1973 Cleveland Indians season
1973 Cleveland Indians | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Owners | Nick Mileti | |
General managers | Gabe Paul, Phil Seghi | |
Managers | Ken Aspromonte | |
Television | WJW-TV | |
Radio | WERE (1300) | |
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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
[edit]In January, Vernon Stouffer sold the Cleveland Indians to Nick Mileti for $10 million.[1] It was $1.4 million more than the group led by George Steinbrenner had offered in December 1971.[2]
Notable transactions
[edit]- October 19, 1972: Eddie Leon was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Walt Williams.[3]
- 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.[4]
- November 30, 1972: Del Unser and Terry Wedgewood (minors) were traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Oscar Gamble and Roger Freed.[5]
- November 30, 1972: Tom Ragland was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Vince Colbert.[6]
- March 8, 1973: Alex Johnson was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Rich Hinton and Vince Colbert.[7]
- March 24, 1973: Ray Fosse and Jack Heidemann were traded by the Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Dave Duncan and George Hendrick.[8]
Regular season
[edit]- 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.[9]
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 50–31 | 47–34 |
Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8 | 48–33 | 41–40 |
Detroit Tigers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 12 | 47–34 | 38–43 |
New York Yankees | 80 | 82 | .494 | 17 | 50–31 | 30–51 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 23 | 40–41 | 34–47 |
Cleveland Indians | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | 34–47 | 37–44 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | TEX | |
Baltimore | — | 7–11 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 15–3 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 10–2 | |
Boston | 11–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 3–15 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 14–4 | 4–8 | 9–3 | |
California | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 11–7 | |
Chicago | 4–8 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 3–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 6–12 | 13–5 | |
Cleveland | 6–12 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 9–9 | 2–10 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 7–5 | |
Detroit | 9–9 | 15–3 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 4–8 | 12–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | |
Kansas City | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 10–2 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | |
Milwaukee | 3–15 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 4–8 | — | 8–4 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 8–4 | |
Minnesota | 4–8 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 4–8 | — | 3–9 | 14–4 | 12–6 | |
New York | 9–9 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–3 | — | 4–8 | 8–4 | |
Oakland | 7–5 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 8–4 | 4–14 | 8–4 | — | 11–7 | |
Texas | 2–10 | 3–9 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 4–8 | 7–11 | — |
Notable transactions
[edit]- May 4, 1973: Jerry Kenney was released by the Indians.[10]
- June 12, 1973: Lowell Palmer was traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for Mike Kekich.[11]
Opening Day Lineup
[edit]Opening Day Starters | ||
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# | Name | Position |
28 | Rusty Torres | RF |
20 | George Hendrick | CF |
14 | Chris Chambliss | 1B |
7 | John Ellis | DH |
24 | Charlie Spikes | LF |
11 | Dave Duncan | C |
25 | Buddy Bell | 3B |
10 | Jack Brohamer | 2B |
4 | Leo Cárdenas | SS |
36 | Gaylord Perry | P |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Infielders
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]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 |
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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 | 116 | 361 | 34 | 95 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 50 | .263 | 6 |
Dave Duncan | 95 | 344 | 43 | 80 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 43 | .233 | 3 |
John Ellis | 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 | 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 | 104 | 350 | 43 | 101 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 38 | .289 | 9 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5592 | 680 | 1429 | 205 | 29 | 158 | 636 | .256 | 60 |
Pitching
[edit]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 |
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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 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jerry Johnson | 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 | 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
[edit]Farm system
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p. 16, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0
- ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p. 6
- ^ Walt Williams page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Graig Nettles page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Tom Ragland Stats".
- ^ Rich Hinton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Caldwell, Dave (September 9, 2007). "Heart of Indians Baseball Beats From the Cheap Seats". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Jerry Kenney page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Kekich page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ 1973 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007