1973 Montreal Expos season

1973 Montreal Expos
Division	Eastern Division
Ballpark	Jarry Park
City	Montreal
Record	79–83 (.488)
Owners	Charles Bronfman
Managers	Gene Mauch
Television	CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron)
Radio	CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor) CKAC (French) (Jean-Pierre Roy, Jacques Doucet)
Seasons

The 1973 Montreal Expos season was the fifth season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in fourth place in the National League East with a record of 79–83, 3½ games behind the New York Mets.

Offseason

• January 10, 1973: Dan Boitano was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.
• February 28, 1973: Carl Morton was traded by the Expos to the Atlanta Braves for Pat Jarvis.

Spring training

After holding spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida, from 1969 to 1972, the Expos moved to City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, for spring training in 1973. They would train at City Island Ball Park through 1980 before returning to West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium for the 1981 season.

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Mets	82	79	0.509	—	43–38	39–41
St. Louis Cardinals	81	81	0.500	1½	43–38	38–43
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	0.494	2½	41–40	39–42
Montreal Expos	79	83	0.488	3½	43–38	36–45
Chicago Cubs	77	84	0.478	5	41–39	36–45
Philadelphia Phillies	71	91	0.438	11½	38–43	33–48

Record vs. opponents

1973 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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

• June 5, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball draft
  • Jeff Reardon was drafted by the Expos in the 23rd round, but did not sign.
  • Tim Ireland was drafted by the Expos in the 25th round.
  • Warren Cromartie was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (5th pick) of the Secondary Phase.
• August 13, 1973: Bernie Allen was purchased by the Expos from the New York Yankees.
• September 5, 1973: Coco Laboy was released by the Expos.

Roster

1973 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers 35 Craig Caskey 42 Joe Gilbert 34 Pat Jarvis 28 Mike Marshall 21 Ernie McAnally 53 John Montague 15 Balor Moore 18 Steve Renko 45 Steve Rogers 25 Mickey Scott 26 Bill Stoneman 36 John Strohmayer 36 Chuck Taylor 24 Mike Torrez 20 Tom Walker		Catchers 12 John Boccabella 22 Terry Humphrey  7 Bob Stinson Infielders  9 Bernie Allen  3 Bob Bailey 23 Hal Breeden 10,56 Jim Cox 19 Tim Foli 38 Pepe Frías 33 Ron Hunt 16 Mike Jorgensen 39 Coco Laboy 51 Larry Lintz		Outfielders 48 Felipe Alou 17 Curtis Brown  8 Boots Day  6 Ron Fairly  2 Jim Lyttle 11 Pepe Mangual  5 Clyde Mashore 17 Jorge Roque 52 Tony Scott 29 Ken Singleton 43 Ron Woods Other batters 54 Barry Foote 58 José Morales		Manager  4 Gene Mauch Coaches  1 Dave Bristol 14 Larry Doby 32 Cal McLish 31 Jerry Zimmerman

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	John Boccabella	118	403	94	.233	7	46
1B	Mike Jorgensen	138	413	95	.230	9	47
2B	Ron Hunt	113	401	124	.309	0	18
3B	Bob Bailey	151	513	140	.273	26	86
SS	Tim Foli	126	458	110	.240	2	36
LF	Ron Fairly	142	413	123	.298	17	49
CF	Ron Woods	135	318	73	.230	3	31
RF	Ken Singleton	162	560	169	.302	23	103

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
Pepe Frías	100	225	52	.231	0	22
Bob Stinson	48	111	29	.261	3	12
Bernie Allen	16	50	9	.180	2	9
Coco Laboy	22	33	4	.121	1	2
Jim Cox	9	15	2	.133	0	0
José Morales	5	5	2	.400	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
Steve Rogers	17	134	10	5	1.54	64

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

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
Mike Marshall	92	14	11	31	2.66	124
Tom Walker	54	7	5	4	3.63	68
Pat Jarvis	28	2	1	0	3.20	19
Joe Gilbert	21	1	2	1	4.97	17
Craig Caskey	9	0	0	0	5.65	6
John Montague	4	0	0	0	3.52	7

Award winners

• Mike Jorgensen, Gold Glove, first base
• Gene Mauch, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year

All-Stars

1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Peninsula Whips	International League	Bill Adair
AA	Québec Carnavals	Eastern League	Karl Kuehl
A	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	Lance Nichols
A-Short Season	Jamestown Falcons	New York–Penn League	Walt Hriniak

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1973 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
• 1973 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac