1973 Montreal Expos season

1973 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Jarry Park (since 1969)
Montreal (since 1969)
Results
Record	79–83 (.488)
Divisional place	4th
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Bronfman
General manager(s)	Jim Fanning
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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Offseason

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

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Mets	82	79	0.509	—	43–38	39–41
St. Louis Cardinals	81	81	0.500	1½	43–38	38–43
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	0.494	2½	41–40	39–42
Montreal Expos	79	83	0.488	3½	43–38	36–45
Chicago Cubs	77	84	0.478	5	41–39	36–45
Philadelphia Phillies	71	91	0.438	11½	38–43	33–48

Record vs. opponents

1973 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

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

1973 Montreal Expos

Roster

Pitchers

35 Craig Caskey

42 Joe Gilbert

34 Pat Jarvis

28 Mike Marshall

21 Ernie McAnally

53 John Montague

15 Balor Moore

18 Steve Renko

45 Steve Rogers

25 Mickey Scott

26 Bill Stoneman

36 John Strohmayer

36 Chuck Taylor

24 Mike Torrez

20 Tom Walker

Catchers

12 John Boccabella

22 Terry Humphrey

7 Bob Stinson

Infielders

9 Bernie Allen

3 Bob Bailey

23 Hal Breeden

10,56 Jim Cox

19 Tim Foli

38 Pepe Frías

33 Ron Hunt

16 Mike Jorgensen

39 Coco Laboy

51 Larry Lintz

Outfielders

48 Felipe Alou

17 Curtis Brown

8 Boots Day

6 Ron Fairly

2 Jim Lyttle

11 Pepe Mangual

5 Clyde Mashore

17 Jorge Roque

52 Tony Scott

29 Ken Singleton

43 Ron Woods

Other batters

54 Barry Foote

58 José Morales

Manager

4 Gene Mauch

Coaches

1 Dave Bristol

14 Larry Doby

32 Cal McLish

31 Jerry Zimmerman

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	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

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
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

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
Rogers, SteveSteve Rogers	17	134	10	5	1.54	64

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

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
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

Mike Jorgensen, Gold Glove, first base
Gene Mauch, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year

All-Stars

1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Peninsula Whips	International League	Bill Adair
AA	Québec Carnavals	Eastern League	Karl Kuehl
A	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	Lance Nichols
A-Short Season	Jamestown Falcons	New York–Penn League	Walt Hriniak

Notes

↑ Dan Boitano at Baseball Reference
↑ Carl Morton at Baseball Reference
↑ Jeff Reardon at Baseball Reference
↑ Tim Ireland at Baseball Reference
↑ Warren Cromartie at Baseball Reference
↑ Bernie Allen at Baseball Reference
↑ Coco Laboy at Baseball Reference

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 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
1973 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac

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

Montreal Expos

Now the Washington Nationals
Based in Montreal, Quebec (1969–2004)

The franchise

Ballparks

Jarry Park Olympic Stadium Hiram Bithorn Stadium

Spring training	City Island Ball Park Municipal Stadium Roger Dean Stadium Space Coast Stadium

Culture

Rivalries

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Retired numbers

Championships

National League East: 1981 (second half)

Legacy

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Seasons (36)

1960s	1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

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