1973 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1973 American League East champions American League East Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 97–65 (.599) 1st Jerold Hoffberger Frank Cashen Earl Weaver WJZ-TV WBAL (AM)(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell) The 1973 Baltimore Orioles season was the 73rd season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 20th in Baltimore, and the 20th at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles finished first in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. They went on to lose to the Oakland Athletics in the 1973 American League Championship Series, three games to two. The Orioles sustained a net operating loss of $700,000."On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023. Offseason October 27, 1972: Frank Estrada was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago Cubs for Elrod Hendricks.Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference November 30, 1972: Johnny Oates, Pat Dobson, Roric Harrison, and Davey Johnson were traded by the Orioles to the Atlanta Braves for Earl Williams and Taylor Duncan.Johnny Oates page at Baseball Reference January 10, 1973: John Flinn was drafted by the Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft, secondary phase.John Flinn page at Baseball Reference February 2, 1973: Don Buford was released by the Orioles.Don Buford page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents BAL Notable transactions April 5, 1973: Tom Matchick was traded by the Orioles to the New York Yankees for Frank Baker.Tom Matchick page at Baseball Reference June 5, 1973: Mike Flanagan was drafted by the Orioles in the 7th round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.Mike Flanagan page at Baseball Reference July 18, 1973: Curt Motton was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference Roster 1973 Baltimore Orioles RosterPitchers 13 Doyle Alexander 35 Mike Cuellar 17 Wayne Garland 44 Don Hood 23 Grant Jackson 38 Jesse Jefferson 19 Dave McNally 22 Jim Palmer 27 Orlando Peña 34 Bob Reynolds 16 Mickey Scott 39 Eddie WattCatchers  8 Andy Etchebarren 10 Elrod Hendricks 10 Sergio Robles 32 Earl Williams Infielders 15 Frank Baker  7 Mark Belanger 21 Larry Brown 24 Enos Cabell 12 Tommy Davis 37 Doug DeCinces  3 Bobby Grich 26 Boog Powell  5 Brooks RobinsonOutfielders 25 Don Baylor  6 Paul Blair  1 Al Bumbry  2 Rich Coggins 11 Terry Crowley 18 Jim Fuller 21 Curt Motton 14 Merv RettenmundManager  4 Earl Weaver Coaches 31 George Bamberger 41 Jim Frey 55 Billy Hunter 48 George Staller 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 Earl Williams Earl Williams (1970s catcher) 132 459 109 .237 22 83 1B Boog Powell 114 370 98 .265 11 54 2B Bobby Grich 162 581 146 .251 12 50 3B Brooks Robinson 155 549 141 .257 9 72 SS Mark Belanger 154 470 106 .226 0 27 LF Don Baylor 118 405 116 .286 11 51 CF Paul Blair Paul Blair (baseball) 144 500 140 .280 10 64 RF Merv Rettenmund 95 321 84 .262 9 44 DH Tommy Davis Tommy Davis (outfielder) 137 552 169 .306 7 89 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 Rich Coggins 110 389 124 .319 7 41 Al Bumbry 110 356 120 .337 7 34 Andy Etchebarren 54 152 39 .257 2 23 Terry Crowley 54 131 27 .206 3 15 Elrod Hendricks 41 101 18 .178 3 15 Frank Baker Frank Baker (shortstop) 44 63 12 .190 1 11 Enos Cabell 32 47 10 .213 1 3 Larry Brown Larry Brown (infielder) 17 28 7 .250 1 5 Jim Fuller Jim Fuller (outfielder) 9 26 3 .115 2 4 Doug DeCinces 10 18 2 .111 0 3 Sergio Robles 8 13 1 .077 0 0 Curt Motton 5 6 2 .333 1 4 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 Jim Palmer 38 296.1 22 9 2.40 158 Mike Cuellar 38 267.0 18 13 3.27 140 Dave McNally 38 266.0 17 17 3.21 87 Doyle Alexander 29 174.2 12 8 3.86 63 Jesse Jefferson 18 100.2 6 5 4.11 52 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 Orlando Peña 11 44.2 1 1 4.03 23 Don Hood 8 32.1 3 2 3.90 18 Wayne Garland 4 16.0 0 1 3.94 10 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 Grant Jackson Grant Jackson (baseball) 45 8 0 9 1.90 47 Bob Reynolds Bob Reynolds (baseball) 42 7 5 9 1.95 77 Eddie Watt 30 3 4 5 3.30 38 Mickey Scott 1 0 0 0 5.40 2 Postseason ALCS 1973 American League Championship Series Game 1 October 6, 1973, at Memorial Stadium Team123456789RHEOakland000000000051Baltimore40000011X6120W: Jim Palmer (1–0)   L: Vida Blue (0–1)   HR: None Game 2 October 7, 1973, at Memorial Stadium Team123456789RHEOakland100002021690Baltimore100001010380W: Catfish Hunter (1–0)   L: Dave McNally (0–1)   S: Rollie Fingers (1)HR: OAK – Bert Campaneris (1), Joe Rudi (1), Sal Bando 2 (2) Game 3 October 9, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum Team1234567891011RHEBaltimore01000000000130Oakland00000001001243W: Ken Holtzman (1–0)   L: Mike Cuellar (0–1)HR: OAK – Bert Campaneris (2) BAL – Earl Williams (1) Game 4 October 10, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum Team123456789RHEBaltimore000000410580Oakland030001000470W: Grant Jackson (1–0)   L: Rollie Fingers (0–1)HR: BAL – Andy Etchebarren (1), Bobby Grich (1) Game 5 October 11, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum Team123456789RHEBaltimore000000000052Oakland00120000X370W: Catfish Hunter (2–0)   L: Doyle Alexander (0–1)HR: None Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Joe Altobelli AA Asheville Orioles Southern League Cal Ripken Sr. A Lodi Orioles California League Jimmie Schaffer A Miami Orioles Florida State League Bobby Malkmus Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League George Farson LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lodi Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1973 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1973 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Category:American League East champion seasons Baltimore Orioles Category:1970s in Baltimore