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1973 Boston Red Sox season

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1973 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record89–73 (.549)
Divisional place2nd (8 GB)
OwnerTom Yawkey
PresidentTom Yawkey
General managerDick O'Connell
Managers
TelevisionWBZ-TV, Ch. 4
(Ken Coleman, Johnny Pesky)
RadioWHDH-AM 850
(Ned Martin, Dave Martin)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 1973 Boston Red Sox season was the 73rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, eight games behind the Baltimore Orioles. The team was managed by Eddie Kasko until he was reassigned at the end of September; third-base coach Eddie Popowski managed the team in their final contest of the season.[1]

Offseason

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Regular season

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Record by month[4]
Month Record Cumulative AL East Ref.
Won Lost Won Lost Position GB
April 7 10 7 10 6th 2 [5]
May 13 13 20 23 4th 3+1⁄2 [6]
June 15 12 35 35 4th 5 [7]
July 19 14 54 49 4th 3+1⁄2 [8]
August 18 13 72 62 2nd 6 [9]
September 17 11 89 73 2nd 8 [10]

Season standings

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AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 97 65 .599 — 50‍–‍31 47‍–‍34
Boston Red Sox 89 73 .549 8 48‍–‍33 41‍–‍40
Detroit Tigers 85 77 .525 12 47‍–‍34 38‍–‍43
New York Yankees 80 82 .494 17 50‍–‍31 30‍–‍51
Milwaukee Brewers 74 88 .457 23 40‍–‍41 34‍–‍47
Cleveland Indians 71 91 .438 26 34‍–‍47 37‍–‍44

Record vs. opponents

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1973 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK TEX
Baltimore — 7–11 6–6 8–4 12–6 9–9 8–4 15–3 8–4 9–9 5–7 10–2
Boston 11–7 — 7–5 6–6 9–9 3–15 8–4 12–6 6–6 14–4 4–8 9–3
California 6–6 5–7 — 8–10 5–7 7–5 10–8 5–7 10–8 6–6 6–12 11–7
Chicago 4–8 6–6 10–8 — 7–5 5–7 6–12 3–9 9–9 8–4 6–12 13–5
Cleveland 6–12 9–9 7–5 5–7 — 9–9 2–10 9–9 7–5 7–11 3–9 7–5
Detroit 9–9 15–3 5–7 7–5 9–9 — 4–8 12–6 5–7 7–11 7–5 5–7
Kansas City 4–8 4–8 8–10 12–6 10–2 8–4 — 8–4 9–9 6–6 8–10 11–7
Milwaukee 3–15 6–12 7–5 9–3 9–9 6–12 4–8 — 8–4 10–8 4–8 8–4
Minnesota 4–8 6–6 8–10 9–9 5–7 7–5 9–9 4–8 — 3–9 14–4 12–6
New York 9–9 4–14 6–6 4–8 11–7 11–7 6–6 8–10 9–3 — 4–8 8–4
Oakland 7–5 8–4 12–6 12–6 9–3 5–7 10–8 8–4 4–14 8–4 — 11–7
Texas 2–10 3–9 7–11 5–13 5–7 7–5 7–11 4–8 6–12 4–8 7–11 —


Opening Day lineup

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  4 Tommy Harper CF
11 Luis Aparicio SS
  8 Carl Yastrzemski     1B
  7 Reggie Smith CF
25 Orlando Cepeda DH
  6 Rico Petrocelli 3B
27 Carlton Fisk C
  2 Doug Griffin 2B
40 Dwight Evans RF
23 Luis Tiant P

Source:[11]

Roster

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1973 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player statistics

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Carlton Fisk 135 508 125 .246 26 71
1B Carl Yastrzemski 152 540 160 .296 19 95
2B Doug Griffin 113 396 101 .255 1 33
SS Luis Aparicio 132 499 135 .271 0 49
3B Rico Petrocelli 100 356 87 .244 13 45
LF Tommy Harper 147 566 159 .281 17 71
CF Reggie Smith 115 423 128 .303 21 69
RF Dwight Evans 119 282 63 .223 10 32
DH Orlando Cepeda 142 550 159 .289 20 86

Other batters

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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
Rick Miller 143 441 115 .261 6 43
Mario Guerrero 66 219 51 .233 0 11
Danny Cater 63 195 61 .313 1 24
John Kennedy 67 155 28 .181 1 16
Ben Oglivie 58 147 32 .218 2 9
Bob Montgomery 34 128 41 .320 7 25
Cecil Cooper 30 101 24 .238 3 11
Buddy Hunter 13 7 3 .429 0 2

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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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 Lee 38 284.2 17 11 2.75 120
Luis Tiant 35 272.0 20 13 3.34 206
John Curtis 35 221.1 13 13 3.58 101
Marty Pattin 34 219.1 15 15 4.31 119
Ray Culp 10 50.1 2 6 4.47 32

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Roger Moret 30 156.1 13 2 3.17 90
Dick Pole 12 54.2 3 2 5.60 24
Lynn McGlothen 6 23.0 1 2 8.22 16

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Bobby Bolin 39 3 4 15 2.70 31
Bob Veale 32 2 3 11 3.47 25
Mike Garman 12 0 0 0 5.32 9
Craig Skok 11 0 1 1 6.28 22
Don Newhauser 9 0 0 1 0.00 8
Sonny Siebert 2 0 1 0 7.71 5
Ken Tatum 1 0 0 0 9.00 0

Statistical leaders

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Bill Lee
Category Player Statistic
Youngest player Dwight Evans 21
Oldest player Luis Aparicio 39
Wins Above Replacement Bill Lee 6.1

Source:[12]

Batting

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Abbr. Category Player Statistic
G Games played Carl Yastrzemski 152
PA Plate appearances Carl Yastrzemski 652
AB At bats Tommy Harper 566
R Runs scored Tommy Harper 92
H Hits Carl Yastrzemski 160
2B Doubles Orlando Cepeda 25
Carl Yastrzemski
3B Triples Rick Miller 7
HR Home runs Carlton Fisk 26
RBI Runs batted in Carl Yastrzemski 95
SB Stolen bases Tommy Harper 54
CS Caught stealing Tommy Harper 14
BB Base on balls Carl Yastrzemski 105
SO Strikeouts Carlton Fisk 99
BA Batting average Carl Yastrzemski .296
OBP On-base percentage Carl Yastrzemski .407
SLG Slugging percentage Reggie Smith .515
OPS On-base plus slugging Reggie Smith .913
OPS+ Adjusted OPS Reggie Smith 150
TB Total bases Carl Yastrzemski 250
GIDP Grounded into double play Orlando Cepeda 24
HBP Hit by pitch Carlton Fisk 10
SH Sacrifice hits Doug Griffin 13
SF Sacrifice flies Luis Aparicio 7
IBB Intentional base on balls Orlando Cepeda 13
Carl Yastrzemski

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Pitching

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Abbr. Category Player Statistic
W Wins Luis Tiant 20
L Losses Marty Pattin 15
W-L % Winning percentage Roger Moret .867 (13–2)
ERA Earned run average Bob Bolin 2.70
G Games pitched Bob Bolin 39
GS Games started Luis Tiant 35
GF Games finished Bob Bolin 29
CG Complete games Luis Tiant 23
SHO Shutouts John Curtis 4
SV Saves Bob Bolin 15
IP Innings pitched Bill Lee 284+2⁄3
SO Strikeouts Luis Tiant 206
WHIP Walks plus hits per inning pitched Luis Tiant 1.085

Source:[12]

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Pawtucket Red Sox International League Darrell Johnson
AA Bristol Red Sox Eastern League Rac Slider
A Winston-Salem Red Sox Carolina League Bill Slack
A Winter Haven Red Sox Florida State League Al Lehrer
A-Short Season Elmira Pioneers New York–Penn League Dick Berardino

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Pawtucket, Winston-Salem
Source:[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "Houk Quits, Kasko Fired". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. October 1, 1973. p. 3-B. Retrieved September 27, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Orlando Cepeda page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Phil Gagliano page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ "The 1973 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Events of Sunday, April 29, 1973".
  6. ^ "Events of Thursday, May 31, 1973".
  7. ^ "Events of Saturday, June 30, 1973".
  8. ^ "Events of Tuesday, July 31, 1973".
  9. ^ "Events of Friday, August 31, 1973".
  10. ^ "Events of Sunday, September 30, 1973".
  11. ^ "Boston Red Sox 15, New York Yankees 5". Retrosheet. April 6, 1973. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  12. ^ a b c "1973 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  13. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  14. ^ Boston Red Sox Guide for Press TV Radio. 1973. p. 2. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
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