1973 Montreal Expos season

1973 Montreal Expos
1973 Montreal Expos
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Jarry Park
City	Montreal
Record	79–83 (.488)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Charles Bronfman
General managers	Jim Fanning
Managers	Gene Mauch
Television	CBC Television; (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider); Télévision de Radio-Canada; (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron)
Radio	CFCF (English); (Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor); CKAC (French); (Jean-Pierre Roy, Jacques Doucet)

The 1973 Montreal Expos season was the fifth season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in fourth place in the National League East with a record of 79–83, 3+1⁄2 games behind the New York Mets.

Offseason

January 10, 1973: Dan Boitano was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase), but did not sign.^[1]
February 28, 1973: Carl Morton was traded by the Expos to the Atlanta Braves for Pat Jarvis.^[2]

Spring training

After holding spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida, from 1969 to 1972, the Expos moved to City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach for spring training in 1973. They trained at City Island Ball Park through 1980 before returning to West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium for the 1981 season.

Regular season

Season standings

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NL East
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Mets	82	79	.509	—	43‍–‍38	39‍–‍41
St. Louis Cardinals	81	81	.500	1½	43‍–‍38	38‍–‍43
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	.494	2½	41‍–‍40	39‍–‍42
Montreal Expos	79	83	.488	3½	43‍–‍38	36‍–‍45
Chicago Cubs	77	84	.478	5	41‍–‍39	36‍–‍45
Philadelphia Phillies	71	91	.438	11½	38‍–‍43	33‍–‍48

Record vs. opponents

1973 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	7–5	5–13	11–7	2–15–1	6–6	6–6	6–6	7–5	12–6	8–10	6–6
Chicago	5–7	—	8–4	6–6	5–7	9–9	10–7	10–8	6–12	7–5	2–10	9–9
Cincinnati	13–5	4–8	—	11–7	11–7	8–4	8–4	8–4	7–5	13–5	10–8	6–6
Houston	7–11	6–6	7–11	—	11–7	6–6	6–6	7–5	6–6	10–8	11–7	5–7
Los Angeles	15–2–1	7–5	7–11	7–11	—	7–5	7–5	9–3	10–2	9–9	9–9	8–4
Montreal	6–6	9–9	4–8	6–6	5–7	—	9–9	13–5	6–12	7–5	6–6	8–10
New York	6–6	7–10	4–8	6–6	5–7	9–9	—	9–9	13–5	8–4	5–7	10–8
Philadelphia	6-6	8–10	4–8	5–7	3–9	5–13	9–9	—	8–10	9–3	5–7	9–9
Pittsburgh	5–7	12–6	5–7	6–6	2–10	12–6	5–13	10–8	—	8–4	5–7	10–8
San Diego	6–12	5–7	5–13	8–10	9–9	5–7	4–8	3–9	4–8	—	7–11	4–8
San Francisco	10–8	10–2	8–10	7–11	9–9	6–6	7–5	7–5	7–5	11–7	—	6–6
St. Louis	6–6	9–9	6–6	7–5	4–8	10–8	8–10	9–9	8–10	8–4	6–6	—

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

June 5, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball draft
- Jeff Reardon was drafted by the Expos in the 23rd round, but did not sign.^[3]
- Tim Ireland was drafted by the Expos in the 25th round.^[4]
- Warren Cromartie was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (5th pick) of the Secondary Phase.^[5]
August 13, 1973: Bernie Allen was purchased by the Expos from the New York Yankees.^[6]
September 5, 1973: Coco Laboy was released by the Expos.^[7]

Roster

1973 Montreal Expos

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

54 Barry Foote
58 José Morales

Manager

4 Gene Mauch

Coaches

1 Dave Bristol (Third base)
14 Larry Doby (First base/Hitting)
32 Cal McLish (Pitching)
31 Jerry Zimmerman (Bullpen)

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	John Boccabella	118	403	94	.233	7	46
1B	Mike Jorgensen	138	413	95	.230	9	47
2B	Ron Hunt	113	401	124	.309	0	18
3B	Bob Bailey	151	513	140	.273	26	86
SS	Tim Foli	126	458	110	.240	2	36
LF	Ron Fairly	142	413	123	.298	17	49
CF	Ron Woods	135	318	73	.230	3	31
RF	Ken Singleton	162	560	169	.302	23	103

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
Hal Breeden	106	258	71	.275	15	43
Pepe Frías	100	225	52	.231	0	22
Boots Day	101	207	57	.275	4	28
Larry Lintz	52	116	29	.250	0	3
Jim Lyttle	49	116	30	.259	4	19
Bob Stinson	48	111	29	.261	3	12
Clyde Mashore	67	103	21	.204	3	14
Terry Humphrey	43	90	15	.167	1	9
Pepe Mangual	33	62	11	.177	3	7
Jorge Roque	25	61	9	.148	1	6
Bernie Allen	16	50	9	.180	2	9
Felipe Alou	19	48	10	.208	1	4
Coco Laboy	22	33	4	.121	1	2
Jim Cox	9	15	2	.133	0	0
Barry Foote	6	6	4	.667	0	1
José Morales	5	5	2	.400	0	0
Curtis Brown	1	4	0	.000	0	0
Tony Scott	11	1	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
Steve Renko	36	249.2	15	11	2.81	164
Mike Torrez	35	208.0	9	12	4.46	90
Balor Moore	35	176.1	7	16	4.49	151
Ernie McAnally	27	147.0	7	9	4.04	72
Steve Rogers	17	134.0	10	5	1.54	64

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
Bill Stoneman	29	96.2	4	8	6.80	48
John Strohmayer	17	34.2	0	1	5.19	15

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
Mike Marshall	92	14	11	31	2.66	124
Tom Walker	54	7	5	4	3.63	68
Pat Jarvis	28	2	1	0	3.20	19
Mickey Scott	22	1	2	0	5.25	11
Joe Gilbert	21	1	2	1	4.97	17
Craig Caskey	9	0	0	0	5.65	6
Chuck Taylor	8	2	0	0	1.77	10
John Montague	4	0	0	0	3.52	7

Award winners

Mike Jorgensen, Gold Glove, first base
Gene Mauch, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year

All-Stars

1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Peninsula Whips	International League	Bill Adair
AA	Québec Carnavals	Eastern League	Karl Kuehl
A	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	Lance Nichols
A-Short Season	Jamestown Falcons	New York–Penn League	Walt Hriniak

Notes

^ Dan Boitano at Baseball Reference
^ Carl Morton at Baseball Reference
^ Jeff Reardon at Baseball Reference
^ Tim Ireland at Baseball Reference
^ Warren Cromartie at Baseball Reference
^ Bernie Allen at Baseball Reference
^ Coco Laboy at Baseball Reference

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1973 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
1973 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac

[1] Dan Boitano at Baseball Reference

[2] Carl Morton at Baseball Reference

[3] Jeff Reardon at Baseball Reference

[4] Tim Ireland at Baseball Reference

[5] Warren Cromartie at Baseball Reference

[6] Bernie Allen at Baseball Reference

[7] Coco Laboy at Baseball Reference

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