1973 Philadelphia Phillies season

1973  Philadelphia Phillies
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Veterans Stadium
City	Philadelphia
Owners	R. R. M. "Ruly" Carpenter III
General managers	Paul Owens
Managers	Danny Ozark
Television	WPHL-TV
Radio	WCAU (By Saam, Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn)
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The 1973 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 91st season in the history of the franchise. The team, managed by Danny Ozark, played their third season at Veterans Stadium and finished last in the National League East, 111⁄2 games behind the Mets.

Offseason

• October 31, 1972: Don Money, John Vukovich, and Bill Champion were traded by the Phillies to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jim Lonborg, Ken Brett, Ken Sanders, and Earl Stephenson. ^[1]
• November 30, 1972: Oscar Gamble and Roger Freed were traded by the Phillies to the Cleveland Indians for Del Unser and Terry Wedgewood (minors). ^[2]
• November 30, 1972: Joe Lis, Ken Sanders and Ken Reynolds were traded by the Phillies to the Minnesota Twins for César Tovar. ^[3]
• January 10, 1973: Rick Bosetti was drafted by the Phillies in the 7th round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed January 17, 1973. ^[4]

Regular season

Steve Carlton, the highest paid pitcher in the game at $165,000, never recovered from a spring training illness and went 13–20. Pitchers Jim Lonborg and Ken Brett, both obtained in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers, won 13 games each, as did Wayne Twitchell, whose 2.50 ERA was third in the league. Left fielder Greg Luzinski led the team with 29 home runs, 97 RBIs, and 76 runs, and hit .285. In his rookie season, Mike Schmidt hit just .196 and struck out 136 times in 367 at-bats.

Season standings

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NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Mets	82	79	.509	—	43‍–‍38	39‍–‍41
St. Louis Cardinals	81	81	.500	1½	43‍–‍38	38‍–‍43
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	.494	2½	41‍–‍40	39‍–‍42
Montreal Expos	79	83	.488	3½	43‍–‍38	36‍–‍45
Chicago Cubs	77	84	.478	5	41‍–‍39	36‍–‍45
Philadelphia Phillies	71	91	.438	11½	38‍–‍43	33‍–‍48

Record vs. opponents

1973 National League record v t e 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
  • Todd Cruz was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round. Player signed June 18, 1973. ^[5]
  • Dan Boitano was drafted by the Phillies in the 1st round (11th pick) of the secondary phase. Player signed June 19, 1973. ^[6]
• September 11, 1973: Willie Hernández was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. ^[7]

Game log

Legend
	Phillies win
	Phillies loss
	Postponement
Bold	Phillies team member

1973 Game Log [8] Overall Record: 71–91
April (9–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 6 @ Mets 0–3 Tom Seaver (1–0) Steve Carlton (0–1) Tug McGraw (1) 27,326 0–1 2 April 7 @ Mets 2–3 Jon Matlack (1–0) Dick Selma (0–1) None 18,738 0–2 – April 8 @ Mets Postponed (rain); [9] Makeup: June 27 as a traditional double-header 3 April 10 Expos 7–5 Steve Carlton (1–1) Mike Torrez (0–2) None 40,809 1–2 4 April 12 Expos 3–5 Balor Moore (1–0) Jim Lonborg (0–1) Mike Marshall (1) 5,130 1–3 5 April 13 Mets 7–1 Larry Christenson (1–0) Jon Matlack (1–1) None 7,127 2–3 6 April 14 Mets 7–3 Steve Carlton (2–1) Jim McAndrew (0–1) None 11,063 3–3 7 April 15 Mets 1–2 Harry Parker (1–0) Jim Lonborg (0–2) Tug McGraw (2) 30,718 3–4 8 April 17 @ Expos 9–6 Dick Selma (1–1) Mike Marshall (0–2) Bill Wilson (1) 7,831 4–4 9 April 18 @ Expos 1–2 Steve Renko (1–0) Steve Carlton (2–2) None 13,728 4–5 10 April 19 @ Expos 5–6 Mike Torrez (1–3) Larry Christenson (1–1) Tom Walker (1) 12,359 4–6 11 April 21 Cardinals 7–4 Jim Lonborg (1–2) Scipio Spinks (0–3) Mac Scarce (1) 8,031 5–6 12 April 22 (1) Cardinals 4–2 Steve Carlton (3–2) Reggie Cleveland (0–2) None see 2nd game 6–6 13 April 22 (2) Cardinals 2–1 Bill Wilson (1–0) Bob Gibson (0–2) None 18,042 7–6 14 April 24 @ Braves 2–11 Carl Morton (1–1) Larry Christenson (1–2) Ron Schueler (1) 3,405 7–7 15 April 25 @ Braves 2–5 Gary Gentry (2–2) Jim Lonborg (1–3) Phil Niekro (1) 2,866 7–8 16 April 27 @ Reds 3–1 Steve Carlton (4–2) Ross Grimsley (3–1) None 13,690 8–8 17 April 28 @ Reds 1–0 Dick Ruthven (1–0) Don Gullett (3–2) Mac Scarce (2) 14,126 9–8 18 April 29 @ Reds 0–8 Jack Billingham (4–0) Larry Christenson (1–3) None 39,191 9–9
May (10–18) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 19 May 1 Astros 0–3 Jerry Reuss (4–1) Steve Carlton (4–3) None 10,333 9–10 20 May 2 Astros 4–9 Dave Roberts (2–1) Jim Lonborg (1–4) Jim Ray (2) 8,101 9–11 21 May 4 Braves 5–4 (20) Jim Lonborg (2–4) Tom Kelley (0–1) None 10,158 10–11 22 May 5 Braves 0–7 Carl Morton (2–2) Steve Carlton (4–4) None 11,368 10–12 23 May 6 Braves 1–3 Gary Gentry (3–2) Mac Scarce (0–1) None 60,120 10–13 24 May 7 Reds 3–2 (14) Barry Lersch (1–0) Pedro Borbón (0–2) None 7,886 11–13 25 May 8 Reds 1–7 Jack Billingham (5–1) Dick Ruthven (1–1) None 6,196 11–14 26 May 9 Reds 7–9 Tom Hall (3–1) Barry Lersch (1–1) None 11,992 11–15 27 May 11 @ Cubs 3–4 Bob Locker (4–1) Ken Brett (0–1) Jack Aker (6) 5,514 11–16 28 May 12 @ Cubs 1–3 Rick Reuschel (3–2) Wayne Twitchell (0–1) None 15,095 11–17 29 May 13 (1) @ Cubs 2–4 Ferguson Jenkins (3–3) Steve Carlton (4–5) None see 2nd game 11–18 30 May 13 (2) @ Cubs 3–9 Bill Bonham (2–0) Dick Ruthven (1–2) None 19,242 11–19 31 May 14 @ Cardinals 10–5 Ken Brett (1–1) Reggie Cleveland (2–4) Mac Scarce (3) 7,677 12–19 32 May 15 @ Cardinals 4–8 Rick Wise (4–2) Bucky Brandon (0–1) None 7,368 12–20 33 May 16 @ Pirates 5–2 Wayne Twitchell (1–1) Dock Ellis (3–4) Mac Scarce (4) 6,885 13–20 34 May 17 @ Pirates 2–5 Bob Moose (3–3) Steve Carlton (4–6) Jim Rooker (4) 6,885 13–21 35 May 18 Cubs 2–9 Ferguson Jenkins (4–3) Dick Ruthven (1–3) None 10,067 13–22 36 May 19 (1) Cubs 3–0 Ken Brett (2–1) Burt Hooton (5–3) None see 2nd game 14–22 37 May 19 (2) Cubs 6–7 Bob Locker (5–1) Jim Lonborg (2–5) Jack Aker (8) 27,569 14–23 – May 20 Cubs Postponed (rain); [10] Makeup: July 31 as a traditional double-header 38 May 21 Pirates 4–5 Steve Blass (2–2) Mac Scarce (0–2) Dave Giusti (3) 9,010 14–24 39 May 22 Pirates 7–4 Wayne Twitchell (2–1) Dock Ellis (3–5) None 11,617 15–24 – May 23 Pirates Postponed (rain); [11] [12] Makeup: August 4 as a traditional double-header 40 May 25 @ Padres 8–1 Ken Brett (3–1) Fred Norman (1–6) None 26,615 16–24 41 May 26 @ Padres 4–0 Steve Carlton (5–6) Mike Caldwell (2–6) None 7,260 17–24 42 May 27 (1) @ Padres 4–3 Wayne Twitchell (3–1) Bill Greif (3–5) Barry Lersch (1) see 2nd game 18–24 43 May 27 (2) @ Padres 6–4 Jim Lonborg (3–5) Steve Arlin (2–2) Mac Scarce (5) 9,983 19–24 44 May 28 @ Dodgers 1–5 Andy Messersmith (5–4) Dick Ruthven (1–4) None 15,300 19–25 45 May 29 @ Dodgers 3–9 Tommy John (4–2) Ken Brett (3–2) Jim Brewer (5) 12,350 19–26 46 May 30 @ Dodgers 4–9 Claude Osteen (5–3) Steve Carlton (5–7) None 15,462 19–27
June (16–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 47 June 1 @ Giants 1–2 Ron Bryant (8–3) Wayne Twitchell (3–2) None 5,359 19–28 48 June 2 @ Giants 7–11 Charlie Williams (1–0) Jim Lonborg (3–6) Elías Sosa (3) 5,949 19–29 49 June 3 @ Giants 4–5 Charlie Williams (2–0) Bill Wilson (1–1) None 15,483 19–30 50 June 4 @ Astros 0–7 Dave Roberts (6–3) Larry Christenson (1–4) None 13,291 19–31 51 June 5 @ Astros 4–0 Wayne Twitchell (4–2) Jerry Reuss (6–4) None 12,912 20–31 52 June 6 @ Astros 3–4 (10) Jim Crawford (2–2) Barry Lersch (1–2) None 13,081 20–32 53 June 8 Padres 5–1 Steve Carlton (6–7) Steve Arlin (2–3) None 18,096 21–32 54 June 9 Padres 4–1 Ken Brett (4–2) Bill Greif (4–7) Bill Wilson (2) 15,226 22–32 55 June 10 Padres 11–0 Wayne Twitchell (5–2) Clay Kirby (2–7) None 27,863 23–32 56 June 11 Dodgers 3–5 Don Sutton (8–4) Dick Ruthven (1–5) Pete Richert (6) 10,635 23–33 57 June 12 Dodgers 6–8 Doug Rau (1–1) Mac Scarce (0–3) Jim Brewer (6) 16,218 23–34 58 June 13 Dodgers 16–3 Ken Brett (5–2) Tommy John (5–3) None 13,068 24–34 59 June 15 Giants 3–4 (10) Ron Bryant (11–3) Bill Wilson (1–2) Elías Sosa (4) 23,585 24–35 60 June 16 Giants 5–4 Barry Lersch (2–2) Jim Barr (4–7) None 25,615 25–35 61 June 17 Giants 11–7 Steve Carlton (7–7) Tom Bradley (5–5) Bill Wilson (3) 25,299 26–35 62 June 18 Mets 9–6 Ken Brett (6–2) Jim McAndrew (3–5) None 13,190 27–35 63 June 19 Mets 6–1 Jim Lonborg (4–6) Harry Parker (5–1) Mac Scarce (6) 17,481 28–35 64 June 20 Mets 4–3 Wayne Twitchell (6–2) Jon Matlack (4–9) None 24,302 29–35 65 June 22 @ Expos 2–4 Mike Torrez (4–5) Steve Carlton (7–8) None 11,707 29–36 66 June 23 @ Expos 7–2 Ken Brett (7–2) Balor Moore (4–7) None 18,385 30–36 67 June 24 @ Expos 5–4 Jim Lonborg (5–6) Steve Renko (6–4) Bill Wilson (4) 17,776 31–36 68 June 25 Cardinals 7–6 Bucky Brandon (1–1) Diego Seguí (3–3) Mac Scarce (7) 16,570 32–36 69 June 26 (1) Cardinals 10–3 Dick Ruthven (2–5) Bob Gibson (7–7) Mac Scarce (8) see 2nd game 33–36 70 June 26 (2) Cardinals 4–5 (11) Wayne Granger (2–2) Bucky Brandon (1–2) Orlando Peña (2) 40,492 33–37 71 June 27 (1) @ Mets 6–7 George Stone (4–2) Barry Lersch (2–3) Buzz Capra (1) see 2nd game 33–38 72 June 27 (2) @ Mets 7–1 Mike Wallace (1–0) Harry Parker (5–2) None 31,095 34–38 73 June 28 @ Mets 11–4 Jim Lonborg (6–6) Jim McAndrew (3–6) None 9,965 35–38 74 June 29 @ Cardinals 1–2 (10) Orlando Peña (2–1) Mac Scarce (0–4) None 13,743 35–39 75 June 30 @ Cardinals 8–9 Alan Foster (5–5) Steve Carlton (7–9) Diego Seguí (10) 45,869 35–40
July (14–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 76 July 1 @ Cardinals 1–0 Dick Ruthven (3–5) Bob Gibson (7–8) None 15,477 36–40 77 July 2 @ Cardinals 4–7 Reggie Cleveland (9–5) Mike Wallace (1–1) Orlando Peña (3) 13,096 36–41 78 July 3 @ Cubs 8–2 Jim Lonborg (7–6) Milt Pappas (5–6) None 18,849 37–41 79 July 4 @ Cubs 2–3 (10) Jack Aker (4–5) Bill Wilson (1–3) None 22,141 37–42 80 July 5 @ Cubs 7–4 Steve Carlton (8–9) Rick Reuschel (9–5) None 24,849 38–42 81 July 6 Reds 2–8 Fred Norman (6–8) Dick Ruthven (3–6) None 58,294 38–43 82 July 7 Reds 4–5 Jim McGlothlin (3–2) Jim Lonborg (7–7) Don Gullett (1) 31,250 38–44 83 July 8 Reds 0–4 Jack Billingham (12–5) Wayne Twitchell (6–3) None 36,165 38–45 84 July 9 Braves 3–6 (10) Tom House (1–1) Barry Lersch (2–4) Joe Hoerner (2) 18,804 38–46 85 July 10 Braves 2–4 Roric Harrison (5–2) Dick Ruthven (3–7) Adrian Devine (2) 22,297 38–47 86 July 11 Braves 6–5 Ken Brett (8–2) Jimmy Freeman (0–2) None 18,117 39–47 87 July 12 Astros 6–7 Juan Pizarro (1–1) Barry Lersch (2–5) None 13,110 39–48 88 July 13 Astros 5–3 Wayne Twitchell (7–3) Don Wilson (6–10) None 19,087 40–48 89 July 14 Astros 7–0 Steve Carlton (9–9) Jerry Reuss (11–7) None 25,062 41–48 90 July 15 Astros 0–2 [a] (6) Dave Roberts (9–7) Dick Ruthven (3–8) None 20,648 41–49 91 July 16 @ Reds 0–1 Fred Norman (7–9) Ken Brett (8–3) None 16,457 41–50 92 July 17 @ Reds 2–1 Jim Lonborg (8–7) Jack Billingham (13–6) None 19,549 42–50 93 July 18 @ Reds 3–7 Tom Hall (6–4) Steve Carlton (9–10) Clay Carroll (7) 17,429 42–51 94 July 20 @ Braves 6–4 Wayne Twitchell (8–3) Phil Niekro (9–5) Dick Ruthven (1) 9,231 43–51 95 July 21 @ Braves 8–4 Ken Brett (9–3) Ron Schueler (5–5) Bucky Brandon (1) 16,236 44–51 96 July 22 (1) @ Braves 6–5 Dick Ruthven (4–8) Max León (0–1) None see 2nd game 45–51 97 July 22 (2) @ Braves 5–1 Jim Lonborg (9–7) Carl Morton (8–7) Bucky Brandon (2) 18,788 46–51 – July 24 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Royals Stadium in Kansas City 98 July 26 (1) Expos 0–4 Steve Rogers (1–0) Steve Carlton (9–11) None see 2nd game 46–52 99 July 26 (2) Expos 1–5 Steve Renko (10–6) Ken Brett (9–4) Mike Marshall (19) 34,459 46–53 100 July 27 Expos 4–5 Tom Walker (4–4) Bucky Brandon (1–3) Mike Marshall (20) 18,254 46–54 101 July 28 @ Pirates 5–0 Wayne Twitchell (9–3) Jim Rooker (4–3) None 14,630 47–54 102 July 29 (1) @ Pirates 2–5 Ramón Hernández (3–2) Dick Ruthven (4–9) None see 2nd game 47–55 103 July 29 (2) @ Pirates 2–5 Luke Walker (7–8) Barry Lersch (2–6) Dave Giusti (13) 26,947 47–56 104 July 30 @ Pirates 1–0 Steve Carlton (10–11) Bob Moose (6–10) None 17,220 48–56 105 July 31 (1) Cubs 3–4 Ferguson Jenkins (10–9) Jim Lonborg (9–8) Bob Locker (10) see 2nd game 48–57 106 July 31 (2) Cubs 6–5 Ken Brett (10–4) Milt Pappas (5–10) None 37,003 49–57
August (13–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 107 August 1 Cubs 2–0 Wayne Twitchell (10–3) Burt Hooton (9–9) None 23,381 50–57 108 August 2 Cubs 4–1 Dick Ruthven (5–9) Bill Bonham (4–2) None 16,855 51–57 109 August 3 Pirates 1–3 John Morlan (1–0) Steve Carlton (10–12) Ramón Hernández (5) 24,152 51–58 110 August 4 (1) Pirates 11–5 Ken Brett (11–4) Luke Walker (7–9) None see 2nd game 52–58 111 August 4 (2) Pirates 4–11 Ramón Hernández (4–2) Jim Lonborg (9–9) None 48,294 52–59 112 August 5 Pirates 1–4 Dock Ellis (11–9) Wayne Twitchell (10–4) Dave Giusti (14) 31,157 52–60 113 August 8 @ Padres 0–3 Bill Greif (7–12) Steve Carlton (10–13) None 2,696 52–61 114 August 9 @ Padres 9–10 (11) Mike Corkins (4–7) Bucky Brandon (1–4) None 4,791 52–62 115 August 10 @ Dodgers 5–3 Wayne Twitchell (11–4) Tommy John (11–7) None 21,167 53–62 116 August 11 @ Dodgers 3–1 Ken Brett (12–4) Al Downing (9–7) None 50,557 54–62 117 August 12 @ Dodgers 1–2 Jim Brewer (5–4) Steve Carlton (10–14) None 22,281 54–63 118 August 14 @ Giants 4–3 Jim Lonborg (10–9) Jim Barr (9–12) None 4,128 55–63 119 August 15 @ Giants 2–11 Juan Marichal (10–8) Wayne Twitchell (11–5) None 4,089 55–64 120 August 16 @ Giants 1–2 Tom Bradley (10–11) Ken Brett (12–5) Elías Sosa (11) 4,519 55–65 121 August 17 @ Astros 8–3 Steve Carlton (11–14) Don Wilson (9–13) None 20,690 56–65 122 August 18 @ Astros 2–3 Jim Ray (6–1) Jim Lonborg (10–10) Ken Forsch (3) 23,047 56–66 123 August 19 @ Astros 5–3 Wayne Twitchell (12–5) Jerry Reuss (13–9) None 17,202 57–66 124 August 21 Padres 9–8 George Culver (5–4) Mike Caldwell (5–14) None 13,108 58–66 125 August 22 Padres 3–8 Steve Arlin (9–11) Steve Carlton (11–15) None 16,131 58–67 126 August 23 Padres 6–3 Jim Lonborg (11–10) Clay Kirby (7–14) None 10,601 59–67 127 August 24 Dodgers 0–3 Tommy John (12–7) Wayne Twitchell (12–6) None 30,671 59–68 128 August 25 Dodgers 4–6 (12) Pete Richert (3–1) Mac Scarce (0–5) Doug Rau (2) 44,116 59–69 129 August 26 Dodgers 3–7 Don Sutton (16–8) Steve Carlton (11–16) Charlie Hough (2) 31,045 59–70 130 August 27 Giants 7–4 Jim Lonborg (12–10) Jim Barr (10–14) Mac Scarce (9) 17,027 60–70 131 August 28 Giants 1–0 Wayne Twitchell (13–6) Juan Marichal (10–11) None 20,363 61–70 132 August 29 Giants 1–3 Tom Bradley (12–11) Ken Brett (12–6) None 25,146 61–71 133 August 30 Expos 8–7 George Culver (6–4) Mike Marshall (10–8) None 10,220 62–71 134 August 31 Expos 2–5 Steve Rogers (6–3) Jim Lonborg (12–11) Mike Marshall (26) 14,171 62–72
September (9–19) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 135 September 1 Expos 5–11 Mike Marshall (11–8) Wayne Twitchell (13–7) None 14,217 62–73 136 September 2 Expos 0–12 Mike Torrez (9–11) Ken Brett (12–7) None 10,427 62–74 137 September 3 (1) @ Mets 0–5 Jerry Koosman (12–14) Steve Carlton (11–17) None see 2nd game 62–75 138 September 3 (2) @ Mets 6–3 Dick Ruthven (6–9) Craig Swan (0–1) Mac Scarce (10) 30,748 63–75 139 September 4 @ Mets 1–7 Tom Seaver (16–8) Jim Lonborg (12–12) None 13,674 63–76 140 September 5 @ Mets 0–4 Ray Sadecki (4–3) Wayne Twitchell (13–8) Tug McGraw (16) 12,563 63–77 141 September 7 Pirates 8–10 Bob Johnson (4–1) Mac Scarce (0–6) Ramón Hernández (7) 15,233 63–78 142 September 8 Pirates 3–5 Bob Moose (10–11) Steve Carlton (11–18) Dave Giusti (17) 16,320 63–79 143 September 9 Pirates 8–7 Mac Scarce (1–6) Bob Johnson (4–2) None 14,356 64–79 144 September 11 Mets 6–4 Jim Lonborg (13–12) Jerry Koosman (12–15) None 8,159 65–79 145 September 12 Mets 2–3 Jon Matlack (13–15) Wayne Twitchell (13–9) Tug McGraw (19) 8,418 65–80 146 September 13 Mets 2–4 (12) Tom Seaver (17–9) George Culver (6–5) Tug McGraw (20) 8,194 65–81 147 September 14 @ Expos 2–3 Chuck Taylor (2–0) Steve Carlton (11–19) None 13,458 65–82 148 September 15 @ Expos 4–5 (10) Tom Walker (7–5) Mac Scarce (1–7) None 34,331 65–83 149 September 16 @ Expos 2–4 Steve Renko (14–10) Jim Lonborg (13–13) None 18,122 65–84 – September 17 @ Cubs Postponed (rain); [13] Makeup: September 18 as a traditional double-header 150 September 18 (1) @ Cubs 5–2 Barry Lersch (3–6) Bob Locker (9–6) Mac Scarce (11) see 2nd game 66–84 151 September 18 (2) @ Cubs 2–3 Bill Bonham (6–4) Ken Brett (12–8) None 2,757 66–85 152 September 19 Cardinals 3–2 Steve Carlton (12–19) Tom Murphy (3–7) None 7,066 67–85 153 September 20 Cardinals 6–5 Bucky Brandon (2–4) Alan Foster (13–9) Mac Scarce (12) 6,155 68–85 154 September 21 Cardinals 3–12 Rick Wise (14–12) Jim Lonborg (13–14) None 13,158 68–86 155 September 22 Cubs 2–5 (10) Bill Bonham (7–4) Mac Scarce (1–8) None 22,273 68–87 156 September 23 Cubs 9–7 Ken Brett (13–8) Burt Hooton (14–15) Ron Diorio (1) 9,991 69–87 157 September 25 @ Pirates 2–1 Steve Carlton (13–19) Jim Rooker (9–6) None 13,312 70–87 158 September 26 @ Pirates 2–13 Bob Moose (12–12) Jim Lonborg (13–15) Bob Johnson (4) 8,991 70–88 159 September 27 @ Pirates 3–2 (13) George Culver (7–5) Chris Zachary (0–1) Mike Wallace (1) 11,577 71–88 160 September 28 @ Cardinals 0–3 Diego Seguí (7–6) Ken Brett (13–9) None 10,377 71–89 161 September 29 @ Cardinals 1–7 Bob Gibson (12–10) Steve Carlton (13–20) Orlando Peña (7) 16,104 71–90 162 September 30 @ Cardinals 1–3 Rick Wise (16–12) Jim Lonborg (13–16) None 16,108 71–91
^[a] The July 15, 1973, game was protested by the Phillies in the middle of the sixth inning. [14] The protest was later denied. [14] [15]

Roster

1973 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 30 Bucky Brandon 31 Ken Brett 32 Steve Carlton 38 Larry Christenson 35 George Culver 21 Ron Diorio 34 Barry Lersch 41 Jim Lonborg 40 Dick Ruthven 44 Mac Scarce 39 Dick Selma 33 Wayne Twitchell 39 Dave Wallace 49 Mike Wallace 37 Bill Wilson		Catchers  8 Bob Boone 18 Larry Cox  6 Jim Essian  9 Mike Ryan Infielders 10 Larry Bowa 15 Denny Doyle  5 Billy Grabarkewitz 17 Terry Harmon 14 Tommy Hutton 11 Deron Johnson 27 Willie Montañez 16 José Pagán 18 Craig Robinson 20 Mike Schmidt 12 César Tovar		Outfielders 22 Mike Anderson 19 Greg Luzinski 24 Bill Robinson 29,28 Mike Rogodzinski 25 Del Unser		Manager  3 Danny Ozark Coaches  1 Carroll Beringer  2 Billy DeMars  4 Ray Rippelmeyer  7 Bobby Wine

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	Bob Boone	145	521	136	.261	10	61
1B	Willie Montañez	146	552	145	.263	11	65
2B	Denny Doyle	116	370	101	.273	3	26
SS	Larry Bowa	122	446	94	.211	0	23
3B	Mike Schmidt	132	367	72	.196	18	52
LF	Greg Luzinski	161	610	174	.285	29	97
CF	Del Unser	136	440	127	.289	11	52
RF	Bill Robinson	124	452	130	.288	25	65

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
César Tovar	97	328	88	.268	1	21
Tommy Hutton	106	247	65	.263	5	29
Mike Anderson	87	193	49	.254	9	28
Terry Harmon	72	148	31	.209	0	8
Craig Robinson	46	146	33	.226	0	7
Mike Rogodzinski	66	80	19	.238	2	7
José Pagán	46	78	16	.205	0	5
Mike Ryan	28	69	16	.232	1	5
Billy Grabarkewitz	25	66	19	.288	2	7
Deron Johnson	12	36	6	.167	1	5
Jim Essian	2	3	0	.000	0	0
Larry Cox	1	0	0	----	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
Steve Carlton	40	293.1	13	20	3.90	223
Wayne Twitchell	34	223.1	13	9	2.50	169
Ken Brett	31	211.2	13	9	3.44	111
Jim Lonborg	38	199.1	13	16	4.88	106
Dick Ruthven	25	128.1	6	9	4.21	98
Larry Christenson	10	34.1	1	4	6.55	11

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
Mike Wallace	20	33.1	1	1	3.78	20

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
Mac Scarce	52	1	8	12	2.42	57
Bill Wilson	44	1	3	4	6.66	24
Barry Lersch	42	3	6	1	4.39	51
Bucky Brandon	36	2	4	2	5.43	25
Ron Diorio	23	0	0	1	2.33	11
George Culver	14	3	1	0	4.82	7
Dick Selma	6	1	1	0	5.63	4
Dave Wallace	4	0	0	0	22.09	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Eugene Emeralds	Pacific Coast League	Jim Bunning
AA	Reading Phillies	Eastern League	Cal Emery
A	Rocky Mount Phillies	Carolina League	Bob Wellman
A	Spartanburg Phillies	Western Carolinas League	Howie Bedell
A-Short Season	Auburn Phillies	New York–Penn League	Harry Lloyd
Rookie	Pulaski Phillies	Appalachian League	Bob Wren

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Reading, Spartanburg, Auburn ^[16]

Notes

1. "Jim Lonborg page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
2. "Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
3. "Joe Lis page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
4. "Rick Bosetti page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
5. "Todd Cruz page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
6. "Dan Boitano page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
7. "Willie Hernández page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
8. "1973 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
9. "The Majors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 9, 1973. p. 23. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
10. "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Sentinel. May 21, 1973. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
11. "Baseball". Milwaukee Journal. May 24, 1973. p. 12, part 2. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
12. Feeney, Charley (May 24, 1973). "Robertson's Sore Knee Vexes Bill". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 18. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
13. "Baseball record". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. September 18, 1973. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
14. "Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0". retrosheet.org. July 15, 1973. Retrieved April 3, 2015. game called after 1:15 rain delay; the Phillies protested saying that the umpires did not wait long enough; the protest was disallowed[.]
15. "Jul 15, 1973, Astros at Phillies Play by Play and Box Score". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. July 15, 1973. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
16. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1973 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference