1973 Cleveland Indians season
1973 Cleveland Indians | |
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Owner(s) | Nick Mileti |
General manager(s) | Gabe Paul, Phil Seghi |
Manager(s) | Ken Aspromonte |
Local television | WJW-TV |
Local radio | WERE (1300) |
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The 1973 Cleveland Indians season was the 73rd in the franchise's history. The club finished in sixth place in the American League East.
Offseason[]
In January, Vernon Stouffer sold the Cleveland Indians to Nick Mileti for $10 million.[1] It was $1.4 million more than the group led by George Steinbrenner had offered in December 1971.[2]
Notable transactions[]
- October 19, 1972: Eddie Leon was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Walt Williams.[3]
- November 27, 1972: Graig Nettles and Jerry Moses were traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for John Ellis, Jerry Kenney, Charlie Spikes, and Rusty Torres.[4]
- November 30, 1972: Del Unser and Terry Wedgewood (minors) were traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Oscar Gamble and Roger Freed.[5]
- November 30, 1972: Tom Ragland was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Vince Colbert.[6]
- March 8, 1973: Alex Johnson was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Rich Hinton and Vince Colbert.[7]
- March 24, 1973: Ray Fosse and Jack Heidemann were traded by the Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Dave Duncan and George Hendrick.[8]
Regular season[]
- John Adams started to drum at Cleveland Stadium on August 24, 1973, when the Indians played the Texas Rangers. Cleveland won, 11–5. Ever since, Adams has sat in the highest bleacher seat in left center field with his bass drum and has been a fixture for the team.[citation needed]
Season standings[]
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | — | 50–31 | 47–34 |
Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 8 | 48–33 | 41–40 |
Detroit Tigers | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 12 | 47–34 | 38–43 |
New York Yankees | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 17 | 50–31 | 30–51 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 23 | 40–41 | 34–47 |
Cleveland Indians | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 26 | 34–47 | 37–44 |
Record vs. opponents[]
1973 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||
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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[]
- May 4, 1973: Jerry Kenney was released by the Indians.[9]
- June 12, 1973: Lowell Palmer was traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for Mike Kekich.[10]
Opening Day Lineup[]
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# | Name | Position |
28 | Rusty Torres | RF |
20 | George Hendrick | CF |
14 | Chris Chambliss | 1B |
7 | John Ellis | DH |
24 | Charlie Spikes | LF |
11 | Dave Duncan | C |
25 | Buddy Bell | 3B |
10 | Jack Brohamer | 2B |
4 | Leo Cárdenas | SS |
36 | Gaylord Perry | P |
Roster[]
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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 |
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C | Dave Duncan | 95 | 344 | 80 | .233 | 17 | 43 |
1B | Chris Chambliss | 155 | 572 | 156 | .273 | 11 | 53 |
2B | Jack Brohamer | 102 | 300 | 66 | .220 | 4 | 29 |
SS | Frank Duffy | 116 | 361 | 95 | .263 | 8 | 50 |
3B | Buddy Bell | 156 | 631 | 169 | .268 | 14 | 59 |
LF | Charlie Spikes | 140 | 506 | 120 | .237 | 23 | 73 |
CF | George Hendrick | 113 | 440 | 118 | .268 | 21 | 61 |
RF | Rusty Torres | 122 | 312 | 64 | .205 | 7 | 28 |
DH | Oscar Gamble | 113 | 390 | 104 | .267 | 20 | 44 |
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 |
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John Ellis | 127 | 437 | 118 | .270 | 14 | 68 |
Walt Williams | 104 | 350 | 101 | .289 | 8 | 38 |
John Lowenstein | 98 | 305 | 89 | .292 | 6 | 40 |
Leo Cárdenas | 72 | 195 | 42 | .215 | 0 | 12 |
Tom Ragland | 67 | 183 | 47 | .257 | 0 | 12 |
Ron Lolich | 61 | 140 | 32 | .229 | 2 | 15 |
Tommy Smith | 14 | 41 | 10 | .244 | 2 | 3 |
Ted Ford | 11 | 40 | 9 | .225 | 0 | 3 |
Alan Ashby | 11 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 1 | 3 |
Jerry Kenney | 5 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
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Gaylord Perry | 41 | 344 | 19 | 19 | 3.38 | 238 |
Dick Tidrow | 42 | 274.2 | 14 | 16 | 4.42 | 138 |
Milt Wilcox | 26 | 134.1 | 8 | 10 | 5.83 | 82 |
Brent Strom | 27 | 123 | 2 | 10 | 4.61 | 91 |
Dick Bosman | 22 | 97 | 1 | 8 | 6.22 | 41 |
Steve Dunning | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 6.50 | 10 |
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 |
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Tom Timmermann | 29 | 124.1 | 8 | 7 | 4.92 | 62 |
Mike Kekich | 16 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 7.02 | 26 |
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 |
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Tom Hilgendorf | 48 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3.14 | 58 |
Jerry Johnson | 39 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6.18 | 45 |
Ray Lamb | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4.60 | 60 |
Ed Farmer | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.67 | 10 |
Ken Sanders | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1.65 | 14 |
Steve Mingori | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.17 | 4 |
Mike Kilkenny | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 3 |
Mike Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Awards and honors[]
All-Star Game
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Oklahoma City 89ers | American Association | Frank Lucchesi |
AA | San Antonio Brewers | Texas League | Tony Pacheco |
A | Reno Silver Sox | California League | Lou Klimchock |
Rookie | GCL Indians | Gulf Coast League |
Notes[]
- ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p. 16, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0
- ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p. 6
- ^ Walt Williams page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Graig Nettles page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/raglato01.shtml
- ^ Rich Hinton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jerry Kenney page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Kekich page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ 1973 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References[]
- Cleveland Indians seasons
- 1973 Major League Baseball season
- 1973 in sports in Ohio