1973 Baltimore Orioles season

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

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

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Baltimore Orioles	97	65	0.599	—	50–31	47–34
Boston Red Sox	89	73	0.549	8	48–33	41–40
Detroit Tigers	85	77	0.525	12	47–34	38–43
New York Yankees	80	82	0.494	17	50–31	30–51
Milwaukee Brewers	74	88	0.457	23	40–41	34–47
Cleveland Indians	71	91	0.438	26	34–47	37–44

Record vs. opponents

1973 American League Records Sources:
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

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

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

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
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

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

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
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

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

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

ALCS

Main article: 1973 American League Championship Series

Game 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

Notes

References

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

American League East champions

1973 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1973 All-Star Game 1973 World Series

Baltimore Orioles

Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns
Based in Baltimore, Maryland

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; West End Park; Coffee Pot Park; Wright Field; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; City Island Ball Park; Miami Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Al Lang Stadium; Fort Lauderdale Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Washington Nationals
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox

Key personnel

Owner: Peter Angelos
Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations: Dan Duquette
Manager: Buck Showalter

World Series
Championships (3)

American League
Championships (7)

American League East
Championships (9)

American League Wild Card
(3)

Minor league
affiliates

Broadcasting

TV: Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
Radio: Orioles Radio Network
Announcers: Gary Thorne; Jim Hunter; Jim Palmer; Rick Dempsey; Mike Bordick

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