1973 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |
City | Los Angeles | |
Owners | Walter O'Malley, James Mulvey | |
President | Peter O'Malley | |
General managers | Al Campanis | |
Managers | Walter Alston | |
Television | KTTV (11) | |
Radio |
KFI Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett XEGM Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos | |
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The 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the National League West with a record of 95–66.
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 99 | 63 | 0.611 | — | 50–31 | 49–32 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 66 | 0.590 | 3½ | 50–31 | 45–35 |
San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 11 | 47–34 | 41–40 |
Houston Astros | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 17 | 41–40 | 41–40 |
Atlanta Braves | 76 | 85 | 0.472 | 22½ | 40–40 | 36–45 |
San Diego Padres | 60 | 102 | 0.370 | 39 | 31–50 | 29–52 |
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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 | — |
On June 13 in a game versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium, Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey and Bill Russell play together as an infield for the Dodgers for first time, going on to set the record of staying together for 8½ years. [6]
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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 |
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C | Joe Ferguson | 136 | 487 | 128 | .263 | 25 | 88 |
1B | Bill Buckner | 140 | 575 | 158 | .275 | 8 | 46 |
2B | Davey Lopes | 142 | 535 | 147 | .275 | 6 | 37 |
SS | Bill Russell | 162 | 615 | 163 | .265 | 4 | 56 |
3B | Ron Cey | 152 | 507 | 124 | .245 | 15 | 80 |
LF | Manny Mota | 89 | 293 | 92 | .314 | 0 | 23 |
CF | Willie Davis | 152 | 599 | 171 | .285 | 16 | 77 |
RF | Willie Crawford | 145 | 457 | 135 | .295 | 14 | 66 |
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 |
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Steve Garvey | 114 | 349 | 106 | .304 | 8 | 50 |
Tom Paciorek | 96 | 195 | 51 | .262 | 5 | 18 |
Von Joshua | 75 | 159 | 40 | .252 | 2 | 17 |
Lee Lacy | 57 | 135 | 28 | .207 | 0 | 8 |
Steve Yeager | 54 | 134 | 34 | .254 | 2 | 10 |
Ken McMullen | 42 | 85 | 21 | .247 | 5 | 18 |
Chris Cannizzaro | 17 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 3 |
Jerry Royster | 10 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 2 |
Jim Fairey | 10 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
Orlando Álvarez | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Powell | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Don Sutton | 33 | 256.1 | 18 | 10 | 2.42 | 200 |
Andy Messersmith | 33 | 249.2 | 14 | 10 | 2.70 | 177 |
Claude Osteen | 33 | 236.2 | 16 | 11 | 3.31 | 86 |
Tommy John | 36 | 218.0 | 16 | 7 | 3.10 | 116 |
Al Downing | 30 | 193.0 | 9 | 9 | 3.31 | 124 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Geoff Zahn | 6 | 13.1 | 1 | 0 | 1.35 | 9 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Jim Brewer | 56 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 3.01 | 56 |
Pete Richert | 39 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3.18 | 31 |
Charlie Hough | 37 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.76 | 70 |
Doug Rau | 31 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3.96 | 51 |
George Culver | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3.00 | 23 |
Greg Shanahan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.45 | 11 |
Eddie Solomon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 6 |
Greg Heydeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
This was the ninth year of a Major League Baseball Draft. The Dodgers drafted 22 players in the June draft and nine in the January draft.
The most notable player from this draft class was outfielder Joe Simpson, who played from 1975 to 1983 but made his mark primarily as a broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves. The Dodgers first round pick was catcher Ted Farr of Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Washington. He played 339 games from 1973 to 1977 in the Dodgers farm system, hitting .235.
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