1973 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1973 Los Angeles Dodgers
Major league affiliations
Location
1973 information
Owner(s) Walter O'Malley
General manager(s) Al Campanis
Manager(s) Walter Alston
Local television KTTV (11)
Local radio KFI
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett
XEGM
Jaime Jarrin, Rudy Hoyos
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The 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the Western Division of the National League.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West W L GB Pct.
Cincinnati Reds 99 63 -- .611
Los Angeles Dodgers 95 66 3.5 .590
San Francisco Giants 88 74 11 .543
Houston Astros 82 80 17 .506
Atlanta Braves 76 85 22.5 .472
San Diego Padres 60 102 39 .370

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Lee Lacy Second baseman
Manny Mota Left fielder
Bill Buckner First baseman
Willie Davis Center fielder
Willie Crawford Right fielder
Joe Ferguson Catcher
Ken McMullen Third baseman
Bill Russell Shortstop
Don Sutton Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

Round 3: Joe Simpson
Round 6: Mike Dimmel
Round 9: Bob Stanley (did not sign)
Round 18: Tom Dixon (did not sign)[8]

Roster

1973 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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

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
McMullen, KenKen McMullen 42 85 21 .247 5 18

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
Messersmith, AndyAndy Messersmith 33 249.2 14 10 2.70 177

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
Brewer, JimJim Brewer 56 6 8 20 3.01 56

Awards and honors

All-Stars

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Stan Wasiak
AA Waterbury Dodgers Eastern League Don LeJohn
A Bakersfield Dodgers California League George Freese
A Daytona Beach Dodgers Florida State League Bart Shirley
Short-Season A Bellingham Dodgers Northwest League Bill Berrier
Rookie Ogden Dodgers Pioneer League Gail Henley

Notes

  1. ^ Larry Hisle page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Frank Robinson page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers picks in the January Draft-regular phase
  4. ^ 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers picks in the January Draft-secondary phase
  5. ^ a b George Culver page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Dick Dietz page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Tim Johnson page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers picks in the June Draft

References

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