1973 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1973 American League East Tiger Stadium Detroit, Michigan John Fetzer Jim Campbell Billy Martin, Joe Schultz WJBK(George Kell, Larry Osterman) WJR(Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey) The 1973 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 73rd season and the 62nd season at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers compiled a record of 85–77. They finished in third place in the AL East, 12 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. They were outscored by their opponents 674 to 642. Offseason November 30, 1972: Rich Reese was purchased by the Tigers from the Minnesota Twins.Rich Reese at Baseball Reference Regular season April 27, 1973: Steve Busby threw the first no-hitter in Kansas City Royals history against the Tigers.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 The Royals beat Detroit by a score of 3–0. Season standings Record vs. opponents DET Notable transactions April 2, 1973: Tim Hosley was traded by the Tigers to the Oakland Athletics for Don Shaw.Tim Hosley at Baseball Reference June 5, 1973: Bob Adams was drafted by the Tigers in the 3rd round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.Bob Adams at Baseball Reference August 17, 1973: Rich Reese was released by the Tigers. Roster 1973 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers 15 Joe Coleman 28 Ed Farmer 38 Woodie Fryman 18 John Hiller 20 Fred Holdsworth 45 Gary Ignasiak 30 Lerrin LaGrow 35 Dave Lemanczyk 29 Mickey Lolich 17 Bob Miller 31 Jim Perry 39 Fred Scherman 37 Chuck Seelbach 14 Bill Slayback 34 Mike Strahler 28 Tom Timmermann Catchers 36 Bob Didier 11 Bill Freehan 12 Duke Sims Infielders  8 Ed Brinkman  9 Ike Brown 25 Norm Cash 33 Frank Howard 44 John Knox  3 Dick McAuliffe 7,20 Rich Reese  4 Aurelio Rodríguez 42 Joe Staton 10 Tony Taylor  7 Tom Veryzer Outfielders 26 Gates Brown 22 Ron Cash 23 Willie Horton  6 Al Kaline 21 Marvin Lane  5 Jim Northrup 27 Dick Sharon 24 Mickey Stanley Other batters 40 John Gamble Manager  1 Billy Martin 51 Joe Schultz Coaches 50 Art Fowler 51 Joe Schultz 52 Charlie Silvera 53 Dick Tracewski 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 Bill Freehan 110 380 89 .234 6 29 1B Norm Cash 121 363 95 .262 19 40 2B Dick McAuliffe 106 343 94 .274 12 47 3B Aurelio Rodríguez 160 555 123 .222 9 58 SS Ed Brinkman 162 515 122 .237 7 40 LF Willie Horton Willie Horton (baseball) 111 411 130 .316 17 53 CF Mickey Stanley 157 602 147 .244 17 57 RF Jim Northrup Jim Northrup (baseball) 119 404 124 .307 12 44 DH Gates Brown 125 377 89 .236 12 50 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 Al Kaline 91 310 79 .255 10 45 Tony Taylor Tony Taylor (baseball) 84 275 63 .229 5 24 Duke Sims 80 252 61 .242 8 30 Frank Howard Frank Howard (baseball) 85 227 58 .256 12 29 Dick Sharon 91 178 43 .242 7 16 Rich Reese 59 102 14 .137 2 4 Ike Brown 42 76 22 .289 1 9 Ron Cash 14 39 16 .410 0 6 John Knox John Knox (baseball) 12 32 9 .281 0 3 Bob Didier 7 22 10 .455 0 1 Tom Veryzer 18 20 6 .300 0 2 Joe Staton Joe Staton (baseball) 9 17 4 .235 0 3 Marvin Lane 6 8 2 .250 1 2 John Gamble John Gamble (baseball) 7 0 0 ---- 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Mickey Lolich 42 308.2 16 15 3.82 214 Joe Coleman Joe Coleman (1970s pitcher) 40 288.1 23 15 3.53 202 Jim Perry Jim Perry (baseball) 35 203.0 14 13 4.03 66 Woodie Fryman 34 169.2 6 13 5.36 119 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 Mike Strahler 22 80.1 4 5 4.37 37 Fred Holdsworth 5 14.2 0 1 6.75 9 Gary Ignasiak 3 4.2 0 0 3.86 4 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV GF ERA SO John Hiller 65 10 5 38 60 1.44 124 Fred Scherman 34 2 2 1 17 4.23 28 Ed Farmer 24 3 0 2 12 5.00 28 Bob Miller Bob Miller (baseball, born 1939) 22 4 2 1 10 3.43 23 Lerrin LaGrow 21 1 5 3 7 4.33 33 Tom Timmermann 17 1 1 1 7 3.69 21 Chuck Seelbach 5 1 0 0 0 3.86 2 Bill Slayback 3 0 0 0 1 4.50 1 Dave Lemanczyk 1 0 0 0 0 11.57 0 Awards and honors John Hiller, Hutch Awardhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac Al Kaline, Roberto Clemente Award Mickey Stanley, AL Gold Glove Award, outfield League top ten finishers Ed Brinkman MLB leader in games played (162) AL leader in games played at shortstop (162) AL leader in complete games at shortstop (141) AL leader in innings played at shortstop (1390-2/3) #2 in AL in sacrifice hits (14) #2 in AL times grounded into double plays (22) Joe Coleman AL leader in hit batsmen (10) #2 in AL in wins (23) #4 in AL in home runs allowed (32) #5 in MLB in games started (40) #9 in MLB in batters faced (1219) Bill Freehan #2 in AL in times hit by pitch (11) John Hiller MLB leader in saves (38) AL leader in games (65) AL leader in games finished (60) #5 in AL in win percentage (.667) Al Kaline 4th oldest player in AL (38) Mickey Lolich #2 in MLB in games started (42) #2 in MLB in home runs allowed (35) #2 in MLB in hits allowed (315) #2 in AL in strikeout to walk ratio (2.71) #3 in MLB in earned runs allowed (131) #5 in AL in bases on balls per 9 innings pitched (2.30) #5 in AL in strikeouts (214) #5 in AL in wild pitches (12) #6 in MLB in batters faced (1286) #7 in MLB in innings pitched (308.7) Aurelio Rodríguez AL leader in games played at third base (160) AL leader in complete games at third base (151) AL leader in innings played at third base (1394-2/3) #5 in AL in games played (160) Mickey Stanley #4 in AL in outs (481) Players ranking among top 100 all time at position The following members of the 1975 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001: Bill Freehan: 12th best catcher of all time Norm Cash: 20th best first baseman of all time Aurelio Rodríguez: 91st best third baseman of all time Al Kaline: 11th best right fielder of all time Willie Horton: 55th best left fielder of all time Mickey Lolich: 72nd best pitcher of all time Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Johnny Lipon and Cot Deal AA Montgomery Rebels Southern League Fred Hatfield A Lakeland Tigers Florida State League Stubby Overmire A Clinton Pilots Midwest League Jim Leyland A Anderson Tigers Western Carolinas League Len Okrie Rookie Bristol Tigers Appalachian League Joe Lewis LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montgomery References 2 External links Baseball 1973 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics at Baseball Reference Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers season Detroit Tiger Category:1973 in Detroit