1973 Philadelphia Phillies season
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium | |
City | Philadelphia | |
Owners | R. R. M. "Ruly" Carpenter III | |
General managers | Paul Owens | |
Managers | Danny Ozark | |
Television | WPHL-TV | |
Radio | WCAU (By Saam, Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn) | |
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The 1973 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 91st season in the history of the franchise. The team, managed by Danny Ozark, played their third season at Veterans Stadium and finished last in the National League East, 111⁄2 games behind the Mets.
Offseason
[edit]- October 31, 1972: Don Money, John Vukovich, and Bill Champion were traded by the Phillies to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jim Lonborg, Ken Brett, Ken Sanders, and Earl Stephenson.[1]
- November 30, 1972: Oscar Gamble and Roger Freed were traded by the Phillies to the Cleveland Indians for Del Unser and Terry Wedgewood (minors).[2]
- November 30, 1972: Joe Lis, Ken Sanders and Ken Reynolds were traded by the Phillies to the Minnesota Twins for César Tovar.[3]
- January 10, 1973: Rick Bosetti was drafted by the Phillies in the 7th round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed January 17, 1973.[4]
Regular season
[edit]Steve Carlton, the highest paid pitcher in the game at $165,000, never recovered from a spring training illness and went 13–20. Pitchers Jim Lonborg and Ken Brett, both obtained in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers, won 13 games each, as did Wayne Twitchell, whose 2.50 ERA was third in the league. Left fielder Greg Luzinski led the team with 29 home runs, 97 RBIs, and 76 runs, and hit .285. In his rookie season, Mike Schmidt hit just .196 and struck out 136 times in 367 at-bats.
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
[edit]- June 5, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball draft
- Todd Cruz was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round. Player signed June 18, 1973.[5]
- Dan Boitano was drafted by the Phillies in the 1st round (11th pick) of the secondary phase. Player signed June 19, 1973.[6]
- September 11, 1973: Willie Hernández was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.[7]
Game log
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April (9–9)
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May (10–18)
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June (16–13)
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July (14–17)
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Roster
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 |
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C | Bob Boone | 145 | 521 | 136 | .261 | 10 | 61 |
1B | Willie Montañez | 146 | 552 | 145 | .263 | 11 | 65 |
2B | Denny Doyle | 116 | 370 | 101 | .273 | 3 | 26 |
SS | Larry Bowa | 122 | 446 | 94 | .211 | 0 | 23 |
3B | Mike Schmidt | 132 | 367 | 72 | .196 | 18 | 52 |
LF | Greg Luzinski | 161 | 610 | 174 | .285 | 29 | 97 |
CF | Del Unser | 136 | 440 | 127 | .289 | 11 | 52 |
RF | Bill Robinson | 124 | 452 | 130 | .288 | 25 | 65 |
Other batters
[edit]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 |
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César Tovar | 97 | 328 | 88 | .268 | 1 | 21 |
Tommy Hutton | 106 | 247 | 65 | .263 | 5 | 29 |
Mike Anderson | 87 | 193 | 49 | .254 | 9 | 28 |
Terry Harmon | 72 | 148 | 31 | .209 | 0 | 8 |
Craig Robinson | 46 | 146 | 33 | .226 | 0 | 7 |
Mike Rogodzinski | 66 | 80 | 19 | .238 | 2 | 7 |
José Pagán | 46 | 78 | 16 | .205 | 0 | 5 |
Mike Ryan | 28 | 69 | 16 | .232 | 1 | 5 |
Billy Grabarkewitz | 25 | 66 | 19 | .288 | 2 | 7 |
Deron Johnson | 12 | 36 | 6 | .167 | 1 | 5 |
Jim Essian | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Cox | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Steve Carlton | 40 | 293.1 | 13 | 20 | 3.90 | 223 |
Wayne Twitchell | 34 | 223.1 | 13 | 9 | 2.50 | 169 |
Ken Brett | 31 | 211.2 | 13 | 9 | 3.44 | 111 |
Jim Lonborg | 38 | 199.1 | 13 | 16 | 4.88 | 106 |
Dick Ruthven | 25 | 128.1 | 6 | 9 | 4.21 | 98 |
Larry Christenson | 10 | 34.1 | 1 | 4 | 6.55 | 11 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mike Wallace | 20 | 33.1 | 1 | 1 | 3.78 | 20 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mac Scarce | 52 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 2.42 | 57 |
Bill Wilson | 44 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6.66 | 24 |
Barry Lersch | 42 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4.39 | 51 |
Bucky Brandon | 36 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5.43 | 25 |
Ron Diorio | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.33 | 11 |
George Culver | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.82 | 7 |
Dick Selma | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.63 | 4 |
Dave Wallace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.09 | 2 |
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Reading, Spartanburg, Auburn[16]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Jim Lonborg page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Joe Lis page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Rick Bosetti page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Todd Cruz page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Dan Boitano page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Willie Hernández page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "1973 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "The Majors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 9, 1973. p. 23. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Sentinel. May 21, 1973. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ "Baseball". Milwaukee Journal. May 24, 1973. p. 12, part 2. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ Feeney, Charley (May 24, 1973). "Robertson's Sore Knee Vexes Bill". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 18. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ "Baseball record". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. September 18, 1973. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ a b "Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0". retrosheet.org. July 15, 1973. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
game called after 1:15 rain delay; the Phillies protested saying that the umpires did not wait long enough; the protest was disallowed[.]
- ^ "Jul 15, 1973, Astros at Phillies Play by Play and Box Score". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. July 15, 1973. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
[edit]- 1973 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference