1973 California Angels season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 California Angels 1973 Eagle Scout Night, Angel Stadium, 1973 (20232238533).jpg Night game in 1973 American League West Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California Gene Autry Harry Dalton Bobby Winkles KTLA KMPC(Dick Enberg, Dave Niehaus, Don Drysdale) The 1973 California Angels season was the 13th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 8th in Anaheim, and their 8th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished the season fourth in the American League West with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses. Offseason November 28, 1972: Andy Messersmith and Ken McMullen were traded by the Angels to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Frank Robinson, Billy Grabarkewitz, Bill Singer, Mike Strahler, and Bobby Valentine.Frank Robinson at Baseball-Reference Regular season 1973 was an eventful season for Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan. On May 15, Ryan threw the first no-hitter of his career.Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 12, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, 978-1-55365-507-7 On July 3, he struck out Sal Bando of the Oakland Athletics for the 1000th strikeout in his career.http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/strikeouts.html The Nolan Ryan Express The Strikeout King smackbomb.com/nolanryan July 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716092407/http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/strikeouts.html July 16, 2011 dead mdy-all Twelve days later, Ryan threw a second no-hitter, becoming the fifth pitcher in major league history to throw two no-hitters in one season.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 139, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 For the year, Ryan set what is, as of 2022, the post-1900 Major League Baseball record for most strikeouts in a season with 383, topping Sandy Koufax's 1965 mark by one.Single-Season Leaders & Records for Strikeouts (The all-time record belongs to Matt Kilroy, who struck out 513 batters in 1886). In the process, he struck out at least 10 batters in 23 different games.Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 32, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, 978-1-55365-507-7 Season standings Record vs. opponents CAL Notable transactions May 20, 1973: Jim Spencer and Lloyd Allen were traded by the Angels to the Texas Rangers for Mike Epstein, Rich Hand and Rick Stelmaszek.Mike Epstein at Baseball-Reference June 5, 1973: Brian Kingman was drafted by the Angels in the 12th round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Brian Kingman at Baseball-Reference July 16, 1973: Curt Motton was released by the Angels.Curt Motton at Baseball-Reference Roster 1973 California Angels Roster Pitchers 40 Lloyd Allen 31 Steve Barber 25 Rich Hand 42 Andy Hassler 35 Dick Lange 34 Rudy May 41 Aurelio Monteagudo 45 Ron Perranoski 30 Nolan Ryan 29 Dave Sells 48 Bill Singer 40 Frank Tanana 47 Terry Wilshusen 38 Clyde Wright Catchers 15 Art Kusnyer 19 Charlie Sands  8 Rick Stelmaszek 11 John Stephenson 10 Jeff Torborg Infielders 24 Sandy Alomar Sr.  7 Dave Chalk 19 Jerry DaVanon  5 Mike Epstein  6 Al Gallagher  7 Billy Grabarkewitz 12 Winston Llenas  3 Rudy Meoli 33 Bob Oliver 18 Billy Parker  9 Jim Spencer 13 Bobby Valentine Outfielders 16 Ken Berry 17 Bobby Brooks  4 Doug Howard 22 Tommy McCraw 28 Vada Pinson 5,17 Mickey Rivers 20 Frank Robinson  9 Richie Scheinblum 36 Leroy Stanton Manager  1 Bobby Winkles Coaches 27 Tom Morgan 21 Salty Parker 23 Jimmie Reese  2 John Roseboro 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 C Jeff Torborg 102 255 56 .220 1 18 1B Mike Epstein 91 312 67 .215 8 32 2B Sandy Alomar Sr. 136 470 112 .238 0 28 SS Rudy Meoli 120 305 68 .223 2 23 3B Al Gallagher 110 311 85 .273 0 26 LF Vada Pinson 124 466 121 .260 8 57 CF Ken Berry 137 415 118 .284 3 36 RF Leroy Stanton 119 306 72 .235 8 34 DH Frank Robinson 147 534 142 .266 30 97 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 Bob Oliver 151 544 144 .265 18 89 Tom McCraw 99 264 70 .265 3 24 Richie Scheinblum 77 229 75 .328 3 21 Winston Llenas 78 130 35 .269 1 25 Billy Grabarkewitz 61 129 21 .163 3 9 Mickey Rivers 32 129 45 .349 0 16 Bobby Valentine 32 126 38 .302 1 13 John Stephenson 60 122 30 .246 1 9 Billy Parker 38 102 23 .225 0 7 Jim Spencer 29 87 21 .241 2 11 Dave Chalk 24 69 16 .232 0 6 Art Kusnyer 41 64 8 .125 0 3 Jerry DaVanon 41 49 12 .245 0 2 Charlie Sands 17 33 9 .273 1 5 Rick Stelmaszek 22 26 4 .154 0 3 Doug Howard 8 21 2 .095 0 1 Bobby Brooks 4 7 1 .143 0 0 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 Nolan Ryan 41 326.0 21 16 2.87 383 Bill Singer 40 315.2 20 14 3.22 241 Clyde Wright 37 257.0 11 19 3.68 65 Rudy May 34 185.0 7 17 4.38 134 Frank Tanana 4 26.1 2 2 3.08 22 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 Rich Hand 16 54.2 4 3 3.62 19 Dick Lange 17 52.2 2 1 4.44 27 Andy Hassler 7 31.2 0 4 3.69 19 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 Dave Sells 51 7 2 10 3.71 25 Steve Barber 50 3 2 4 3.53 58 Aurelio Monteagudo 15 2 1 3 4.20 8 Ron Perranoski 8 0 2 0 4.09 5 Lloyd Allen 5 0 0 1 10.38 4 Terry Wilshusen 1 0 0 0 81.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Salt Lake City Angels Pacific Coast League Les Moss AA El Paso Sun Kings Texas League Norm Sherry and Moose Stubing A Salinas Packers California League Jim Saul A Quad Cities Angels Midwest League Dick Kinaman Rookie Idaho Falls Angels Pioneer League Bob Clear Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1973 California Angels team at Baseball-Reference 1973 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Los Angeles Angels seasons Category:1970s in Anaheim, California California Angels season Los