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1973 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season

Major League Baseball season

FieldValue
nameDetroit Tigers
season1973
leagueAmerican League
divisionEast
ballparkTiger Stadium
cityDetroit, Michigan
ownersJohn Fetzer
general_managersJim Campbell
managersBilly Martin, Joe Schultz
televisionWJBK
(George Kell, Larry Osterman)
radioWJR
(Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey)

(George Kell, Larry Osterman) (Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey) |}}

The 1973 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 73rd season and the 62nd season at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers compiled a record of 85–77. They finished in third place in the AL East, 12 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. They were outscored by their opponents 674 to 642.

Offseason

  • November 30, 1972: Rich Reese was purchased by the Tigers from the Minnesota Twins.

Regular season

  • April 27, 1973: Steve Busby threw the first no-hitter in Kansas City Royals history against the Tigers. The Royals beat Detroit by a score of 3–0.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • April 2, 1973: Tim Hosley was traded by the Tigers to the Oakland Athletics for Don Shaw.
  • June 5, 1973: Bob Adams was drafted by the Tigers in the 3rd round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.
  • August 17, 1973: Rich Reese was released by the Tigers.

Roster

1973 Detroit Tigers
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C11038089.234629
1B12136395.2621940
2B10634394.2741247
3B160555123.222958
SS162515122.237740
LF111411130.3161753
CF157602147.2441757
RF119404124.3071244
DH12537789.2361250

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
9131079.2551045
8427563.229524
8025261.242830
8522758.2561229
9117843.242716
5910214.13724
427622.28919
143916.41006
12329.28103
72210.45501
18206.30002
9174.23503
682.25012
700----00

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
42308.216153.82214
40288.123153.53202
35203.014134.0366
34169.26135.36119

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
2280.1454.3737
514.2016.759
34.2003.864

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVGFERASO
6510538601.44124
34221174.2328
24302125.0028
22421103.4323
2115374.3333
1711173.6921
510003.862
300014.501
1000011.570

Awards and honors

  • John Hiller, Hutch Award
  • Al Kaline, Roberto Clemente Award
  • Mickey Stanley, AL Gold Glove Award, outfield

League top ten finishers

Ed Brinkman

  • MLB leader in games played (162)
  • AL leader in games played at shortstop (162)
  • AL leader in complete games at shortstop (141)
  • AL leader in innings played at shortstop (1390-2/3)
  • #2 in AL in sacrifice hits (14)
  • #2 in AL times grounded into double plays (22)

Joe Coleman

  • AL leader in hit batsmen (10)
  • #2 in AL in wins (23)
  • #4 in AL in home runs allowed (32)
  • #5 in MLB in games started (40)
  • #9 in MLB in batters faced (1219)

Bill Freehan

  • #2 in AL in times hit by pitch (11)

John Hiller

  • MLB leader in saves (38)
  • AL leader in games (65)
  • AL leader in games finished (60)
  • #5 in AL in win percentage (.667)

Al Kaline

  • 4th oldest player in AL (38)

Mickey Lolich

  • #2 in MLB in games started (42)
  • #2 in MLB in home runs allowed (35)
  • #2 in MLB in hits allowed (315)
  • #2 in AL in strikeout to walk ratio (2.71)
  • #3 in MLB in earned runs allowed (131)
  • #5 in AL in bases on balls per 9 innings pitched (2.30)
  • #5 in AL in strikeouts (214)
  • #5 in AL in wild pitches (12)
  • #6 in MLB in batters faced (1286)
  • #7 in MLB in innings pitched (308.7)

Aurelio Rodríguez

  • AL leader in games played at third base (160)
  • AL leader in complete games at third base (151)
  • AL leader in innings played at third base (1394-2/3)
  • #5 in AL in games played (160)

Mickey Stanley

  • #4 in AL in outs (481)

Players ranking among top 100 all time at position

The following members of the 1975 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001:

  • Bill Freehan: 12th best catcher of all time
  • Norm Cash: 20th best first baseman of all time
  • Aurelio Rodríguez: 91st best third baseman of all time
  • Al Kaline: 11th best right fielder of all time
  • Willie Horton: 55th best left fielder of all time
  • Mickey Lolich: 72nd best pitcher of all time

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montgomery

References

References

  1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/reeseri01.shtml Rich Reese] at ''Baseball Reference''
  2. ''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p. 144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0-451-22363-0
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hosleti01.shtml Tim Hosley] at ''Baseball Reference''
  4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/adamsbo04.shtml Bob Adams] at ''Baseball Reference''
  5. "Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac".
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