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1973 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season

Field	Value
name	Baltimore Orioles
season	1973
misc	American League East champions
league	American League
division	East
ballpark	Memorial Stadium
city	Baltimore, Maryland
record	97–65 (.599)
divisional_place	1st
owners	Jerold Hoffberger
general_managers	Frank Cashen
managers	Earl Weaver
television	WJZ-TV
radio	WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)

(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.

Offseason

October 27, 1972: Frank Estrada was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago Cubs for Elrod Hendricks.
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.
January 10, 1973: John Flinn was drafted by the Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft, secondary phase.
February 2, 1973: Don Buford was released by the Orioles.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

April 5, 1973: Tom Matchick was traded by the Orioles to the New York Yankees for Frank Baker.
June 5, 1973: Mike Flanagan was drafted by the Orioles in the 7th round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.
July 18, 1973: Curt Motton was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.

Roster

1973 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	132	459	109	.237	22	83
1B	114	370	98	.265	11	54
2B	162	581	146	.251	12	50
3B	155	549	141	.257	9	72
SS	154	470	106	.226	0	27
LF	118	405	116	.286	11	51
CF	144	500	140	.280	10	64
RF	95	321	84	.262	9	44
DH	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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
110	389	124	.319	7	41
110	356	120	.337	7	34
54	152	39	.257	2	23
54	131	27	.206	3	15
41	101	18	.178	3	15
44	63	12	.190	1	11
32	47	10	.213	1	3
17	28	7	.250	1	5
9	26	3	.115	2	4
10	18	2	.111	0	3
8	13	1	.077	0	0
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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
38	296.1	22	9	2.40	158
38	267.0	18	13	3.27	140
38	266.0	17	17	3.21	87
29	174.2	12	8	3.86	63
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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
11	44.2	1	1	4.03	23
8	32.1	3	2	3.90	18
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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
45	8	0	9	1.90	47
42	7	5	9	1.95	77
30	3	4	5	3.30	38
1	0	0	0	5.40	2

Postseason

ALCS

Main article: 1973 American League Championship Series

Game 1

October 6, 1973, at Memorial Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Baltimore	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	X	6	12	0
W: Jim Palmer (1–0) L: Vida Blue (0–1)
HR: None

Game 2

October 7, 1973, at Memorial Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	6	9	0
Baltimore	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	8	0
W: 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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Oakland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	4	3
W: 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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	5	8	0
Oakland	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	7	0
W: 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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Oakland	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	X	3	7	0
W: Catfish Hunter (2–0) L: Doyle Alexander (0–1)
HR: None

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lodi

Notes

References

[https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/06/archives/on-profits-orioles-mainly-strike-out.html "On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," ''The New York Times'', Wednesday, April 6, 1977.] Retrieved April 19, 2023.
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hendrel01.shtml Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/oatesjo01.shtml Johnny Oates page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/flinnjo01.shtml John Flinn page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bufordo01.shtml Don Buford page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/matchto01.shtml Tom Matchick page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/flanami01.shtml Mike Flanagan page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mottocu01.shtml Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference]

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Baltimore	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	X	6	12	0
W: Jim Palmer (1–0) L: Vida Blue (0–1)
HR: None

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	6	9	0
Baltimore	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	8	0
W: 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)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Oakland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	4	3
W: Ken Holtzman (1–0) L: Mike Cuellar (0–1)
HR: OAK – Bert Campaneris (2) BAL – Earl Williams (1)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	5	8	0
Oakland	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	7	0
W: Grant Jackson (1–0) L: Rollie Fingers (0–1)
HR: BAL – Andy Etchebarren (1), Bobby Grich (1)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Oakland	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	X	3	7	0
W: Catfish Hunter (2–0) L: Doyle Alexander (0–1)
HR: None