	8	13	1	.077	0	0
Motton, CurtCurt Motton	5	6	2	.333	1	4

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
Cuellar, MikeMike Cuellar	38	267	18	13	3.27	140
McNally, DaveDave McNally	38	266	17	17	3.21	87
Palmer, JimJim Palmer	38	296.1	22	9	2.40	158
Alexander, DoyleDoyle Alexander	29	174.2	12	8	3.86	63
Jefferson, JesseJesse Jefferson	18	100.2	6	5	4.11	52

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
Peña, OrlandoOrlando Peña	11	44.2	1	1	4.03	23
Hood, DonDon Hood	8	32.1	3	2	3.90	18
Garland, WayneWayne Garland	4	16	0	1	3.94	10

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
Jackson, GrantGrant Jackson	45	8	0	9	1.90	47
Reynolds, BobBob Reynolds	42	7	5	9	1.95	77
Watt, EddieEddie Watt	30	3	4	5	3.30	38
Scott, MickeyMickey Scott	1	0	0	0	5.40	2

Postseason[edit]

ALCS[edit]

Game 1[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3. 
• 1973 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
• 1973 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

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