1973 Houston Astros season

Twelfth season in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros March 2026 November 2013 Houston Astros 1973 National League West Astrodome Houston, Texas 82 80 y 4th Roy Hofheinz Spec Richardson Leo Durocher KPRC-TV KPRC (AM)(Gene Elston, Loel Passe) The 1973 Houston Astros season was the 12th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their ninth as the Astros, 12th in the National League (NL), fifth in the NL West division, and ninth at The Astrodome. The Astros entered the season having posted a record of 84–69—the first-ever winning season in franchise history—in second place in the NL West, 10 1 2 games behind the division-champion and NL pennant-winning Cincinnati Reds. On April 6, Dave Roberts made his first Opening Day start for the Astros, who defeated the Braves at Atlanta Stadium, 2–1. During the amateur draft, Houston selected shortstop Calvin Portley in the first round, and pitcher Joe Sambito in the 17th round. Center fielder César Cedeño and left fielder Bob Watson represented the Astros at the MLB All-Star Game and played for the National League. It was the second career selection for Cedeño and first for Watson. Cedeño produced a second consecutive 20–50 club season, with 25 home runs and 56 stolen bases, the first major leaguer to accomplish this feat. The Astros concluded the regular season fourth in the NL West with a record of 82–80, 17 games behind the division champions, Cincinnati. Hence, this performance established the Astros' first-ever instance of consecutive winning seasons. Following the season, Cedeño (second career selection), shortstop Roger Metzger (first) and third baseman Doug Rader (fourth) each earned Gold Glove Awards. For the first time in the award's history, this Gold Glove edition rostered three Astros players. Offseason Summary The Houston Astros concluded the 1972 campaign having delivered myriad best-ever showings to date, including an 84 69 y record, among other first-time club achievements. Houston tied for second place with the Los Angeles Dodgers and 10 1 2 games behind the division-champion Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1972.shtml 1972 National League team statistics Baseball-Reference.com November 9, 2025 The 84 victories surpassed the 1969 iteration (81), and in winning percentage (.500).https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/ Houston Astros team history & encyclopedia Baseball-Reference.com December 26, 2025 The Astros led the National League in runs scored (708) for the first time, while blasting a then-club record 134 home runs—placing third in the Senior Circuit, and tied that figure this year.Surpassed in 1993 with 138.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/batteam.shtml Houston Astros team yearly batting stats Baseball-Reference.com February 4, 2026 Center fielder César Cedeño became the second Major Leaguer to attain the 20–50 club.Gordon Wittenmyer Fast company: Look who's in the elite club Cincinnati Reds SS Elly De La Cruz just joined August 7, 2024 Cincinnati Enquirer https://www.aol.com/fast-company-look-whos-elite-165613130.html November 9, 2025 AOL https://web.archive.org/web/20250904041331/https://www.aol.com/fast-company-look-whos-elite-165613130.html September 4, 2025 dead Moreover, Cedeño became the first player in franchise history to hit for the cycle (August 2),https://www.mlb.com/astros/history/timeline Astros history – Timeline MLB.com August 31, 2025 earned a Gold Glove Award, MLB All-Star selection, and The Sporting News NL All-Star honors.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cedence01.shtml César Cedeño stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 5, 2025 Third baseman Doug Rader also received the Gold Glove accolade, the first time Houston had fielded multiple Gold Glove winners.https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/gold_glove_nl.shtml MLB Gold Glove Award winners—National League Baseball-Reference.com December 26, 2025 Transactions November 27, 1972: Rich Chiles and Buddy Harris were traded by the Astros to the New York Mets for Tommie Agee.https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/ageeto01.shtml Tommie Agee stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 6, 2025 January 10, 1973: Mike Stanton was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase).https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stantmi01.shtml Mike Stanton stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 14, 2025 Regular season Summary April + Opening Day starting lineup Uniform Uniform number Player Position 24 Jimmy Wynn Right fielder 19 Tommy Helms Second baseman 28 César Cedeño Center fielder 27 Bob Watson Left fielder 23 Lee May First baseman 12 Doug Rader Third baseman 7 Johnny Edwards Catcher 14 Roger Metzger Shortstop 15 Dave Roberts Pitcher Venue: Atlanta Stadium • Houston 2, Atlanta 1 Sources:https://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=197304060ATL Houston Astros (2) vs Atlanta Braves (1) box score Baseball Almanac April 6, 1973 October 8, 2025https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1973-uniform-numbers.shtml 1973 Houston Astros uniform numbers Baseball-Reference.com October 8, 2025 The Astros played Opening Day on April 6 at Atlanta Stadium, where they defeated the Braves, 2–1. In the top of the 13th inning, César Cedeño doubled home Tommy Helms for the game-winning run batted in (RBI), one of his three extra-base hits. Jimmy Wynn slammed a game-tying home run in the sixth. Astros Opening Day starter Dave Roberts lasted the first nine innings, scattered eight hits, and allowed one run.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197304060.shtml Los Angeles Dodgers (2) vs Houston Astros (5) box score Baseball-Reference.com April 5, 1973 January 14, 2026 Starting April 9, Bob Watson authored a career-high 19-game hitting streak, batting .388. The streak lasted until April 27.Smith David https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/hitstreak.html Houston Astros hitting streaks Astros Daily Retrosheet September 27, 2025 The first-ever Player of the Week Award was presented for the National League by president Chub Feeney to Astros left fielder Jimmy Wynn for the week ended April 16, 1973. Considering the 11 games played since Opening Day on April 6, Wynn connected for 6 home runs, 10 RBI, one double, one triple, and had carried a batting average of .313 (15-for-48).https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109032868/jimmy-wynn-is-player-of-week/ Jimmy Wynn is Player of Week United Press International (UPI) The World Coos Bay, Oregon 13 April 17, 1973 September 23, 2025 newspapers.comhttps://www.mlb.com/awards/player-of-the-week Player of the Week Award winners History MLB.com June 8, 2026 May For the week of April 27 to May 3, Bob Watson batted .333 over five games, with three home runs, six RBI, an .833 slugging percentage (SLG). The terminus of his 19-game hitting occurred on April 28, when Watson went 0-for-4. The following day, he hit two home runs to lead a 4–3 triumph over the Montreal Expos. Houston won each of the five contests.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=watsobo01&t=b&year=1973 Bob Watson 1973 batting game logs Baseball-Reference.com June 8, 2026 Watson won the fourth NL Player of the Week honors, succeeding Jerry Koosman of the New York Mets, and following Jim Wynn as the second Astro. Displeased with the result of a contest on May 15, Houston GM Spec Richardson resorted to sending his message through the scoreboard of the Astrodome, blaming umpires Augie Donatelli and Bruce Froemming for blown calls in a 4–1 loss to the Atlanta Braves. He charged the missed calls changed the outcome of the game; however, this instead resulted in a $500 fine.Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/5/15/24430647/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - May 15 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation May 15, 2025 September 5, 2025 Down 7–0 on May 20, the San Francisco Giants came all the way back to tie, 7–7. However, a solo home run from Jimmy Wynn gave Houston an 8–7 win, while also allowing them to take sole possession of first place.Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/5/20/24433810/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - May 20 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation May 20, 2025 August 25, 2025 Beginning May 30, and until June 21, Lee May put together a 21-game hitting streak to set a franchise record, punctuated by his performance during the final four days from June 17–21. On June 17, May went 3-for-5, including his 1,000th career hit. June Lee May proceeded to tie another club record with three home runs in one game on June 21,The second three-home run game in club history, May was preceded by Wynn on June 15, 1967, while Glenn Davis succeeded him on September 10, 1987. lower-alpha "Astros 3-home run games"https://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/3-Home-Runs-In-A-Game.shtml 3 home runs in a game Baseball Almanac November 11, 2025 the only three-home run game and four-run contest of his career,https://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/M/PX_may-l101.htm Top performances for Lee May Retrosheet November 18, 2025 and Tommy Helms connected for the only grand slam of his career.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=helmsto01&t=b Tommy Helms career home runs Baseball Reference August 22, 2026 Meanwhile, Ken Forsch hurled a complete game to lead a 12–2 win over the San Diego Padres.Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/6/21/24453186/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - June 21 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation June 21, 2025 June 24, 2025 César Cedeño also homered (11) among three hits and Bob Watson scored thrice. Helms hit the grand slam in top of the fourth inning off Mike Corkins.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197306210.shtml Houston Astros (12) vs San Diego Padres (2) box score Baseball-Reference.com June 21, 1973 August 22, 2026 During the final four games of Lee's hitting streak he collected 13 RBI. Over the entirety of the steak, Lee batted .407, going 35-for-86. One curiosity emerged as Lee did not draw any bases on balls from the streak's start to finish. His record displaced Rusty Staub's 20-game streak from June 30 to July 21, 1967, and remained until surpassed by teammate César Cedeño from August 25 to September 21, 1977, when Cedeño hit in 22 contests consecutively. On June 22, 1973, the day that Lee's streak ended, he went 0-for-2 while drawing two walks. MLB All-Star Game Center fielder César Cedeño and left fielder Bob Watson were both recognized as MLB All-Stars, representing the Astros, while the game was hosted at Royals Stadium. Cedeño was named starter at center field, his first time as starter, first Astro to start at the position, and first All-Star Game starter from the Astros since teammate Lee May at first base during the 1972 Classic. This was the second career selection for Cedeño and first for Watson.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/bat-all-star.shtml Houston Astros All-Star player register Baseball-Refererence.com November 1, 2025 Cedeño collected a single and an RBI in three at bats while Watson was inserted as a defensive replacement in left field as the National League defeated the American League, 7–1.https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1973-allstar-game.shtml 1973 All-Star Game box score Baseball-Reference.com July 24, 1973 November 1, 2025 August A harbinger of their fortunes against this moundsman,Hulsey Bob https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/thisdate/index.html This date in Astros history Astros Daily December 27, 2025 J. R. Richard chucked his first major league shutout on August 1, a 5–0 triumph over the Los Angeles Dodgers.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=richaj.01&t=p&year=1973 J. R. Richard 1973 pitching game logs Baseball-Reference.com October 23, 2025 Shaking a deep slump, Jimmy Wynn collected a double, single, drew a base on balls and hit a run batted in (RBI) to spearhead Houston's tallies.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU197308010.shtml Los Angeles Dodgers (0) vs Houston Astros (5) box score Baseball-Reference.com August 1, 1973 October 23, 2025 On August 20, Richard stymied the Pittsburgh Pirates on a complete game two-hitter as Houston bombed to a 10-2 triumph. He took a no-hit bid into the seventh until Al Oliver singled with two outs By that point, Lee May had blasted a three-run shot in the bottom of the fourth and Bob Watson followed up in the fifth by launching a grand slam. Richard ended up with nine strikeouts and a game score of 81.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU197308200.shtml Pittsburgh Pirates (2) vs Houston Astros (10) box score Baseball-Reference.com August 20, 1973 November 7, 2025 Watson's grand slam was Houston's fifth of the season, tying the club record set in 1970.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/event_finder.cgi?request=1&year_min=1962&team_id=HOU&event=23&type=b&criteria175=rob---111 Batting event finder HOU: 202 Home Runs in 1962-2026—123 Stathead Sport Reference August 13, 2026 September At the Astrodome on September 22, Hank Aaron hoisted a Dave Roberts offering into the left field stands during the sixth inning for his 712th career home run.https://sabr.org/sabr-rucker-archive/aaronha01_112/ Henry Aaron Hits 712th Career Home Run Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) February 21, 2026 The enormous outfield scoreboard commemorated Aaron's blast with, “712!” adding, “Aaron is now two away from tying mark + 3 from 715!” Aaron received one more at bat that evening, fouling out to first baseman Lee May. The Astros and Braves faced each other for four of the final six bouts of the season.Young Matt https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Hank-Aaron-Ruth-home-run-record-Astros-Astrodome-15890471.php How the Astros avoided giving up Hank Aaron’s record-setting home run Houston Chronicle January 22, 2021 February 21, 2026 During the penultimate day of the season on September 29, Hank Aaron hammered a Jerry Reuss offering for his 40th home runs of the campaign during the fifth inning,https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197309290.shtml Houston Astros (0) vs Atlanta Braves (7) box score Baseball-Reference.com September 29, 1973 February 21, 2026 and 713th of his career, placing Aaron just one home run away from Babe Ruth for the all-time Major League lead. The excitement crescendoed as Atlanta dropped Houston, 7–0. Darrell Evans (41) and Dusty Baker (21) also went deep, while Baker added a double (29). On the final day of the campaign, also against Atlanta, Dave Roberts and Don Wilson collaborated to limit Aaron to three singles, placing his all-time home record quest on hiatus until the following season. Roberts (17–11) tossed the first six frames of a 5–3 Houston victory, while Wilson (2) etched a three-inning save. César Cedeño went deep (25} and purloined two more bases (56), but was also twice caught stealing (15). Doug Rader doubled (26) while collecting three safeties.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197309300.shtml Houston Astros (5) vs Atlanta Braves (3) box score Baseball-Reference.com September 30, 1973 February 21, 2026 Performance overview Houston concluded the season with an 82 80 y record, in fourth place and trailing the division-champion Reds by 17 games.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1973.shtml 1973 National League team statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 26, 2025 Though the Astros' record slipped from a then-franchise best 84 69 y by two victories and from second to fourth place, the 1972–1973 campaigns distinguished the first time in franchise annals with consecutive winning seasons. This was their third season of 81 wins or more (also 1969). Moreover, the 82 wins signified a fifth consecutive season of winning a minimum of 79 bouts, after having lost 90 or more contests in each of the first seven campaigns. This Astros team golfed 134 home runs, which equaled the 1972 ensemble for the club record. The record maintained until the 1993, when that team hit 138.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/batteam.shtml Houston Astros team yearly batting stats Baseball-Reference.com February 6, 2026 Their five grand slams tied the team record established in 1970, which they tied again in 1986, and surpassed in 1989 (six). Cedeño proceeded to repeat the 20–50 club for the second consecutive season, with 25 home runs and 56 stolen bases, also accomplished that year by former Houston Astros teammate Joe Morgan, then a member of the Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morgajo02.shtml Joe Morgan stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 5, 2025 Cedeño became the first player in major league history to repeat over consecutive seasons. In addition, Cedeño expanded on his status as the first Astro to attain 50 stolen bases for a second campaign, during a club-record span of six consecutive seasons through 1977.For single seasons, playing for HOU, in the regular season, requiring stolen bases ≥ 50, sorted by descending stolen bases.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-batting-season-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by=b_sb&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=50&cstat%5B1%5D=b_sb&team_id=HOU Player batting season & career stats finder–baseball Stathead Sports Reference January 13, 2026 Also for the first time, the Astros headlined three Gold Glove awardees. Third baseman Doug Rader captured a third sequential to extend his club record.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_gg3b.shtml Gold Glove third basemen Baseball Almanac October 11, 2025 Cedeño was recognized among outfielders for a second season, joining Rader as Astros who had won in multiple seasons.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_ggnl.shtml Gold Glove outfielders in the National League Baseball Almanac October 14, 2025 Meanwhile, Roger Metzger drew his first,https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_ggss.shtml Gold Glove shortstops Baseball Almanac February 23, 2026 also becoming the first Astro to win for the position of shortstop. Season standings Houston Astros Record versus opponents National League border:1px solid #aaa HOU Notable transactions July 31, 1973: Jesús Alou was purchased from the Astros by the Oakland Athletics.https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alouje01.shtml Jesús Alou stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com November 7, 2025 August 18, 1973: Tommie Agee was traded by the Astros to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dave Campbell and cash. Draft picks June 5, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball draft Ken Landreaux was drafted by the Astros in the 8th round, but did not sign.https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/landrke01.shtml Ken Landreaux stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com November 7, 2025 Mike Davey was drafted by the Astros in the 18th round, but did not sign.Mike Davey at Baseball Reference Roster 1973 Houston Astros Roster Pitchers 37 Mike Cosgrove 30 Jim Crawford 49 Larry Dierker 43 Ken Forsch 48 Fred Gladding 38 Tom Griffin 46 Doug Konieczny 39 Juan Pizarro 45 Jim Ray 47 Jerry Reuss 50 J. R. Richard 15 Dave Roberts 34 Cecil Upshaw 40 Don Wilson 42 Jim York Catchers  7 Johnny Edwards 10 Larry Howard  9 Skip Jutze  9 Otis Thornton Infielders  8 Rafael Batista 16 Ray Busse 20 Dave Campbell 19 Tommy Helms  6 Cliff Johnson 23 Lee May 14 Roger Metzger 12 Doug Rader 11 Jimmy Stewart 17 Gary Sutherland 17 Héctor Torres Outfielders 20 Tommie Agee 22 Jesús Alou 28 César Cedeño 22 Mike Easler 25 Bob Gallagher 21 Greg Gross 21 Norm Miller 27 Bob Watson 24 Jimmy Wynn Manager  2 Leo Durocher Coaches  4 Preston Gómez  1 Grady Hatton  3 Hub Kittle  5 Bob Lillis 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 Skip Jutze 90 278 62 .223 0 18 1B Lee May 148 545 147 .270 28 105 2B Tommy Helms 146 543 156 .287 4 61 SS Roger Metzger 154 580 145 .250 1 35 3B Doug Rader 154 574 146 .254 21 89 LF Bob Watson 158 573 179 .312 16 94 CF César Cedeño 139 525 168 .320 25 70 RF Jim Wynn 139 481 106 .220 20 55 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 Johnny Edwards 79 250 61 .244 5 27 Tommie Agee 83 204 48 .235 8 15 Bob Gallagher 71 148 39 .264 2 10 Jimmy Stewart 61 68 13 .191 0 3 Héctor Torres 38 66 6 .091 0 2 Jesús Alou 28 55 13 .236 1 8 Gary Sutherland 16 54 14 .259 0 3 Larry Howard 20 48 8 .167 0 4 Greg Gross 14 39 9 .231 0 1 Cliff Johnson Cliff Johnson (baseball) 7 20 6 .300 2 6 Ray Busse 15 17 1 .059 0 0 Rafael Batista 12 15 4 .267 0 2 Dave Campbell Dave Campbell (infielder) 9 15 4 .267 0 2 Mike Easler 6 7 0 .000 0 0 Otis Thornton 2 3 0 .000 0 1 Norm Miller 3 3 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 Jerry Reuss 41 279.1 16 13 3.74 177 Dave Roberts 39 249.1 17 11 2.85 119 Don Wilson 37 239.1 11 16 3.20 149 Doug Konieczny 2 13.0 0 1 5.54 6 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 Ken Forsch 46 201.1 9 12 4.20 149 Tom Griffin 25 99.2 4 6 4.15 69 J.R. Richard 16 72.0 6 2 4.00 75 Larry Dierker 14 27.0 1 1 4.33 18 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 Crawford Jim Crawford (baseball) 48 2 4 6 4.50 56 Jim Ray 42 6 4 6 4.43 25 Jim York 41 3 4 6 4.42 22 Cecil Upshaw 35 2 3 1 4.46 21 Fred Gladding 16 2 0 1 4.50 9 Juan Pizarro 15 2 2 0 6.56 10 Mike Cosgrove 13 1 1 0 1.80 2 Awards and achievements Offensive achievements Grand slams No. Number Date Astros batter Venue Inning Pitcher Opposing team Box Box score 1 May 6 Lee May Shea Stadium 7 Ray Sadecki New York Mets https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN197305060.shtml Houston Astros (14) vs New York Mets (8) box score Baseball-Reference.com May 6, 1973 November 18, 2025 2 June 21 Tommy Helms1st MLB grand slam San Diego Stadium 4 Mike Corkins San Diego Padres 3 June 24dh1 Game 1 of doubleheader César Cedeño Candlestick Park 7 Randy Moffitt San Francisco Giants 4 July 4dh2 Game 2 of doubleheader Lee May Atlanta Stadium 8 Danny Frisella Atlanta Braves https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197307042.shtml Houston Astros (12) vs Atlanta Braves (8) box score—Game 2 Baseball-Reference.com July 4, 1973 November 18, 2025 5 August 20 Bob Watson Astrodome 5 John Lamb right-handed pitcher Pittsburgh Pirates Power—speed club + 20 home runs—50 stolen bases club Player AVG Batting average Runs Runs scored HR Home runs hit SB Stolen bases PSN Power–speed number César Cedeño .320 86 25 56 34.6 Awards 1973 Houston Astros award winners Name of award Recipient Ref. References Gold Glove Award Shortstop Roger Metzger Third baseman Doug Rader Outfielder César Cedeño Houston Astros Most Valuable Player (MVP) Roger Metzger McTaggart Brian http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091116&content_id=7674760&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Bourn highlights Astros' awards season December 21, 2009 MLB.com October 14, 2025 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101208131739/http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091116&content_id=7674760&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou December 8, 2010 MLB All-Star Game Starting center fielder César Cedeño Reserve outfielder Bob Watson National League (NL) Player of the Week April 16 Jimmy Wynn May 3 Bob Watson The Sporting News NL All-Star Outfielder César Cedeño Other awards results Name of award Voting recipient(s) (Team) Ref. References NL Most Valuable Player 1st—Rose (CIN) • 11th—Cedeño (HOU) Other Astros: 19th—L. May • 21st—Watson https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1973.shtml 1973 awards voting Baseball-Reference.com June 15, 2026 League leaders NL batting leaders Triples: Roger Metzger (14, led MLB) NL pitching leaders Bases on balls allowed: Jerry Reuss (117) Games started: Jerry Reuss (40) Minor league system Minor League Baseball AAA Denver Bears American Association Jimmy Williams AA Columbus Astros Southern League Wayne Terwilliger A Cedar Rapids Astros Midwest League Leo Posada Rookie Covington Astros Appalachian League Billy Smith See also Texas Baseball 20–50 club List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders Notes References 2 External links 1973 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference Category:Houston Astros seasons Houston Astros season Houston Astro