1973 San Francisco Giants season

March 2026 November 2013 San Francisco Giants 1973 National League West Candlestick Park San Francisco Horace Stoneham Jerry Donovan Charlie Fox KTVU(Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) KSFO(Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) The 1973 San Francisco Giants season was the franchise's 91st season, 16th season in San Francisco and 14th in Candlestick Park. The team finished third in the National League West with a record of 88–74, 11 games behind the Cincinnati Reds. Offseason January 10, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball draft Rob Picciolo was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round, but did not sign.Rob Picciolo at Baseball Reference Dave Heaverlo was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the Secondary Phase.Dave Heaverlo at Baseball Reference February 7, 1973: Skip Pitlock was traded by the Giants to the Chicago White Sox for Chuck Hartenstein and Glenn Redmon.Chuck Hartenstein at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents SF Opening Day starters Bobby Bonds Tito Fuentes Al Gallagher Garry Maddox Juan Marichal Gary Matthews Willie McCovey Dave Rader Chris Speierhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1973&t=SFN 1973 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions April 2, 1973: Fran Healy was traded by the Giants to the Kansas City Royals for Greg Minton.Greg Minton at Baseball Reference June 5, 1973: Johnnie LeMaster was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lemasjo01.shtml Johnnie LeMaster Stats June 5, 1973: Jeff Little was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.Jeff Little at Baseball Reference June 7, 1973: Sam McDowell was purchased from the Giants by the New York Yankees.Sam McDowell at Baseball Reference Roster 1973 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers 33 Jim Barr 40 Tom Bradley 32 Ron Bryant 30 Don Carrithers 34 John D'Acquisto 27 Juan Marichal 48 Sam McDowell 47 Don McMahon 39 Randy Moffitt 42 John Morris 38 Elías Sosa 49 Charlie Williams 42 Jim Willoughby Catchers 17 Chris Arnold 14 Dave Rader  3 Mike Sadek Infielders 18 Dámaso Blanco 23 Tito Fuentes 10 Al Gallagher 21 Ed Goodson 16 Jim Ray Hart 26 Dave Kingman 44 Willie McCovey 29 Bruce Miller 16 Steve Ontiveros 10 Mike Phillips 35 Chris Speier 12 Gary Thomasson Outfielders 25 Bobby Bonds 19 Jim Howarth 31 Garry Maddox 36 Gary Matthews Manager  7 Charlie Fox Coaches  5 Joey Amalfitano  8 Andy Gilbert 47 Don McMahon  1 John McNamara Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 Dave Rader 148 462 106 .229 9 41 1B Willie McCovey 130 383 102 .266 29 75 2B Tito Fuentes 160 656 182 .277 6 63 SS Chris Speier 153 542 135 .249 11 71 3B Ed Goodson 102 384 116 .302 12 53 LF Gary Matthews 148 540 162 .300 12 58 CF Garry Maddox 144 587 187 .319 11 76 RF Bobby Bonds 160 643 182 .283 39 96 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 Dave Kingman 112 305 62 .203 24 55 Gary Thomasson 112 235 67 .285 4 30 Mike Phillips 63 104 25 .240 1 9 Jim Howarth 65 90 18 .200 0 7 Mike Sadek 39 66 11 .167 0 4 Chris Arnold 49 54 16 .296 1 13 Steve Ontiveros Steve Ontiveros (infielder) 24 33 8 .242 1 5 Bruce Miller 12 21 3 .143 0 2 Dámaso Blanco 28 12 0 .000 0 0 Al Gallagher 5 9 2 .222 0 1 Jim Ray Hart 5 3 0 .000 0 1 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Ron Bryant 41 270.0 24 12 3.53 143 Jim Barr 41 231.1 11 17 3.81 88 Tom Bradley Tom Bradley (baseball) 35 224.0 13 12 3.90 136 Juan Marichal 34 207.1 11 15 3.82 87 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 Jim Willoughby 39 123.0 4 5 4.68 60 John D'Acquisto 7 27.2 1 1 3.58 29 Charlie Williams Charlie Williams (pitcher) 12 23.0 3 0 6.65 11 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 Elias Sosa 71 10 4 18 3.28 70 Randy Moffitt 60 4 4 14 2.42 65 Don Carrithers 25 1 2 0 4.81 36 Don McMahon 22 4 0 6 1.48 20 Sam McDowell 18 1 2 3 4.50 35 John Morris John Morris (pitcher) 7 1 0 0 8.53 3 Dave Kingman 2 0 0 0 9.00 4 Awards and honors All-Star Game Bobby Bonds, outfieldhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1973as.shtml 1973 All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Phoenix Giants Pacific Coast League Jim Davenport AA Amarillo Giants Texas League Dennis Sommers A Fresno Giants California League Frank Funk A Decatur Commodores Midwest League John VanOrnum Rookie Great Falls Giants Pioneer League Art MazmanianJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1973 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1973 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac Category:San Francisco Giants seasons San Francisco Giants season San Fran Category:1973 in San Francisco