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| Owner(s) | Charles Bronfman |
| Manager(s) | Gene Mauch |
| Local television | CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) |
| Local radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor) CKAC (French) (Jean-Pierre Roy, Jacques Doucet) |
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Contents
Offseason[edit]
- January 10, 1973: Dan Boitano was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round of the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.[1]
- February 28, 1973: Carl Morton was traded by the Expos to the Atlanta Braves for Pat Jarvis.[2]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
| NL East | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| New York Mets | 82 | 79 | -- | .509 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 81 | 1.5 | .500 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 82 | 2.5 | .494 |
| Montreal Expos | 79 | 83 | 3.5 | .488 |
| Chicago Cubs | 77 | 84 | 5 | .478 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 91 | 11.5 | .438 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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1973 National League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
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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]
- June 5, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball Draft
- Jeff Reardon was drafted by the Expos in the 23rd round, but did not sign.[3]
- Tim Ireland was drafted by the Expos in the 25th round.[4]
- Warren Cromartie was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (5th pick) of the Secondary Phase.[5]
- August 13, 1973: Bernie Allen was purchased by the Expos from the New York Yankees.[6]
- September 5, 1973: Coco Laboy was released by the Expos.[7]
Roster[edit]
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Outfielders
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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 | Boccabella, JohnJohn Boccabella | 118 | 403 | 94 | .233 | 7 | 46 |
| 1B | Jorgensen, MikeMike Jorgensen | 138 | 413 | 95 | .230 | 9 | 47 |
| 2B | Hunt, RonRon Hunt | 113 | 401 | 124 | .309 | 0 | 18 |
| 3B | Bailey, BobBob Bailey | 151 | 513 | 140 | .273 | 26 | 86 |
| SS | Foli, TimTim Foli | 126 | 458 | 110 | .240 | 2 | 36 |
| LF | Fairly, RonRon Fairly | 142 | 413 | 123 | .298 | 17 | 49 |
| CF | Woods, RonRon Woods | 135 | 318 | 73 | .230 | 3 | 31 |
| RF | Singleton, KenKen Singleton | 162 | 560 | 169 | .302 | 23 | 103 |
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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| Frías, PepePepe Frías | 100 | 225 | 52 | .231 | 0 | 22 |
| Stinson, BobBob Stinson | 48 | 111 | 29 | .261 | 3 | 12 |
| Allen, BernieBernie Allen | 16 | 50 | 9 | .180 | 2 | 9 |
| Laboy, CocoCoco Laboy | 22 | 33 | 4 | .121 | 1 | 2 |
| Cox, JimJim Cox | 9 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
| Morales, JoséJosé Morales | 5 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 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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| Rogers, SteveSteve Rogers | 17 | 134 | 10 | 5 | 1.54 | 64 |
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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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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| Marshall, MikeMike Marshall | 92 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 2.66 | 124 |
| Walker, TomTom Walker | 54 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3.63 | 68 |
| Jarvis, PatPat Jarvis | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.20 | 19 |
| Gilbert, JoeJoe Gilbert | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.97 | 17 |
| Caskey, CraigCraig Caskey | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.65 | 6 |
| Montague, JohnJohn Montague | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 7 |
Award winners[edit]
- Mike Jorgensen, Gold Glove, first base
- Gene Mauch, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year
All-Stars[edit]
1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
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 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference
- 1973 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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