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Contents

   



(Top)
  


1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Notable transactions  




2.4  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 Postseason  


4.1  ALCS  


4.1.1  Game 1  




4.1.2  Game 2  




4.1.3  Game 3  




4.1.4  Game 4  




4.1.5  Game 5  








5 Farm system  




6 Notes  




7 References  













1973 Baltimore Orioles season






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1973 Baltimore Orioles
American League East Champions
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkMemorial Stadium
CityBaltimore, Maryland
Record97–65 (.599)
Divisional place1st
OwnersJerold Hoffberger
General managersFrank Cashen
ManagersEarl Weaver
TelevisionWJZ-TV
RadioWBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)
← 1972 Seasons 1974 →

The 1973 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing first in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. They went on to lose to the Oakland Athletics in the 1973 American League Championship Series, three games to two.

The Orioles sustained a net operating loss of $700,000.[1]

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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  • e
    • 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

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    1973 American League record
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    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
    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

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    Roster

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    1973 Baltimore Orioles
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats

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    = Indicates team leader

    Batting

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    Starters by position

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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
    C Earl Williams 132 459 109 .237 22 83
    1B Boog Powell 114 370 98 .265 11 54
    2B Bobby Grich 162 581 146 .251 12 50
    3B Brooks Robinson 155 549 141 .257 9 72
    SS Mark Belanger 154 470 106 .226 0 27
    LF Don Baylor 118 405 116 .286 11 51
    CF Paul Blair 144 500 140 .280 10 64
    RF Merv Rettenmund 95 321 84 .262 9 44
    DH Tommy Davis 137 552 169 .306 7 89

    Other batters

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    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
    Rich Coggins 110 389 124 .319 7 41
    Al Bumbry 110 356 120 .337 7 34
    Andy Etchebarren 54 152 39 .257 2 23
    Terry Crowley 54 131 27 .206 3 15
    Elrod Hendricks 41 101 18 .178 3 15
    Frank Baker 44 63 12 .190 1 11
    Enos Cabell 32 47 10 .213 1 3
    Larry Brown 17 28 7 .250 1 5
    Jim Fuller 9 26 3 .115 2 4
    Doug DeCinces 10 18 2 .111 0 3
    Sergio Robles 8 13 1 .077 0 0
    Curt Motton 5 6 2 .333 1 4

    Pitching

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    Starting pitchers

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    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 Palmer 38 296.1 22 9 2.40 158
    Mike Cuellar 38 267.0 18 13 3.27 140
    Dave McNally 38 266.0 17 17 3.21 87
    Doyle Alexander 29 174.2 12 8 3.86 63
    Jesse Jefferson 18 100.2 6 5 4.11 52

    Other pitchers

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    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Orlando Peña 11 44.2 1 1 4.03 23
    Don Hood 8 32.1 3 2 3.90 18
    Wayne Garland 4 16.0 0 1 3.94 10

    Relief pitchers

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    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Grant Jackson 45 8 0 9 1.90 47
    Bob Reynolds 42 7 5 9 1.95 77
    Eddie Watt 30 3 4 5 3.30 38
    Mickey Scott 1 0 0 0 5.40 2

    Postseason

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    ALCS

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    Main article: 1973 American League Championship Series

    Game 1

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    October 6, 1973, at Memorial Stadium

    Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
    Baltimore 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 6 12 0
    W: Jim Palmer (1–0)   L: Vida Blue (0–1)   
    HR: None

    Game 2

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    October 7, 1973, at Memorial Stadium

    Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    Oakland 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 6 9 0
    Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 8 0
    W: Catfish Hunter (1–0)   L: Dave McNally (0–1)   S: Rollie Fingers (1)
    HR: OAK – Bert Campaneris (1), Joe Rudi (1), Sal Bando 2 (2)

    Game 3

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    October 9, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

    Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
    Baltimore 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
    Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 3
    W: Ken Holtzman (1–0)   L: Mike Cuellar (0–1)
    HR: OAK – Bert Campaneris (2) BAL – Earl Williams (1)

    Game 4

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    October 10, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

    Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 8 0
    Oakland 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 0
    W: Grant Jackson (1–0)   L: Rollie Fingers (0–1)
    HR: BAL – Andy Etchebarren (1), Bobby Grich (1)

    Game 5

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    October 11, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

    Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
    Oakland 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 0
    W: Catfish Hunter (2–0)   L: Doyle Alexander (0–1)
    HR: None

    Farm system

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    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Joe Altobelli
    AA Asheville Orioles Southern League Cal Ripken Sr.
    A Lodi Orioles California League Jimmie Schaffer
    A Miami Orioles Florida State League Bobby Malkmus
    Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League George Farson

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lodi

    Notes

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    1. ^ "On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  • ^ Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Johnny Oates page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ John Flinn page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Don Buford page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Tom Matchick page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Mike Flanagan page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference

    • References

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