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Contents

   



(Top)
  


1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Opening Day lineup  




2.4  Roster  






3 Player statistics  


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 Statistical leaders  


4.1  Batting  




4.2  Pitching  






5 Farm system  




6 References  




7 External links  













1973 Boston Red Sox season






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1973 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record89–73 (.549)
Divisional place2nd (8GB)
OwnerTom Yawkey
PresidentTom Yawkey
General managerDick O'Connell
Managers
  • Eddie Popowski (1–0)
    • TelevisionWBZ-TV, Ch. 4
    (Ken Coleman, Johnny Pesky)
    RadioWHDH-AM 850
    (Ned Martin, Dave Martin)
    StatsESPN.com
    BB-reference
    ← 1972 Seasons 1974 →

    The 1973 Boston Red Sox season was the 73rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, eight games behind the Baltimore Orioles. The team was managed by Eddie Kasko until he was reassigned at the end of September; third-base coach Eddie Popowski managed the team in their final contest of the season.[1]

    Offseason

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    Regular season

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    Record by month[4]
    Month Record Cumulative AL East Ref.
    Won Lost Won Lost Position GB
    April 7 10 7 10 6th 2 [5]
    May 13 13 20 23 4th 3+1⁄2 [6]
    June 15 12 35 35 4th 5 [7]
    July 19 14 54 49 4th 3+1⁄2 [8]
    August 18 13 72 62 2nd 6 [9]
    September 17 11 89 73 2nd 8 [10]

    Season standings

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    • 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 —


    Opening Day lineup

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     4 Tommy Harper CF
    11 Luis Aparicio SS
     8 Carl Yastrzemski     1B
     7 Reggie Smith CF
    25 Orlando Cepeda DH
     6 Rico Petrocelli 3B
    27 Carlton Fisk C
     2 Doug Griffin 2B
    40 Dwight Evans RF
    23 Luis Tiant P

    Source:[11]

    Roster

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    1973 Boston Red Sox
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders

    Other batters

    		Manager

    Coaches

    Player statistics

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    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 Carlton Fisk 135 508 125 .246 26 71
    1B Carl Yastrzemski 152 540 160 .296 19 95
    2B Doug Griffin 113 396 101 .255 1 33
    SS Luis Aparicio 132 499 135 .271 0 49
    3B Rico Petrocelli 100 356 87 .244 13 45
    LF Tommy Harper 147 566 159 .281 17 71
    CF Reggie Smith 115 423 128 .303 21 69
    RF Dwight Evans 119 282 63 .223 10 32
    DH Orlando Cepeda 142 550 159 .289 20 86

    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
    Rick Miller 143 441 115 .261 6 43
    Mario Guerrero 66 219 51 .233 0 11
    Danny Cater 63 195 61 .313 1 24
    John Kennedy 67 155 28 .181 1 16
    Ben Oglivie 58 147 32 .218 2 9
    Bob Montgomery 34 128 41 .320 7 25
    Cecil Cooper 30 101 24 .238 3 11
    Buddy Hunter 13 7 3 .429 0 2

    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
    Bill Lee 38 284.2 17 11 2.75 120
    Luis Tiant 35 272.0 20 13 3.34 206
    John Curtis 35 221.1 13 13 3.58 101
    Marty Pattin 34 219.1 15 15 4.31 119
    Ray Culp 10 50.1 2 6 4.47 32

    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
    Roger Moret 30 156.1 13 2 3.17 90
    Dick Pole 12 54.2 3 2 5.60 24
    Lynn McGlothen 6 23.0 1 2 8.22 16

    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
    Bobby Bolin 39 3 4 15 2.70 31
    Bob Veale 32 2 3 11 3.47 25
    Mike Garman 12 0 0 0 5.32 9
    Craig Skok 11 0 1 1 6.28 22
    Don Newhauser 9 0 0 1 0.00 8
    Sonny Siebert 2 0 1 0 7.71 5
    Ken Tatum 1 0 0 0 9.00 0

    Statistical leaders

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    Bill Lee
    Category Player Statistic
    Youngest player Dwight Evans 21
    Oldest player Luis Aparicio 39
    Wins Above Replacement Bill Lee 6.1

    Source:[12]

    Batting

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    Abbr. Category Player Statistic
    G Games played Carl Yastrzemski 152
    PA Plate appearances Carl Yastrzemski 652
    AB At bats Tommy Harper 566
    R Runs scored Tommy Harper 92
    H Hits Carl Yastrzemski 160
    2B Doubles Orlando Cepeda 25
    Carl Yastrzemski
    3B Triples Rick Miller 7
    HR Home runs Carlton Fisk 26
    RBI Runs batted in Carl Yastrzemski 95
    SB Stolen bases Tommy Harper 54
    CS Caught stealing Tommy Harper 14
    BB Base on balls Carl Yastrzemski 105
    SO Strikeouts Carlton Fisk 99
    BA Batting average Carl Yastrzemski .296
    OBP On-base percentage Carl Yastrzemski .407
    SLG Slugging percentage Reggie Smith .515
    OPS On-base plus slugging Reggie Smith .913
    OPS+ Adjusted OPS Reggie Smith 150
    TB Total bases Carl Yastrzemski 250
    GIDP Grounded into double play Orlando Cepeda 24
    HBP Hit by pitch Carlton Fisk 10
    SH Sacrifice hits Doug Griffin 13
    SF Sacrifice flies Luis Aparicio 7
    IBB Intentional base on balls Orlando Cepeda 13
    Carl Yastrzemski

    Source:[12]

    Pitching

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    Abbr. Category Player Statistic
    W Wins Luis Tiant 20
    L Losses Marty Pattin 15
    W-L % Winning percentage Roger Moret .867 (13–2)
    ERA Earned run average Bob Bolin 2.70
    G Games pitched Bob Bolin 39
    GS Games started Luis Tiant 35
    GF Games finished Bob Bolin 29
    CG Complete games Luis Tiant 23
    SHO Shutouts John Curtis 4
    SV Saves Bob Bolin 15
    IP Innings pitched Bill Lee 284+2⁄3
    SO Strikeouts Luis Tiant 206
    WHIP Walks plus hits per inning pitched Luis Tiant 1.085

    Source:[12]

    Farm system

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    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Pawtucket Red Sox International League Darrell Johnson
    AA Bristol Red Sox Eastern League Rac Slider
    A Winston-Salem Red Sox Carolina League Bill Slack
    A Winter Haven Red Sox Florida State League Al Lehrer
    A-Short Season Elmira Pioneers New York–Penn League Dick Berardino

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Pawtucket, Winston-Salem
    Source:[13][14]

    References

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    1. ^ "Houk Quits, Kasko Fired". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. October 1, 1973. p. 3-B. Retrieved September 27, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  • ^ Orlando Cepeda page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Phil Gagliano page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ "The 1973 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Events of Sunday, April 29, 1973".
  • ^ "Events of Thursday, May 31, 1973".
  • ^ "Events of Saturday, June 30, 1973".
  • ^ "Events of Tuesday, July 31, 1973".
  • ^ "Events of Friday, August 31, 1973".
  • ^ "Events of Sunday, September 30, 1973".
  • ^ "Boston Red Sox 15, New York Yankees 5". Retrosheet. April 6, 1973. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  • ^ a b c "1973 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  • ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  • ^ Boston Red Sox Guide for Press TV Radio. 1973. p. 2. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
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