1973 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1973 American League East Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Nick Mileti Gabe Paul, Phil Seghi Ken Aspromonte WJW-TV WERE (1300) The 1973 Cleveland Indians season was the 73rd in the franchise's history. The club finished in sixth place in the American League East. Offseason In January, Vernon Stouffer sold the Cleveland Indians to Nick Mileti for $10 million.Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p. 16, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, 978-0-06-169031-0 It was $1.4 million more than the group led by George Steinbrenner had offered in December 1971.Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p. 6 Notable transactions October 19, 1972: Eddie Leon was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Walt Williams.Walt Williams page at Baseball Reference November 27, 1972: Graig Nettles and Jerry Moses were traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for John Ellis, Jerry Kenney, Charlie Spikes, and Rusty Torres.Graig Nettles page at Baseball Reference November 30, 1972: Del Unser and Terry Wedgewood (minors) were traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Oscar Gamble and Roger Freed.Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference November 30, 1972: Tom Ragland was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Vince Colbert.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/raglato01.shtml Tom Ragland Stats March 8, 1973: Alex Johnson was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Rich Hinton and Vince Colbert.Rich Hinton page at Baseball Reference March 24, 1973: Ray Fosse and Jack Heidemann were traded by the Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Dave Duncan and George Hendrick.Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference Regular season John Adams started to drum at Cleveland Stadium on August 24, 1973, when the Indians played the Texas Rangers. Cleveland won, 11–5. Ever since, Adams has sat in the highest bleacher seat in left center field with his bass drum until 2019.Dave Caldwell Heart of Indians Baseball Beats From the Cheap Seats https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/sports/baseball/09drummer.html The New York Times September 9, 2007 June 5, 2024 January 17, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180117053342/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/sports/baseball/09drummer.html live Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions May 4, 1973: Jerry Kenney was released by the Indians.Jerry Kenney page at Baseball Reference June 12, 1973: Lowell Palmer was traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for Mike Kekich.Mike Kekich page at Baseball-Reference Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position28 Rusty Torres RF20 George Hendrick CF14 Chris Chambliss 1B7 John Ellis DH24 Charlie Spikes LF11 Dave Duncan C25 Buddy Bell 3B10 Jack Brohamer 2B4 Leo Cárdenas SS 36 Gaylord Perry P 1973 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1973 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 49,27 Dick Bosman 46 Steve Dunning 47 Ed Farmer 40 Tom Hilgendorf 46 Mike Jackson 32 Jerry Johnson 18 Mike Kekich 42 Mike Kilkenny 30 Ray Lamb 31 Steve Mingori 36 Gaylord Perry 47 Ken Sanders 34 Brent Strom 41 Dick Tidrow 31 Tom Timmermann 43 Milt Wilcox Catchers  8 Alan Ashby 11 Dave Duncan  7 John Ellis Infielders 25 Buddy Bell 10 Jack Brohamer  4 Leo Cárdenas 14 Chris Chambliss 15 Frank Duffy  9 Jerry Kenney 16 Tom Ragland Outfielders 33 Ted Ford 23 Oscar Gamble 20 George Hendrick 23 Ron Lolich 29 John Lowenstein 26 Tommy Smith 24 Charlie Spikes 28 Rusty Torres 13 Walt Williams Manager  2 Ken Aspromonte Coaches  6 Rocky Colavito (First Base)  3 Joe Lutz (Third Base) 21 Warren Spahn (Pitching) Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB Alan Ashby 11 29 4 5 1 0 1 3 .172 0 Buddy Bell 156 631 86 169 23 7 14 59 .268 7 Jack Brohamer 102 300 29 66 12 1 4 29 .220 0 Leo Cardenas 72 195 9 42 4 0 0 12 .215 1 Chris Chambliss 155 572 70 156 30 2 11 53 .273 4 Frank Duffy Frank Duffy (baseball) 116 361 34 95 16 4 8 50 .263 6 Dave Duncan Dave Duncan (baseball) 95 344 43 80 11 1 17 43 .233 3 John Ellis John Ellis (baseball) 127 437 59 118 12 2 14 68 .270 0 Ted Ford 11 40 3 9 0 1 0 3 .225 1 Oscar Gamble 113 390 56 104 11 3 20 44 .267 3 George Hendrick 113 440 64 118 18 0 21 61 .268 7 Jerry Kenney 5 16 0 4 0 1 0 2 .250 0 Ron Lolich 61 140 16 32 7 0 2 15 .229 0 John Lowenstein 98 305 42 89 16 1 6 40 .292 5 Tom Ragland 67 183 16 47 7 1 0 12 .257 2 Tommy Smith Tommy Smith (baseball) 14 41 6 10 2 0 2 3 .244 1 Charlie Spikes 140 506 68 120 12 3 23 73 .237 5 Rusty Torres 122 312 31 64 8 1 7 28 .205 6 Walt Williams Walt Williams (baseball) 104 350 43 101 15 1 8 38 .289 9 Team totals 162 5592 680 1429 205 29 158 636 .256 60 Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K Dick Bosman 1 8 6.22 22 17 0 97.0 130 74 67 29 41 Steve Dunning 0 2 6.50 4 3 0 18.0 17 15 13 13 10 Ed Farmer 0 2 4.67 16 0 1 17.1 25 12 9 5 10 Tom Hilgendorf 5 3 3.14 48 1 6 94.2 87 38 33 36 58 Mike Jackson Mike Jackson (left-handed pitcher) 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 Jerry Johnson Jerry Johnson (baseball) 5 6 6.18 39 1 5 59.2 70 48 41 39 45 Mike Kekich 1 4 7.02 16 6 0 50.0 73 47 39 35 26 Mike Kilkenny 0 0 22.50 5 0 0 2.0 5 5 5 5 3 Ray Lamb 3 3 4.60 32 1 2 86.0 98 44 44 42 60 Steve Mingori 0 0 6.17 5 0 0 11.2 10 8 8 10 4 Gaylord Perry 19 19 3.38 41 41 0 344.0 315 143 129 115 238 Ken Sanders Ken Sanders (baseball) 5 1 1.65 15 0 5 27.1 18 6 5 9 14 Brent Strom 2 10 4.61 27 18 0 123.0 134 73 63 47 91 Dick Tidrow 14 16 4.42 42 40 0 274.2 289 150 135 95 138 Tom Timmermann 8 7 4.92 29 15 2 124.1 117 73 68 54 62 Milt Wilcox 8 10 5.83 26 19 0 134.1 143 90 87 68 82 Team totals 71 91 4.58 162 162 21 1464.2 1532 826 746 602 883 Awards and honors All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Oklahoma City 89ers American Association Frank Lucchesi AA San Antonio Brewers Texas League Tony Pacheco A Reno Silver Sox California League Lou Klimchock Rookie GCL Indians Gulf Coast League Len JohnstonJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes 2 References 1973 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference 1973 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cincinnati Indians