1973 Baltimore Orioles season

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1973  Baltimore Orioles
American League East Champions
League American League
Division East
Ballpark Memorial Stadium
City Baltimore, Maryland
Record97–65 (.599)
Divisional place1st
Owners Jerold Hoffberger
General managers Frank Cashen
Managers Earl Weaver
Television WJZ-TV
Radio WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)
  1972 Seasons 1974  

The 1973 Baltimore Orioles season was the 73rd season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 20th in Baltimore, and the 20th at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles finished 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.

Contents

The Orioles sustained a net operating loss of $700,000. [1]

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 9765.59950314734
Boston Red Sox 8973.549848334140
Detroit Tigers 8577.5251247343843
New York Yankees 8082.4941750313051
Milwaukee Brewers 7488.4572340413447
Cleveland Indians 7191.4382634473744

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBALBOSCALCWSCLEDETKCMILMINNYYOAKTEX
Baltimore 7–116–68–412–69–98–415–38–49–95–710–2
Boston 11–77–56–69–93–158–412–66–614–44–89–3
California 6–65–78–105–77–510–85–710–86–66–1211–7
Chicago 4–86–610–87–55–76–123–99–98–46–1213–5
Cleveland 6–129–97–55–79–92–109–97–57–113–97–5
Detroit 9–915–35–77–59–94–812–65–77–117–55–7
Kansas City 4–84–88–1012–610–28–48–49–96–68–1011–7
Milwaukee 3–156–127–59–39–96–124–88–410–84–88–4
Minnesota 4–86–68–109–95–77–59–94–83–914–412–6
New York 9–94–146–64–811–711–76–68–109–34–88–4
Oakland 7–58–412–612–69–35–710–88–44–148–411–7
Texas 2–103–97–115–135–77–57–114–86–124–87–11

Notable transactions

Roster

1973 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Earl Williams 132459109.2372283
1B Boog Powell 11437098.2651154
2B Bobby Grich 162581146.2511250
3B Brooks Robinson 155549141.257972
SS Mark Belanger 154470106.226027
LF Don Baylor 118405116.2861151
CF Paul Blair 144500140.2801064
RF Merv Rettenmund 9532184.262944
DH Tommy Davis 137552169.306789

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Rich Coggins 110389124.319741
Al Bumbry 110356120.337734
Andy Etchebarren 5415239.257223
Terry Crowley 5413127.206315
Elrod Hendricks 4110118.178315
Frank Baker 446312.190111
Enos Cabell 324710.21313
Larry Brown 17287.25015
Jim Fuller 9263.11524
Doug DeCinces 10182.11103
Sergio Robles 8131.07700
Curt Motton 562.33314

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Jim Palmer 38296.12292.40158
Mike Cuellar 38267.018133.27140
Dave McNally 38266.017173.2187
Doyle Alexander 29174.21283.8663
Jesse Jefferson 18100.2654.1152

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Orlando Peña 1144.2114.0323
Don Hood 832.1323.9018
Wayne Garland 416.0013.9410

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Grant Jackson 458091.9047
Bob Reynolds 427591.9577
Eddie Watt 303453.3038
Mickey Scott 10005.402

Postseason

ALCS

Game 1

October 6, 1973, at Memorial Stadium

Team123456789RHE
Oakland000000000051
Baltimore40000011X6120
W: Jim Palmer (1–0)   L: Vida Blue (0–1)   
HR: None

Game 2

October 7, 1973, at Memorial Stadium

Team123456789RHE
Oakland100002021690
Baltimore100001010380
W: Catfish Hunter (1–0)   L: Dave McNally (0–1)   S: Rollie Fingers (1)
HR: OAKBert Campaneris (1), Joe Rudi (1), Sal Bando 2 (2)

Game 3

October 9, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

Team1234567891011RHE
Baltimore01000000000130
Oakland00000001001243
W: Ken Holtzman (1–0)   L: Mike Cuellar (0–1)
HR: OAKBert Campaneris (2) BALEarl Williams (1)

Game 4

October 10, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

Team123456789RHE
Baltimore000000410580
Oakland030001000470
W: Grant Jackson (1–0)   L: Rollie Fingers (0–1)
HR: BALAndy Etchebarren (1), Bobby Grich (1)

Game 5

October 11, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

Team123456789RHE
Baltimore000000000052
Oakland00120000X370
W: Catfish Hunter (2–0)   L: Doyle Alexander (0–1)
HR: None

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
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

  1. "On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference
  3. Johnny Oates page at Baseball Reference
  4. John Flinn page at Baseball Reference
  5. Don Buford page at Baseball Reference
  6. Tom Matchick page at Baseball Reference
  7. Mike Flanagan page at Baseball Reference
  8. Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference

References