1973 Los Angeles Dodgers season

March 2026 November 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers 1973 National League West Dodger Stadium Los Angeles 95 66 y 2nd Walter O'Malley, James Mulvey Peter O'Malley Al Campanis Walter Alston KTTV (11) KFIVin Scully, Jerry DoggettXEGMJaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos The 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 84th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 16th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 12th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California. The Dodgers finished the season in second place in the National League West with a record of 95–66. From June 17 through September 2, the Dodgers held first place in their division. At one point, on July 17, LA had an 8.5 game lead over the Reds. On September 4, they relinquished their lead to the Reds, and despite winning their last five contests of the season in a row, the Dodgers finished 3.5 games behind. Offseason October 26, 1972: Larry Hisle was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rudy Arroyo and Greg Milliken (minors).Larry Hisle page at Baseball Reference November 28, 1972: Frank Robinson, Bill Singer, Mike Strahler, Billy Grabarkewitz and Bobby Valentine were traded by the Dodgers to the California Angels for Andy Messersmith and Ken McMullen.Frank Robinson page at Baseball Reference March 26, 1973: George Culver was purchased by the Dodgers from the Houston Astros.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/culvege01.shtml George Culver page at Baseball Reference March 26, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20170129032119/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/culvege01.shtml January 29, 2017 dead March 27, 1973: Dick Dietz was purchased from the Dodgers by the Atlanta Braves.Dick Dietz page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents LAD Opening Day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Lee Lacy Second basemanManny Mota Left fielderBill Buckner First basemanWillie Davis Center fielderWillie Crawford Right fielderJoe Ferguson CatcherKen McMullen Third basemanBill Russell ShortstopDon Sutton Starting pitcher Notable transactions April 24, 1973: Tim Johnson was traded by the Dodgers to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rick Auerbach.Tim Johnson page at Baseball Reference August 10, 1973: George Culver was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies. Memorable events On June 13 in a game versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium, Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey and Bill Russell play together as an infield for the Dodgers for first time, going on to set the record of staying together for 8½ years.https://thisdayinbaseball.com/the-los-angeles-dodgers-infield-of-steve-garvey-1b-davey-lopes-2b-ron-cey-3b-and-bill-russell-ss-plays-together-for-the-first-time-in-a/ This Day In Dodgers History: Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey & Bill Russell Begin Streak As ‘Longest Running Infield’ This Day In Baseball Roster 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers 21 Jim Brewer 40 George Culver 44 Al Downing 29 Greg Heydeman 49 Charlie Hough 25 Tommy John 47 Andy Messersmith 23 Claude Osteen 31 Doug Rau 45 Pete Richert 41 Greg Shanahan 50 Eddie Solomon 20 Don Sutton 38 Geoff Zahn Catchers 14 Chris Cannizzaro 13 Joe Ferguson  7 Steve Yeager Infielders 22 Bill Buckner 10 Ron Cey  6 Steve Garvey 34 Lee Lacy 15 Davey Lopes  5 Ken McMullen  8 Jerry Royster 18 Bill Russell Outfielders 27 Willie Crawford  3 Willie Davis 12 Von Joshua 11 Manny Mota 17 Tom Paciorek  2 Paul Powell Other batters  2 Orlando Alvarez 28 Jim Fairey Manager 24 Walter Alston Coaches 26 Red Adams 54 Monty Basgall 19 Jim Gilliam 52 Tommy Lasorda 51 Dixie Walker Game log Regular season Legend Dodgers win Dodgers loss Postponement Eliminated from playoff raceBoldDodgers team member Los Angeles Dodgers 1973 regular season game log: 95–66–1 (Home: 50–31; Away: 45–35–1)1973 Los Angeles Dodgers Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAN/1973-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 17 May 2025 y Los Angeles Dodgers April: 11–11 (Home: 6–6; Away: 5–5) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 9, 1973 || || @ Astros || L 1–4 || || || || || || 1–3 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 10, 1973 || || @ Astros || L 3–4 (12) || || || || || || 1–4 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 11, 1973 || || Reds || L 1–4 || || || || || || 1–5 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 12, 1973 || || Reds || L 2–5 || || || || || || 1–6 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 13, 1973 || || Braves || W 6–3 || || || || || || 2–6 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 14, 1973 || || Braves || W 2–1 || || || || || || 3–6 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 15, 1973 || || Braves || W 6–2 || || || || || || 4–6 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 16, 1973 || || Astros || W 2–1 (13) || || || || || || 5–6 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 12 || April 17, 1973 || || Astros || W 7–2 || || || || || || 6–6 || W5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 18, 1973 || || Astros || L 2–7 || || || || || || 6–7 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 19, 1973 || || Giants || L 6–7 || || || || || || 6–8 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 20, 1973 || || Giants || L 3–7 || || || || || || 6–9 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 21, 1973 || || Giants || W 1–0 || || || || || || 7–9 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 22, 1973 || || Giants || L 2–4 || || || || || || 7–10 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 24, 1973 || || @ Cardinals || L 0–2 || || || || || || 7–11 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 19 || April 25, 1973 || || @ Cardinals || W 5–3 (11) || || || || || || 8–11 || W1 |-style="background:#bbb;" | — || April 27, 1973 || || @ Pirates || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 29 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 20 || April 28, 1973 || || @ Pirates || W 3–2 || || || || || || 9–11 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 21 (1) || April 29, 1973 || || @ Pirates || W 9–8 (11) || || || || || || 10–11 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 22 (2) || April 29, 1973 || || @ Pirates || W 2–1 || || || || || || 11–11 || W4 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May: 19–8–1 (Home: 13–5; Away: 5–3–1) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || May 1, 1973 || || Cubs || L 5–9 || || || || || || 112–12 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || May 2, 1973 || || Cubs || W 4–1 || || || || || || 12–12 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 3, 1973 || || Cubs || L 1–4 || || || || || || 12–13 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 26 || May 4, 1973 || || Cardinals || W 6–5 (10) || || || || || || 13–13 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 27 || May 5, 1973 || || Cardinals || W 11–3 || || || || || || 14–13 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 28 || May 6, 1973 || || Cardinals || W 3–0 || || || || || || 15–13 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 7, 1973 || || Pirates || L 4–5 || || || || || || 15–14 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || May 8, 1973 || || Pirates || W 7–4 || || || || || || 16–14 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 31 || May 9, 1973 || || Pirates || W 8–5 || || || || || || 17–14 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 11, 1973 || || @ Giants || W 3–2 || || || || || || 18–14 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 12, 1973 || || @ Giants || L 4–5 || || || || || || 18–15 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 34 || May 13, 1973 || || @ Giants || W 15–3 || || || || || || 19–15 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 15, 1973 || || @ Reds || L 1–4 || || || || || || 19–16 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 16, 1973 || || @ Reds || W 8–6 (11) || || || || || || 20–16 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 37 || May 17, 1973 || || @ Reds || W 3–1 || || || || || || 21–16 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 38 || May 18, 1973 || || @ Braves || W 3–2 || || || || || || 22–16 || W3 |-style="background:#fff;" | 39 || May 19, 1973 || || @ Braves || T 7–7 (13) || || || || || || 22–16–1 || T1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 40 (1) || May 20, 1973 || || @ Braves || L 2–3 (10) || || || || || || 22–17–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 41 (2) || May 20, 1973 || || @ Braves || W 8–3 || || || || || || 22–17–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 24, 1973 || || Mets || L 3–7 (19) || || || || || || 24–19–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 25, 1973 || || Mets || W 6–4 || || || || || || 25–19–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 26, 1973 || || Mets || W 9–5 || || || || || || 26–19–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || May 27, 1973 || || Mets || W 2–1 || || || || || || 27–19–1 || W3 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June: 21–8 (Home: 8–3; Away: 13–5) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 51 || June 1, 1973 || || Expos || W 3–2 || || || || || || 31–19–1 || W7 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || June 2, 1973 || || Expos || L 3–6 || || || || || || 31–20–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 3, 1973 || || Expos || L 1–4 || || || || || || 31–21–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 54 || June 5, 1973 || || @ Cubs || W 10–1 || || || || || || 32–21–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 55 || June 6, 1973 || || @ Cubs || L 4–6 || || || || || || 32–22–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 56 || June 7, 1973 || || @ Cubs || W 4–0 || || || || || || 33–22–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 57 || June 8, 1973 || || @ Mets || W 5–3 || || || || || || 34–22–1 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 9, 1973 || || @ Mets || L 2–4 || || || || || || 34–23–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 59 || June 10, 1973 || || @ Mets || W 4–0 || || || || || || 35–23–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 15, 1973 || || @ Expos || L 3–4 || || || || || || 37–25–1 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 15, 1973 || || @ Expos || W 6–3 || || || || || || 38–25–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 17, 1973 || || @ Expos || W 3–2 (12) || || || || || || 39–25–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 66 || June 18, 1973 || || Braves || W 13–3 || || || || || || 40–25–1 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 67 || June 19, 1973 || || Braves || W 3–0 || || || || || || 41–25–1 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 68 || June 20, 1973 || || Braves || W 6–5 (11) || || || || || || 42–25–1 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 69 || June 21, 1973 || || Braves || W 5–0 || || || || || || 43–25–1 || W6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 22, 1973 || || Reds || W 3–2 (10) || || || || || || 44–25–1 || W7 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 71 (1) || June 23, 1973 || || Reds || L 1–4 || || || || || || 44–26–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 72 (2) || June 23, 1973 || || Reds || W 5–1 || || || || || || 45–26–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 73 || June 24, 1973 || || Reds || W 5–2 || || || || || || 46–26–1 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 76 (1) || June 28, 1973 || || @ Braves || L 2–3 || || || || || || 48–27–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 77 (2) || June 28, 1973 || || @ Braves || W 8–3 || || || || || || 49–27–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 78 || June 29, 1973 || || @ Braves || W 12–9 (12) || || || || || || 50–27–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 79 || June 30, 1973 || || @ Reds || W 8–7 (13) || || || || || || 51–27–1 || W3 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July: 15–13 (Home: 11–6; Away: 4–7) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 80 (1) || July 1, 1973 || || @ Reds || L 3–4 || || || || || || 51–28–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 81 (2) || July 1, 1973 || || @ Reds || L 2–3 (10) || || || || || || 51–29–1 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 82 || July 2, 1973 || || @ Reds || L 2–4 || || || || || || 51–30–1 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 86 || July 6, 1973 || || Pirates || W 3–2 || || || || || || 52–33–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 87 || July 7, 1973 || || Pirates || W 8–6 || || || || || || 53–33–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 88 || July 8, 1973 || || Pirates || W 3–2 (12) || || || || || || 54–33–1 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 89 || July 10, 1973 || || Cardinals || L 4–5 || || || || || || 54–34–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 90 || July 11, 1973 || || Cardinals || W 3–1 || || || || || || 55–34–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 91 || July 12, 1973 || || Cardinals || W 4–0 || || || || || || 56–34–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 92 || July 13, 1973 || || Cubs || W 5–0 || || || || || || 57–34–1 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 93 || July 14, 1973 || || Cubs || W 7–3 || || || || || || 58–34–1 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 94 || July 15, 1973 || || Cubs || W 9–3 || || || || || || 59–34–1 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 95 || July 16, 1973 || || @ Pirates || W 1–0 || || || || || || 60–34–1 || W6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 96 || July 17, 1973 || || @ Pirates || W 8–4 || || || || || || 61–34–1 || W7 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 97 || July 18, 1973 || || @ Pirates || L 3–7 || || || || || || 61–35–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 98 || July 19, 1973 || || @ Cardinals || W 3–2 || || || || || || 62–35–1 || W6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 99 || July 20, 1973 || || @ Cardinals || W 4–3 \(15) || || || || || || 63–35–1 || WL2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 21, 1973 || || @ Cardinals || L 1–8 || || || || || || 63–36–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 101 || July 22, 1973 || || @ Cardinals || L 4–5 || || || || || || 63–37–1 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || July 24, 1973 || 5:15p.m. PDT || 44th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | National League vs. American League (Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri |-style="background:#bfb;" | 102 || July 26, 1973 || || Astros || W 3–1 || || || || || || 64–37–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 103 || July 27, 1973 || || Astros || L 2–5 || || || || || || 64–38–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 104 || July 28, 1973 || || Giants || L 0–5 || || || || || || 64–39–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 105 || July 29, 1973 || || Giants || W 6–2 || || || || || || 65–39–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 105 || July 30, 1973 || || Giants || W 5–2 || || || || || || 66–39–1 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 107 || July 31, 1973 || || @ Astros || L 2–3 || || || || || || 66–40–1 || L1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August: 17–12 (Home: 6–4; Away: 11–8) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 108 || August 1, 1973 || || @ Astros || L 0–5 || || || || || || 66–41–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 109 || August 2, 1973 || || @ Astros || W 4–2 (11) || || || || || || 67–41–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 110 || August 3, 1973 || || @ Giants || W 3–0 || || || || || || 68–41–1 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 111 || August 4, 1973 || || @ Giants || L 2–3 (11) || || || || || || 68–42–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 112 || August 5, 1973 || || @ Giants || W 4–3 || || || || || || 69–42–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 115 || August 8, 1973 || || Mets || L 0–1 || || || || || || 71–43–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 116 || August 9, 1973 || || Mets || W 1–0 || || || || || || 72–43–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 120 || August 13, 1973 || || Expos || W 8–5 || || || || || || 74–45–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 121 || August 14, 1973 || || Expos || W 4–3 || || || || || || 75–45–1 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 122 || August 15, 1973 || || Expos || W 7–2 || || || || || || 76–45–1 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 123 || August 17, 1973 || || @ Cubs || L 1–5 || || || || || || 76–46–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 124 || August 18, 1973 || || @ Cubs || L 1–2 || || || || || || 76–47–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 125 || August 19, 1973 || || @ Cubs || W 2–1 || || || || || || 77–47–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 126 || August 21, 1973 || || @ Mets || L 1–2 || || || || || || 77–48–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 127 || August 22, 1973 || || @ Mets || L 3–4 || || || || || || 77–49–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 128 || August 23, 1973 || || @ Mets || W 5–4 || || || || || || 78–49–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 132 || August 27, 1973 || || @ Expos || L 0–4 || || || || || || 81–50–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 133 || August 28, 1973 || || @ Expos || W 6–1 || || || || || || 82–50–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 134 || August 29, 1973 || || @ Expos || L 5–6 || || || || || || 82–51–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 135 || August 30, 1973 || || Astros || W 6–5 || || || || || || 83–51–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 136 || August 31, 1973 || || Astros || L 2–3 || || || || || || 83–52–1 || L1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September: 12–14 (Home: 6–7; Away: 6–7) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 137 || September 1, 1973 || || Astros || L 0–2 || || || || || || 83–53–1 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 138 || September 2, 1973 || || Astros || L 0–9 || || || || || || 83–54–1 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 139 || September 3, 1973 || || @ Giants || L 8–11 || || || || || || 83–55–1 || L4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 140 || September 4, 1973 || || @ Giants || L 1–3 || || || || || || 83–56–1 || L5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 141 || September 5, 1973 || || @ Giants || L 0–7 || || || || || || 83–57–1 || L6 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 146 || September 11, 1973 || || @ Reds || L 3–6 || || || || || || 84–61–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 147 || September 12, 1973 || || @ Reds || L 3–7 || || || || || || 84–62–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 148 || September 13, 1973 || || @ Astros || W 8–6 || || || || || || 85–62–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 149 || September 14, 1973 || || @ Astros || W 13–1 || || || || || || 86–62–1 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 150 || September 15, 1973 || || @ Astros || L 1–5 || || || || || || 86–63–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 151 || September 16, 1973 || || @ Astros || L 2–6 || || || || || || 86–64–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 152 || September 17, 1973 || || Giants || W 7–2 || || || || || || 87–64–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 153 || September 18, 1973 || || Giants || W 3–1 || || || || || || 88–64–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 154 || September 19, 1973 || || Braves || W 4–1 || || || || || || 89–64–1 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 155 || September 20, 1973 || || Braves || W 5–3 (12) || || || || || || 90–64–1 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 156 || September 21, 1973 || || Reds || L 1–4 (10) || || || || || || 90–65–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 157 || September 22, 1973 || || Reds || L 9–11 || || || || || || 90–66–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 158 || September 23, 1973 || || Reds || W 6–4 || || || || || || 91–66–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 159 || September 25, 1973 || || @ Braves || W 5–1 || || || || || || 92–66–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 160 || September 26, 1973 || || @ Braves || W 9–8 || || || || || || 93–66–1 || W3 |-style="background:#bbb;" | — || September 27, 1973 || || @ Braves || colspan=8| Cancelled (rain); Not rescheduled |- Detailed records National League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed NL East Chicago Cubs 4–2 3–3 7–5 7 5 53 35 Montreal Expos 4–2 3–3 7–5 7 5 49 42 New York Mets 4–2 3–3 7–5 7 5 41 35 Pittsburgh Pirates 5–1 5–1 10–2 10 2 58 42 St. Louis Cardinals 5–1 3–3 8–4 8 4 48 37 22–8 17–13 39–21 39 21 249 191 NL West Atlanta Braves 9–0 6–2 15–2 15 2 99 50 Cincinnati Reds 4–5 3–6 7–11 7 11 66 79 Houston Astros 4–5 3–6 7–11 7 11 58 71 Los Angeles Dodgers — — — — — — San Francisco Giants 5–4 4–5 9–9 9 9 73 68 22–13 16–19 38–33 38 33 296 268 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 Joe Ferguson Joe Ferguson (baseball) 136 487 128 .263 25 88 1B Bill Buckner 140 575 158 .275 8 46 2B Davey Lopes 142 535 147 .275 6 37 SS Bill Russell Bill Russell (shortstop) 162 615 163 .265 4 56 3B Ron Cey 152 507 124 .245 15 80 LF Manny Mota 89 293 92 .314 0 23 CF Willie Davis Willie Davis (baseball) 152 599 171 .285 16 77 RF Willie Crawford 145 457 135 .295 14 66 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 Steve Garvey 114 349 106 .304 8 50 Tom Paciorek 96 195 51 .262 5 18 Von Joshua 75 159 40 .252 2 17 Lee Lacy 57 135 28 .207 0 8 Steve Yeager 54 134 34 .254 2 10 Ken McMullen Ken McMullen (baseball) 42 85 21 .247 5 18 Chris Cannizzaro 17 21 4 .190 0 3 Jerry Royster 10 19 4 .211 0 2 Jim Fairey 10 9 2 .222 0 0 Orlando Álvarez 4 4 1 .250 0 0 Paul Powell Paul Powell (baseball) 2 1 0 .000 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 Don Sutton 33 256.1 18 10 2.42 200 Andy Messersmith 33 249.2 14 10 2.70 177 Claude Osteen 33 236.2 16 11 3.31 86 Tommy John 36 218.0 16 7 3.10 116 Al Downing Al Downing (baseball) 30 193.0 9 9 3.31 124 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 Geoff Zahn 6 13.1 1 0 1.35 9 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 Jim Brewer baseball 56 6 8 20 3.01 56 Pete Richert 39 3 3 7 3.18 31 Charlie Hough 37 4 2 5 2.76 70 Doug Rau 31 4 2 3 3.96 51 George Culver 28 4 4 2 3.00 23 Greg Shanahan 7 0 0 1 3.45 11 Eddie Solomon 4 0 0 0 7.11 6 Greg Heydeman 1 0 0 0 4.50 1 Awards and honors Gold Glove Award Willie Davis NL Player of the Month Willie Crawford (May 1973) NL Player of the Week Andy Messersmith (May 14–20) Willie Crawford (May 21–27) Willie Davis (July 9–15) All-Stars 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Jim Brewer reserve Willie Davis reserve Manny Mota reserve Claude Osteen reserve Bill Russell reserve Don Sutton reserve TSN National League All-Stars Bill Russell Baseball Digest Rookie All-Stars Ron Cey Davey Lopes Farm system AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Stan Wasiak AA Waterbury Dodgers Eastern League Don LeJohn A Bakersfield Dodgers California League George Freese A Daytona Beach Dodgers Florida State League Bart Shirley A-Short Season Bellingham Dodgers Northwest League Bill Berrier Rookie Ogden Dodgers Pioneer League Gail Henley 1973 Major League Baseball draft 1973 Major League Baseball draft This was the ninth year of a Major League Baseball draft. The Dodgers drafted 22 players in the June draft and nine in the January draft. Six players eventually played in MLB. The most notable player from this draft class was outfielder Joe Simpson, who played from 1975 to 1983 but made his mark primarily as a broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves. The Dodgers first round pick was catcher Ted Farr of Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Washington. He played 339 games from 1973 to 1977 in the Dodgers farm system, hitting .235. 1973 draft picksJanuary draft 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Wes MooreRHP Yavapai CollegeYes 1973–1975 A2Michael BoydOF Chipola CollegeNo 3Bob McClureLHP College of San MateoNo Royals-1973 1973–1993 MLB4Jeff Moore1B Middle Georgia CollegeNo 5Jeff HillOF Phoenix CollegeNo 6Terry NanceP Monterey Peninsula CollegeNo January secondary phase 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Guy ToddRHP Blinn College Yes1973–1976 AA2Bob PurkeyRHPGulf Coast Community College No 3Craig MinettoLHP San Joaquin Delta College NoExpos-1974 1974–1984 MLB June draft 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Ted FarrCShadle Park High SchoolYes1973–1977AAA2Mike PaciorekSSSt. Mary's High SchoolYes1973–1977A3Joe SimpsonOFUniversity of OklahomaYes1973–1984MLB4Richard Hance3BCalifornia State University, FresnoYes1973–1977AA5Thomas SteinmetzSSCanevin Catholic High SchoolNoExpos-1978 1978A-6Mike DimmelOFLogansport High SchoolYes 1973–1980 MLB7David RichardsCProviso East High SchoolYes 1973–1982 AAA8Bradford DrysdaleRHPBrawley Union High SchoolNoOrioles – 1974 1974–1975 Rookie9Bob StanleyRHPKearny High SchoolNoRed Sox-1974 1974–1989 MLB10Mark WilsonOFAshland High SchoolNoTwins 1975 A11Charles BarrettRHPRancho High SchoolYes 1973–1978AAA12William CollinsRHPUniversity of South AlabamaYes 1973 A13Daniel SmithRHPCovina High SchoolYes 1973–1980 AAA14James MitchellSS Cardinal Mooney High SchoolYes1974–1978A15Kelly Snider1BHillcrest High SchoolNoDodgers-1976 1976–1982 AAA16Edward Davis3BWest Jefferson High SchoolYes 1973 Rookie17Robert ArceneauxCManual Arts High SchoolNo 18Tom DixonRHPWilliam R. Boone High SchoolNoCardinals-1974 1974–1983 MLB19Charles JamesOFManual Arts High SchoolNoOrioles-1974 1974–1976 A20George KunklerLHPLindbergh High SchoolNoDodgers-1976 1976–1977AA21Russell HollandRHPParksley High SchoolYes 1973 Rookie June secondary phase 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1William MeyerSS University of MichiganYes 1973–1976AA Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site Category:Los Angeles Dodgers seasons Los Angeles Dodgers season Los Angel