1973 Milwaukee Brewers season

1973  Milwaukee Brewers
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Milwaukee County Stadium
City	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Record	74–88 (.457)
Divisional place	5th
Owners	Bud Selig
General managers	Jim Wilson
Managers	Del Crandall
Television	WTMJ-TV (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker,Tom Collins, Johnny Logan)
Radio	620 WTMJ (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
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The 1973 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 4th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 5th overall. The Brewers finished fifth in the American League East with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses.

Offseason

• October 31, 1972: Jim Lonborg, Ken Brett, Ken Sanders, and Earl Stephenson were traded by the Brewers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Don Money, John Vukovich, and Bill Champion. ^[1]
• November 15, 1972: Joe Azcue was released by the Brewers. ^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

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AL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Baltimore Orioles	97	65	.599	—	50‍–‍31	47‍–‍34
Boston Red Sox	89	73	.549	8	48‍–‍33	41‍–‍40
Detroit Tigers	85	77	.525	12	47‍–‍34	38‍–‍43
New York Yankees	80	82	.494	17	50‍–‍31	30‍–‍51
Milwaukee Brewers	74	88	.457	23	40‍–‍41	34‍–‍47
Cleveland Indians	71	91	.438	26	34‍–‍47	37‍–‍44

Record vs. opponents

1973 American League record v t e 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

• June 5, 1973: Robin Yount was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft. ^[3]

Roster

Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers 40 Jerry Bell 38 Bill Champion 48 Jim Colborn 33 Rob Gardner 34 Kevin Kobel 25 Frank Linzy 42 Skip Lockwood 49 Ray Newman 52 Bill Parsons 46 Ken Reynolds 23 Eduardo Rodríguez 43 Gary Ryerson 27 Chris Short 41 Jim Slaton 29 Ed Sprague 33 Carlos Velázquez		Catchers 39 John Felske 22 Charlie Moore 15 Darrell Porter  6 Ellie Rodríguez Infielders 19 Rick Auerbach  9 Pedro García  2 Bob Heise  4 Tim Johnson  7 Don Money  5 George Scott 21 John Vukovich		Outfielders 12 Johnny Briggs 14 Ollie Brown 26 Bob Coluccio 28 Wilbur Howard  3 Joe Lahoud 11 Dave May 17 Bobby Mitchell 44 Gorman Thomas		Manager  1 Del Crandall Coaches 31 Harvey Kuenn (Hitting) 24 Joe Nossek (Third Base) 18 Bob Shaw (Pitching, 4/6 – 6/30) 30 Jim Walton (First Base) 18 Al Widmar (Pitching, 7/1 – 9/30)

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	Darrell Porter	117	350	89	.254	16	67
1B	George Scott	158	604	185	.306	24	107
2B	Pedro García	160	580	142	.245	15	54
3B	Don Money	145	556	158	.284	11	61
SS	Tim Johnson	136	465	99	.213	0	32
LF	Johnny Briggs	142	488	120	.246	18	57
CF	Dave May	156	624	189	.303	25	93
RF	Bob Coluccio	124	438	98	.224	15	58
DH	Ollie Brown	97	296	83	.280	7	32

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
Ellie Rodríguez	94	290	78	.269	0	30
Joe Lahoud	96	225	46	.204	5	26
Gorman Thomas	60	155	29	.187	2	11
Bobby Mitchell	47	130	29	.223	5	20
John Vukovich	55	128	16	.125	2	9
Bob Heise	49	98	20	.204	0	4
Wilbur Howard	16	39	8	.205	0	1
Charlie Moore	8	27	5	.185	0	3
John Felske	13	22	3	.136	0	4
Rick Auerbach	6	10	1	.100	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
Jim Colborn	43	314.1	20	12	3.18	135
Jim Slaton	38	276.1	13	15	3.71	134
Jerry Bell	31	183.2	9	9	3.97	57
Bill Parsons	20	59.2	3	6	6.79	30

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
Bill Champion	37	163.1	5	8	3.70	67
Skip Lockwood	37	154.2	5	12	3.90	87
Eduardo Rodriguez	30	76.1	9	7	3.30	49
Gary Ryerson	9	23.0	0	1	7.83	10
Kevin Kobel	2	8.1	0	1	8.64	4
Ken Reynolds	2	7.1	0	1	7.36	3

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
Frank Linzy	42	2	6	13	3.57	21
Chris Short	42	3	5	2	5.13	44
Carlos Velázquez	18	2	2	2	2.58	12
Ray Newman	11	2	1	1	2.95	10
Rob Gardner	10	1	1	1	9.95	5
Ed Sprague	7	0	1	1	9.31	3

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

The Brewers' farm system consisted of four minor league affiliates in 1973. ^[4]

Level	Team	League	Manager
Triple-A	Evansville Triplets	American Association	Mike Roarke
Double-A	Shreveport Captains	Texas League	Gene Freese
Class A	Danville Warriors	Midwest League	Bernie Smith
Class A Short Season	Newark Co-Pilots	New York–Penn League	Matt Galante

Notes

1. Jim Lonborg at Baseball Reference
2. Joe Azcue at Baseball-Reference
3. Robin Yount at Baseball Reference
4. "1973 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

References

• 1973 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference
• 1973 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac