From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| season | 1973 |
| league | National League |
| division | West |
| ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| city | Los Angeles |
| record | |
| divisional_place | 2nd |
| owners | Walter O'Malley, James Mulvey |
| president | Peter O'Malley |
| general_managers | Al Campanis |
| managers | Walter Alston |
| television | KTTV (11) |
| radio | KFI |
| Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett | |
| XEGM | |
| Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos |
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett XEGM Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos |}}
The 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 84th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 16th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 12th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California. The Dodgers finished the season in second place in the National League West with a record of 95–66.
From June 17 through September 2, the Dodgers held first place in their division. At one point, on July 17, LA had an 8.5 game lead over the Reds. On September 4, they relinquished their lead to the Reds, and despite winning their last five contests of the season in a row, the Dodgers finished 3.5 games behind.
Offseason
- October 26, 1972: Larry Hisle was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rudy Arroyo and Greg Milliken (minors).
- November 28, 1972: Frank Robinson, Bill Singer, Mike Strahler, Billy Grabarkewitz and Bobby Valentine were traded by the Dodgers to the California Angels for Andy Messersmith and Ken McMullen.
- March 26, 1973: George Culver was purchased by the Dodgers from the Houston Astros.
- March 27, 1973: Dick Dietz was purchased from the Dodgers by the Atlanta Braves.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
| Opening Day starters | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Lacy | Second baseman | |
| Manny Mota | Left fielder | |
| Bill Buckner | First baseman | |
| Willie Davis | Center fielder | |
| Willie Crawford | Right fielder | |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher | |
| Ken McMullen | Third baseman | |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop | |
| Don Sutton | Starting pitcher |
Notable transactions
- April 24, 1973: Tim Johnson was traded by the Dodgers to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rick Auerbach.
- August 10, 1973: George Culver was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Memorable events
On June 13 in a game versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium, Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey and Bill Russell play together as an infield for the Dodgers for first time, going on to set the record of staying together for 8½ years.
Roster
| 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
Game log
Regular season
| Legend |
|---|
| **Bold** |
|-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || || || @ Astros || L 1–4 || || || || || || 1–3 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || || || @ Astros || L 3–4 (12) || || || || || || 1–4 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || || || Reds || L 1–4 || || || || || || 1–5 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || || || Reds || L 2–5 || || || || || || 1–6 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 8 || || || Braves || W 6–3 || || || || || || 2–6 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || || || Braves || W 2–1 || || || || || || 3–6 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || || || Braves || W 6–2 || || || || || || 4–6 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 11 || || || Astros || W 2–1 (13) || || || || || || 5–6 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 12 || || || Astros || W 7–2 || || || || || || 6–6 || W5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || || || Astros || L 2–7 || || || || || || 6–7 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || || || Giants || L 6–7 || || || || || || 6–8 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || || || Giants || L 3–7 || || || || || || 6–9 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || || || Giants || W 1–0 || || || || || || 7–9 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || || || Giants || L 2–4 || || || || || || 7–10 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || || || @ Cardinals || L 0–2 || || || || || || 7–11 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 19 || || || @ Cardinals || W 5–3 (11) || || || || || || 8–11 || W1 |-style="background:#bbb;" | — || || || @ Pirates || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 29 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 20 || || || @ Pirates || W 3–2 || || || || || || 9–11 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 21 (1) || || || @ Pirates || W 9–8 (11) || || || || || || 10–11 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 22 (2) || || || @ Pirates || W 2–1 || || || || || || 11–11 || W4 |- |-style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || || || Cubs || L 5–9 || || || || || || 112–12 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || || || Cubs || W 4–1 || || || || || || 12–12 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || || || Cubs || L 1–4 || || || || || || 12–13 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 26 || || || Cardinals || W 6–5 (10) || || || || || || 13–13 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 27 || || || Cardinals || W 11–3 || || || || || || 14–13 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 28 || || || Cardinals || W 3–0 || || || || || || 15–13 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || || || Pirates || L 4–5 || || || || || || 15–14 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || || || Pirates || W 7–4 || || || || || || 16–14 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 31 || || || Pirates || W 8–5 || || || || || || 17–14 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || || || @ Giants || W 3–2 || || || || || || 18–14 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || || || @ Giants || L 4–5 || || || || || || 18–15 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 34 || || || @ Giants || W 15–3 || || || || || || 19–15 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || || || @ Reds || L 1–4 || || || || || || 19–16 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 36 || || || @ Reds || W 8–6 (11) || || || || || || 20–16 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 37 || || || @ Reds || W 3–1 || || || || || || 21–16 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 38 || || || @ Braves || W 3–2 || || || || || || 22–16 || W3 |-style="background:#fff;" | 39 || || || @ Braves || T 7–7 (13) || || || || || || 22–16–1 || T1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 40 (1) || || || @ Braves || L 2–3 (10) || || || || || || 22–17–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 41 (2) || || || @ Braves || W 8–3 || || || || || || 22–17–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || || || Mets || L 3–7 (19) || || || || || || 24–19–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || || || Mets || W 6–4 || || || || || || 25–19–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || || || Mets || W 9–5 || || || || || || 26–19–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || || || Mets || W 2–1 || || || || || || 27–19–1 || W3 |- |-style="background:#bfb;" | 51 || || || Expos || W 3–2 || || || || || || 31–19–1 || W7 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || || || Expos || L 3–6 || || || || || || 31–20–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || || || Expos || L 1–4 || || || || || || 31–21–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 54 || || || @ Cubs || W 10–1 || || || || || || 32–21–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 55 || || || @ Cubs || L 4–6 || || || || || || 32–22–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 56 || || || @ Cubs || W 4–0 || || || || || || 33–22–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 57 || || || @ Mets || W 5–3 || || || || || || 34–22–1 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || || || @ Mets || L 2–4 || || || || || || 34–23–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 59 || || || @ Mets || W 4–0 || || || || || || 35–23–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || || || @ Expos || L 3–4 || || || || || || 37–25–1 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || || || @ Expos || W 6–3 || || || || || || 38–25–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || || || @ Expos || W 3–2 (12) || || || || || || 39–25–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 66 || || || Braves || W 13–3 || || || || || || 40–25–1 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 67 || || || Braves || W 3–0 || || || || || || 41–25–1 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 68 || || || Braves || W 6–5 (11) || || || || || || 42–25–1 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 69 || || || Braves || W 5–0 || || || || || || 43–25–1 || W6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || || || Reds || W 3–2 (10) || || || || || || 44–25–1 || W7 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 71 (1) || || || Reds || L 1–4 || || || || || || 44–26–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 72 (2) || || || Reds || W 5–1 || || || || || || 45–26–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 73 || || || Reds || W 5–2 || || || || || || 46–26–1 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 76 (1) || || || @ Braves || L 2–3 || || || || || || 48–27–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 77 (2) || || || @ Braves || W 8–3 || || || || || || 49–27–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 78 || || || @ Braves || W 12–9 (12) || || || || || || 50–27–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 79 || || || @ Reds || W 8–7 (13) || || || || || || 51–27–1 || W3 |- |-style="background:#fbb;" | 80 (1) || || || @ Reds || L 3–4 || || || || || || 51–28–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 81 (2) || || || @ Reds || L 2–3 (10) || || || || || || 51–29–1 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 82 || || || @ Reds || L 2–4 || || || || || || 51–30–1 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 86 || || || Pirates || W 3–2 || || || || || || 52–33–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 87 || || || Pirates || W 8–6 || || || || || || 53–33–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 88 || || || Pirates || W 3–2 (12) || || || || || || 54–33–1 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 89 || || || Cardinals || L 4–5 || || || || || || 54–34–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 90 || || || Cardinals || W 3–1 || || || || || || 55–34–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 91 || || || Cardinals || W 4–0 || || || || || || 56–34–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 92 || || || Cubs || W 5–0 || || || || || || 57–34–1 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 93 || || || Cubs || W 7–3 || || || || || || 58–34–1 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 94 || || || Cubs || W 9–3 || || || || || || 59–34–1 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 95 || || || @ Pirates || W 1–0 || || || || || || 60–34–1 || W6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 96 || || || @ Pirates || W 8–4 || || || || || || 61–34–1 || W7 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 97 || || || @ Pirates || L 3–7 || || || || || || 61–35–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 98 || || || @ Cardinals || W 3–2 || || || || || || 62–35–1 || W6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 99 || || || @ Cardinals || W 4–3 (15) || || || || || || 63–35–1 || WL2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || || || @ Cardinals || L 1–8 || || || || || || 63–36–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 101 || || || @ Cardinals || L 4–5 || || || || || || 63–37–1 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || || 5:15p.m. PDT || 44th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | National League vs. American League (Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri |-style="background:#bfb;" | 102 || || || Astros || W 3–1 || || || || || || 64–37–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 103 || || || Astros || L 2–5 || || || || || || 64–38–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 104 || || || Giants || L 0–5 || || || || || || 64–39–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 105 || || || Giants || W 6–2 || || || || || || 65–39–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 105 || || || Giants || W 5–2 || || || || || || 66–39–1 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 107 || || || @ Astros || L 2–3 || || || || || || 66–40–1 || L1 |- |-style="background:#fbb;" | 108 || || || @ Astros || L 0–5 || || || || || || 66–41–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 109 || || || @ Astros || W 4–2 (11) || || || || || || 67–41–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 110 || || || @ Giants || W 3–0 || || || || || || 68–41–1 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 111 || || || @ Giants || L 2–3 (11) || || || || || || 68–42–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 112 || || || @ Giants || W 4–3 || || || || || || 69–42–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 115 || || || Mets || L 0–1 || || || || || || 71–43–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 116 || || || Mets || W 1–0 || || || || || || 72–43–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 120 || || || Expos || W 8–5 || || || || || || 74–45–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 121 || || || Expos || W 4–3 || || || || || || 75–45–1 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 122 || || || Expos || W 7–2 || || || || || || 76–45–1 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 123 || || || @ Cubs || L 1–5 || || || || || || 76–46–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 124 || || || @ Cubs || L 1–2 || || || || || || 76–47–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 125 || || || @ Cubs || W 2–1 || || || || || || 77–47–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 126 || || || @ Mets || L 1–2 || || || || || || 77–48–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 127 || || || @ Mets || L 3–4 || || || || || || 77–49–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 128 || || || @ Mets || W 5–4 || || || || || || 78–49–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 132 || || || @ Expos || L 0–4 || || || || || || 81–50–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 133 || || || @ Expos || W 6–1 || || || || || || 82–50–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 134 || || || @ Expos || L 5–6 || || || || || || 82–51–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 135 || || || Astros || W 6–5 || || || || || || 83–51–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 136 || || || Astros || L 2–3 || || || || || || 83–52–1 || L1 |- |-style="background:#fbb;" | 137 || || || Astros || L 0–2 || || || || || || 83–53–1 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 138 || || || Astros || L 0–9 || || || || || || 83–54–1 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 139 || || || @ Giants || L 8–11 || || || || || || 83–55–1 || L4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 140 || || || @ Giants || L 1–3 || || || || || || 83–56–1 || L5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 141 || || || @ Giants || L 0–7 || || || || || || 83–57–1 || L6 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 146 || || || @ Reds || L 3–6 || || || || || || 84–61–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 147 || || || @ Reds || L 3–7 || || || || || || 84–62–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 148 || || || @ Astros || W 8–6 || || || || || || 85–62–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 149 || || || @ Astros || W 13–1 || || || || || || 86–62–1 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 150 || || || @ Astros || L 1–5 || || || || || || 86–63–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 151 || || || @ Astros || L 2–6 || || || || || || 86–64–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 152 || || || Giants || W 7–2 || || || || || || 87–64–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 153 || || || Giants || W 3–1 || || || || || || 88–64–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 154 || || || Braves || W 4–1 || || || || || || 89–64–1 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 155 || || || Braves || W 5–3 (12) || || || || || || 90–64–1 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 156 || || || Reds || L 1–4 (10) || || || || || || 90–65–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 157 || || || Reds || L 9–11 || || || || || || 90–66–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 158 || || || Reds || W 6–4 || || || || || || 91–66–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 159 || || || @ Braves || W 5–1 || || || || || || 92–66–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 160 || || || @ Braves || W 9–8 || || || || || || 93–66–1 || W3 |-
Detailed records
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pct. | Runs scored | Runs allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **NL East** | ||||||
| [Chicago Cubs](1973-chicago-cubs-season) | 4–2 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 53 | 35 | |
| [Montreal Expos](1973-montreal-expos-season) | 4–2 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 49 | 42 | |
| [New York Mets](1973-new-york-mets-season) | 4–2 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 41 | 35 | |
| [Pittsburgh Pirates](1973-pittsburgh-pirates-season) | 5–1 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 58 | 42 | |
| [St. Louis Cardinals](1973-st-louis-cardinals-season) | 5–1 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 48 | 37 | |
| 22–8 | 17–13 | 39–21 | 249 | 191 | ||
| **NL West** | ||||||
| [Atlanta Braves](1973-atlanta-braves-season) | 9–0 | 6–2 | 15–2 | 99 | 50 | |
| [Cincinnati Reds](1973-cincinnati-reds-season) | 4–5 | 3–6 | 7–11 | 66 | 79 | |
| [Houston Astros](1973-houston-astros-season) | 4–5 | 3–6 | 7–11 | 58 | 71 | |
| **Los Angeles Dodgers** | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [San Francisco Giants](1973-san-francisco-giants-season) | 5–4 | 4–5 | 9–9 | 73 | 68 | |
| 22–13 | 16–19 | 38–33 | 296 | 268 |
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 | 136 | 487 | 128 | .263 | 25 | 88 | |
| 1B | 140 | 575 | 158 | .275 | 8 | 46 | |
| 2B | 142 | 535 | 147 | .275 | 6 | 37 | |
| SS | 162 | 615 | 163 | .265 | 4 | 56 | |
| 3B | 152 | 507 | 124 | .245 | 15 | 80 | |
| LF | 89 | 293 | 92 | .314 | 0 | 23 | |
| CF | 152 | 599 | 171 | .285 | 16 | 77 | |
| RF | 145 | 457 | 135 | .295 | 14 | 66 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | 349 | 106 | .304 | 8 | 50 | |
| 96 | 195 | 51 | .262 | 5 | 18 | |
| 75 | 159 | 40 | .252 | 2 | 17 | |
| 57 | 135 | 28 | .207 | 0 | 8 | |
| 54 | 134 | 34 | .254 | 2 | 10 | |
| 42 | 85 | 21 | .247 | 5 | 18 | |
| 17 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 256.1 | 18 | 10 | 2.42 | 200 | |
| 33 | 249.2 | 14 | 10 | 2.70 | 177 | |
| 33 | 236.2 | 16 | 11 | 3.31 | 86 | |
| 36 | 218.0 | 16 | 7 | 3.10 | 116 | |
| 30 | 193.0 | 9 | 9 | 3.31 | 124 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 13.1 | 1 | 0 | 1.35 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 3.01 | 56 | |
| 39 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3.18 | 31 | |
| 37 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.76 | 70 | |
| 31 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3.96 | 51 | |
| 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3.00 | 23 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.45 | 11 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Awards and honors
- Gold Glove Award
- Willie Davis
- NL Player of the Month
- Willie Crawford (May 1973)
- NL Player of the Week
- Andy Messersmith (May 14–20)
- Willie Crawford (May 21–27)
- Willie Davis (July 9–15)
All-Stars
- 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Jim Brewer reserve
- Willie Davis reserve
- Manny Mota reserve
- Claude Osteen reserve
- Bill Russell reserve
- Don Sutton reserve
- TSN National League All-Stars
- Bill Russell
- Baseball Digest Rookie All-Stars
- Ron Cey
- Davey Lopes
Farm system
1973 Major League Baseball draft
Main article: 1973 Major League Baseball draft
This was the ninth year of a Major League Baseball draft. The Dodgers drafted 22 players in the June draft and nine in the January draft.
The most notable player from this draft class was outfielder Joe Simpson, who played from 1975 to 1983 but made his mark primarily as a broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves. The Dodgers first round pick was catcher Ted Farr of Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Washington. He played 339 games from 1973 to 1977 in the Dodgers farm system, hitting .235.
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wes Moore | RHP | Yavapai College | Yes | 1973–1975 | A |
| 2 | Michael Boyd | OF | Chipola College | No | ||
| 3 | Bob McClure | LHP | College of San Mateo | No | ||
| Royals-1973 | 1973–1993 | **MLB** | ||||
| 4 | Jeff Moore | 1B | Middle Georgia College | No | ||
| 5 | Jeff Hill | OF | Phoenix College | No | ||
| 6 | Terry Nance | P | Monterey Peninsula College | No |
January secondary phase
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guy Todd | RHP | Blinn College | Yes | 1973–1976 | AA |
| 2 | Bob Purkey | RHP | Gulf Coast Community College | No | ||
| 3 | Craig Minetto | LHP | San Joaquin Delta College | No | ||
| Expos-1974 | 1974–1984 | **MLB** |
June draft
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted Farr | C | Shadle Park High School | Yes | 1973–1977 | AAA |
| 2 | Mike Paciorek | SS | St. Mary's High School | Yes | 1973–1977 | A |
| 3 | Joe Simpson | OF | University of Oklahoma | Yes | 1973–1984 | **MLB** |
| 4 | Richard Hance | 3B | California State University, Fresno | Yes | 1973–1977 | AA |
| 5 | Thomas Steinmetz | SS | Canevin Catholic High School | No | ||
| Expos-1978 | 1978 | A- | ||||
| 6 | Mike Dimmel | OF | Logansport High School | Yes | 1973–1980 | **MLB** |
| 7 | David Richards | C | Proviso East High School | Yes | 1973–1982 | AAA |
| 8 | Bradford Drysdale | RHP | Brawley Union High School | No | ||
| Orioles – 1974 | 1974–1975 | Rookie | ||||
| 9 | Bob Stanley | RHP | Kearny High School | No | ||
| Red Sox-1974 | 1974–1989 | **MLB** | ||||
| 10 | Mark Wilson | OF | Ashland High School | No | ||
| Twins | 1975 | A | ||||
| 11 | Charles Barrett | RHP | Rancho High School | Yes | 1973–1978 | AAA |
| 12 | William Collins | RHP | University of South Alabama | Yes | 1973 | A |
| 13 | Daniel Smith | RHP | Covina High School | Yes | 1973–1980 | AAA |
| 14 | James Mitchell | SS | Cardinal Mooney High School | Yes | 1974–1978 | A |
| 15 | Kelly Snider | 1B | Hillcrest High School | No | ||
| Dodgers-1976 | 1976–1982 | AAA | ||||
| 16 | Edward Davis | 3B | West Jefferson High School | Yes | 1973 | Rookie |
| 17 | Robert Arceneaux | C | Manual Arts High School | No | ||
| 18 | Tom Dixon | RHP | William R. Boone High School | No | ||
| Cardinals-1974 | 1974–1983 | **MLB** | ||||
| 19 | Charles James | OF | Manual Arts High School | No | ||
| Orioles-1974 | 1974–1976 | A | ||||
| 20 | George Kunkler | LHP | Lindbergh High School | No | ||
| Dodgers-1976 | 1976–1977 | AA | ||||
| 21 | Russell Holland | RHP | Parksley High School | Yes | 1973 | Rookie |
June secondary phase
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Meyer | SS | University of Michigan | Yes | 1973–1976 | AA |
|}
Notes
References
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hislela01.shtml Larry Hisle page at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robinfr02.shtml Frank Robinson page at Baseball Reference]
- "George Culver page at Baseball Reference".
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dietzdi01.shtml Dick Dietz page at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsti01.shtml Tim Johnson page at Baseball Reference]
- "This Day In Dodgers History: Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey & Bill Russell Begin Streak As ‘Longest Running Infield’". This Day In Baseball.
- "1973 Los Angeles Dodgers Schedule & Results".
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1973&draft_type=janreg& 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase ]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1973&draft_type=jansec& 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase ]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1973&draft_type=junreg& 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1973&draft_type=junsec& 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase]
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers season — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report