1973 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1973 Pittsburgh Pirates
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Three Rivers Stadium
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Record	80–82 (.494)
Divisional place	3rd
Owners	John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders)
General managers	Joe L. Brown
Managers	Bill Virdon Danny Murtaugh
Television	KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Nellie King
Radio	KDKA Bob Prince, Nellie King
Seasons

The 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 92nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 87th in the National League. The Pirates finished third in the National League East with a record of 80–82.

Offseason

• October 25, 1972: Gene Garber was traded by the Pirates to the Kansas City Royals for Jim Rooker.
• November 25, 1972: Dick Sharon was traded by the Pirates to the Detroit Tigers for Jim Foor and Norm McRae.
• December 31, 1972: Roberto Clemente was killed in an airplane crash.
• April 2, 1973: Charlie Sands was traded by the Pirates to the Detroit Tigers for Chris Zachary.

Regular season

Season standings

NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Mets	82	79	.509	—	43‍–‍38	39‍–‍41
St. Louis Cardinals	81	81	.500	1½	43‍–‍38	38‍–‍43
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	.494	2½	41‍–‍40	39‍–‍42
Montreal Expos	79	83	.488	3½	43‍–‍38	36‍–‍45
Chicago Cubs	77	84	.478	5	41‍–‍39	36‍–‍45
Philadelphia Phillies	71	91	.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	—

Game log

1973 Game Log: 80–82 (Home: 41–40; Away: 39–42)
April: 8–7 (Home: 4–4; Away: 4–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 6 Cardinals 7–5 Rooker (1–0) Segui Hernandez (1) 51,695 1–0 2 April 8 Cardinals 4–3 (10) Giusti (1–0) Granger — 2–0 3 April 8 Cardinals 5–3 Ellis (1–0) Spinks Hernandez (2) 23,391 3–0 4 April 12 Cubs 6–0 Moose (1–0) Jenkins — 3,764 4–0 5 April 14 @ Expos 4–6 Walker Briles (0–1) — 21,198 4–1 6 April 15 @ Expos 8–3 Ellis (2–0) Torrez Giusti (1) 12,101 5–1 7 April 17 @ Cardinals 4–3 (14) Hernandez (1–0) Foster Rooker (1) 9,851 6–1 8 April 18 @ Cardinals 8–2 Moose (2–0) Wise Walker (1) 6,228 7–1 9 April 21 @ Cubs 9–10 Locker Briles (0–2) — 16,637 7–2 10 April 22 @ Cubs 10–4 Ellis (3–0) Pappas Rooker (2) 8–2 11 April 22 @ Cubs 3–11 Gura Blass (0–1) Bonham 28,271 8–3 12 April 24 Padres 5–7 Troedson Moose (2–1) Romo 10,108 8–4 13 April 28 Dodgers 2–3 Sutton Briles (0–3) — 9,643 8–5 14 April 29 Dodgers 8–9 (13) Downing Hernandez (1–1) — 8–6 15 April 29 Dodgers 1–2 Osteen Ellis (3–1) — 18,083 8–7
May: 13–14 (Home: 7–7; Away: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 16 May 1 @ Giants 7–8 Sosa Hernandez (1–2) — 7,972 8–8 17 May 2 @ Giants 2–1 Walker (1–0) Barr Giusti (2) 4,818 9–8 18 May 3 @ Giants 14–5 Briles (1–3) Willoughby — 4,198 10–8 19 May 4 @ Padres 12–6 Blass (1–1) Norman — 9,595 11–8 20 May 5 @ Padres 5–6 Romo Ellis (3–2) — 10,619 11–9 21 May 6 @ Padres 0–8 Caldwell Moose (2–2) — 7,176 11–10 22 May 7 @ Dodgers 5–4 Johnson (1–0) Sutton Rooker (3) 17,745 12–10 23 May 8 @ Dodgers 4–7 Messersmith Briles (1–4) Brewer 13,620 12–11 24 May 9 @ Dodgers 5–8 Osteen Blass (1–2) Culver 17,509 12–12 25 May 11 Mets 3–4 Parker Ellis (3–3) McGraw 17,564 12–13 26 May 12 Mets 0–6 Seaver Moose (2–3) — 13,058 12–14 27 May 13 Mets 4–6 McAndrew Walker (1–1) McGraw 14,310 12–15 28 May 14 Expos 2–3 (10) Walker Briles (1–5) — 6,327 12–16 29 May 15 Expos 9–8 (11) Giusti (2–0) Gilbert — 5,441 13–16 30 May 16 Phillies 2–5 Twitchell Ellis (3–4) Scarce 6,885 13–17 31 May 17 Phillies 5–2 Moose (3–3) Carlton Rooker (4) 6,885 14–17 32 May 18 @ Mets 3–4 Seaver Walker (1–2) — 34,565 14–18 33 May 19 @ Mets 4–1 (10) Giusti (3–0) McGraw — 32,622 15–18 34 May 21 @ Phillies 5–4 Blass (2–2) Scarce Giusti (3) 9,010 16–18 35 May 22 @ Phillies 4–7 Twitchell Ellis (3–5) — 11,617 16–19 36 May 25 Astros 2–7 Reuss Moose (3–4) — 13,956 16–20 37 May 26 Astros 7–2 Briles (2–5) Forsch Giusti (4) 15,768 17–20 38 May 27 Astros 2–6 Roberts Blass (2–3) — 15,386 17–21 39 May 28 Astros 4–2 Ellis (4–5) Wilson Giusti (5) 21,546 18–21 40 May 29 Braves 6–1 Walker (2–2) Morton Rooker (5) 7,911 19–21 41 May 30 Braves 4–2 Moose (4–4) Reed — 7,963 20–21 42 May 31 Braves 3–1 Briles (3–5) Gentry — 10,446 21–21
June: 13–18 (Home: 9–9; Away: 4–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 43 June 1 Reds 9–6 Blass (3–3) Sprague Giusti (6) 24,213 22–21 44 June 2 Reds 4–3 Ellis (5–5) Billingham Giusti (7) 19,212 23–21 45 June 3 Reds 1–5 Carroll Walker (2–3) Borbon 22,450 23–22 46 June 4 Giants 2–7 Bradley Moose (4–5) — 12,570 23–23 47 June 5 Giants 2–3 Bryant Briles (3–6) Moffitt 14,975 23–24 48 June 6 Giants 7–9 Williams Rooker (1–1) Moffitt 13,884 23–25 49 June 8 @ Astros 3–4 Forsch Ellis (5–6) Ray 25,486 23–26 50 June 9 @ Astros 4–1 Moose (5–5) Wilson — 29,716 24–26 51 June 10 @ Astros 1–7 Reuss Briles (3–7) — 23,057 24–27 52 June 11 @ Braves 7–9 Morton Blass (3–4) Schueler 6,878 24–28 53 June 12 @ Braves 2–4 Niekro Walker (2–4) — 10,418 24–29 54 June 13 @ Braves 3–18 Reed Ellis (5–7) — 9,553 24–30 55 June 15 @ Reds 0–6 Norman Moose (5–6) — 27,029 24–31 56 June 16 @ Reds 5–0 Briles (4–7) Gullett — 39,106 25–31 57 June 17 @ Reds 1–3 Billingham Walker (2–5) Hall 25–32 58 June 17 @ Reds 1–5 Grimsley Dettore (0–1) — 50,232 25–33 59 June 18 Cubs 3–1 Ellis (6–7) Jenkins — 11,470 26–33 60 June 19 Cubs 3–6 Gura Johnson (1–1) Aker 26–34 61 June 19 Cubs 4–3 Giusti (4–0) Locker — 28,256 27–34 62 June 20 Cubs 3–5 Reuschel Briles (4–8) Aker 17,895 27–35 63 June 21 Mets 2–1 Walker (3–5) Capra — 10,099 28–35 64 June 22 Mets 4–5 Stone Blass (3–5) — 21,129 28–36 65 June 23 Mets 3–2 (10) Hernandez (2–2) Hennigan — 24,337 29–36 66 June 24 Mets 2–5 Seaver Moose (5–7) — 20,984 29–37 67 June 25 @ Expos 8–6 Giusti (5–0) McAnally — 30–37 68 June 25 @ Expos 3–1 Briles (5–8) Strohmayer — 24,402 31–37 69 June 26 @ Expos 3–10 Stoneman Walker (3–6) Marshall 12,806 31–38 70 June 27 Cardinals 4–15 Cleveland Rooker (1–2) — 33,041 31–39 71 June 28 Cardinals 6–0 Ellis (7–7) Wise — 34,471 32–39 72 June 29 Expos 4–0 Moose (6–7) McAnally — 26,638 33–39 73 June 30 Expos 5–1 Briles (6–8) Moore Hernandez (3) 11,676 34–39
July: 17–12 (Home: 9–4; Away: 8–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 74 July 1 Expos 6–2 Walker (4–6) Stoneman Johnson (1) 35–39 75 July 1 Expos 8–4 Rooker (2–2) Torrez Giusti (8) 24,984 36–39 76 July 3 @ Cardinals 0–4 Wise Ellis (7–8) — 36–40 77 July 3 @ Cardinals 6–7 Folkers Blass (3–6) Segui 28,449 36–41 78 July 4 @ Cardinals 3–11 Murphy Moose (6–8) — 12,671 36–42 79 July 5 @ Cardinals 3–2 Briles (7–8) Pena — 14,652 37–42 80 July 6 @ Dodgers 2–3 Sutton Walker (4–7) — 28,011 37–43 81 July 7 @ Dodgers 6–8 Rau Lamb (0–1) Brewer 33,197 37–44 82 July 8 @ Dodgers 2–3 (12) Richert Giusti (5–1) — 24,144 37–45 83 July 10 @ Padres 4–3 Johnson (2–1) Troedson Lamb (1) 12,233 38–45 84 July 11 @ Padres 10–2 Briles (8–8) Arlin — 4,763 39–45 85 July 12 @ Padres 4–0 Walker (5–7) Kirby — 2,865 40–45 86 July 13 @ Giants 2–5 Bradley Ellis (7–9) — 10,842 40–46 87 July 14 @ Giants 7–2 Rooker (3–2) Bryant — 9,458 41–46 88 July 15 @ Giants 0–12 Marichal Moose (6–9) — 12,851 41–47 89 July 16 Dodgers 0–1 Sutton Briles (8–9) — 16,570 41–48 90 July 17 Dodgers 4–8 Messersmith Walker (5–8) Brewer 17,389 41–49 91 July 18 Dodgers 3–2 Ellis (8–9) John Giusti (9) 24,248 42–49 92 July 20 Padres 5–4 (10) Giusti (6–1) Caldwell — 43–49 93 July 20 Padres 7–0 Rooker (4–2) Troedson — 25,832 44–49 94 July 22 Padres 3–1 Briles (9–9) Arlin Giusti (10) 45–49 95 July 22 Padres 13–7 Walker (6–8) Kirby Lamb (2) 22,425 46–49 96 July 26 @ Cubs 3–2 Ellis (9–9) Reuschel Giusti (11) 35,770 47–49 97 July 27 @ Cubs 10–6 Briles (10–9) Gura Giusti (12) 22,045 48–49 98 July 28 Phillies 0–5 Twitchell Rooker (4–3) — 14,630 48–50 99 July 29 Phillies 5–2 Hernandez (3–2) Ruthven — 49–50 100 July 29 Phillies 5–2 Walker (7–8) Lersch Giusti (13) 26,947 50–50 101 July 30 Phillies 0–1 Carlton Moose (6–10) — 17,220 50–51 102 July 31 @ Mets 4–1 Ellis (10–9) Koosman Hernandez (4) 24,322 51–51
August: 14–14 (Home: 7–6; Away: 7–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 103 August 1 @ Mets 0–3 Seaver Blass (3–7) — 51–52 104 August 1 @ Mets 2–5 Stone Briles (10–10) Parker 27,189 51–53 105 August 2 @ Mets 1–5 Sadecki Rooker (4–4) McGraw 13,429 51–54 106 August 3 @ Phillies 3–1 Morlan (1–0) Carlton Hernandez (5) 24,152 52–54 107 August 4 @ Phillies 5–11 Brett Walker (7–9) — 52–55 108 August 4 @ Phillies 11–4 Hernandez (4–2) Lonborg — 48,294 53–55 109 August 5 @ Phillies 4–1 Ellis (11–9) Twitchell Giusti (14) 31,157 54–55 110 August 7 Astros 0–2 Wilson Briles (10–11) — 13,841 54–56 111 August 8 Astros 4–3 Rooker (5–4) Roberts Johnson (2) 15,745 55–56 112 August 10 Braves 4–5 Niekro Ellis (11–10) — 25,781 55–57 113 August 11 Braves 3–9 Harrison Morlan (1–1) House 21,365 55–58 114 August 12 Braves 5–2 Moose (7–10) Schueler — 28,718 56–58 115 August 13 Reds 3–2 Briles (11–11) Norman Giusti (15) 15,396 57–58 116 August 14 Reds 4–5 Carroll Hernandez (4–3) Hall 17,841 57–59 117 August 15 Reds 0–1 Billingham Ellis (11–11) — 20,903 57–60 118 August 17 Giants 3–5 Bryant Moose (7–11) Sosa 15,789 57–61 119 August 18 Giants 6–5 Briles (12–11) Barr Giusti (16) 19,569 58–61 120 August 19 Giants 5–0 Rooker (6–4) Marichal — 23,640 59–61 121 August 20 @ Astros 2–10 Richard Ellis (11–12) — 11,057 59–62 122 August 21 @ Astros 6–3 Morlan (2–1) Wilson — 11,094 60–62 123 August 22 @ Astros 4–0 Moose (8–11) Griffin — 10,746 61–62 124 August 24 @ Braves 2–3 Devine Giusti (6–2) — 15,680 61–63 125 August 25 @ Braves 6–5 (11) Giusti (7–2) Neibauer — 20,103 62–63 126 August 26 @ Braves 6–8 Harrison Ellis (11–13) Devine 26,113 62–64 127 August 28 @ Reds 8–3 Moose (9–11) Grimsley Johnson (3) 31,729 63–64 128 August 29 @ Reds 3–5 Billingham Briles (12–12) — 30,032 63–65 129 August 31 Cubs 7–0 Rooker (7–4) Reuschel — 64–65 130 August 31 Cubs 5–2 Johnson (3–1) Jenkins Hernandez (6) 35,884 65–65
September: 15–16 (Home: 5–9; Away: 10–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 131 September 1 Cubs 1–0 Giusti (8–2) Hooton — 13,484 66–65 132 September 2 Cubs 3–5 Locker Hernandez (4–4) — 19,130 66–66 133 September 3 Cardinals 5–4 (13) Giusti (9–2) Fisher — 67–66 134 September 3 Cardinals 3–8 Folkers Walker (7–10) Pena 43,839 67–67 135 September 4 Cardinals 2–4 Andrews Rooker (7–5) Hrabosky 16,280 67–68 136 September 5 Cardinals 3–5 Foster Morlan (2–2) Segui 18,894 67–69 137 September 7 @ Phillies 10–8 Johnson (4–1) Scarce Hernandez (7) 15,233 68–69 138 September 8 @ Phillies 5–3 Moose (10–11) Carlton Giusti (17) 16,320 69–69 139 September 9 @ Phillies 7–8 Scarce Johnson (4–2) — 14,356 69–70 140 September 10 @ Cubs 11–3 Rooker (8–5) Reuschel — 7,255 70–70 141 September 11 @ Cubs 0–2 Hooton Blass (3–8) — 8,516 70–71 142 September 12 @ Cubs 4–2 Kison (1–0) Paul Giusti (18) 9,857 71–71 143 September 13 @ Cubs 6–1 Moose (11–11) Pappas Hernandez (8) 7,375 72–71 144 September 14 @ Cardinals 3–1 Briles (13–12) Cleveland Hernandez (9) 32,630 73–71 145 September 15 @ Cardinals 7–4 Rooker (9–5) Nagy Hernandez (10) 28,219 74–71 146 September 16 @ Cardinals 3–7 Foster Walker (7–11) Hrabosky 31,938 74–72 147 September 17 Mets 10–3 Kison (2–0) Seaver Zachary (1) 15,000 75–72 148 September 18 Mets 5–6 McGraw Hernandez (4–5) Capra 12,336 75–73 149 September 19 @ Mets 3–7 Stone Briles (13–13) McGraw 29,240 75–74 150 September 20 @ Mets 3–4 (13) Sadecki Walker (7–12) — 24,855 75–75 151 September 21 @ Mets 2–10 Seaver Blass (3–9) — 51,381 75–76 152 September 23 @ Expos 6–3 Kison (3–0) Stoneman Hernandez (11) 76–76 153 September 23 @ Expos 7–4 Ellis (12–13) Torrez Giusti (19) 26,178 77–76 154 September 24 @ Expos 4–5 Renko Moose (11–12) Marshall 77–77 155 September 24 @ Expos 3–0 Briles (14–13) McAnally Giusti (20) 20,168 78–77 156 September 25 Phillies 1–2 Carlton Rooker (9–6) — 13,312 78–78 157 September 26 Phillies 13–2 Moose (12–12) Lonborg Johnson (4) 8,991 79–78 158 September 27 Phillies 2–3 (13) Culver Zachary (0–1) Wallace 11,577 79–79 159 September 28 Expos 2–3 Marshall Ellis (12–14) — 27,804 79–80 160 September 29 Expos 4–6 Rogers McKee (0–1) Marshall 9,816 79–81 161 September 30 Expos 10–2 Rooker (10–6) McAnally — 33,376 80–81
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 162 October 1 Padres 3–4 Jones Moose (12–13) Corkins 2,572 80–82
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Pirates team member

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
#	Name	Position
6	Rennie Stennett	2B
35	Manny Sanguillén	RF
16	Al Oliver	CF
8	Willie Stargell	LF
7	Bob Robertson	1B
3	Richie Hebner	3B
14	Gene Alley	SS
29	Milt May	C
28	Steve Blass	SP

Notable transactions

• May 4, 1973: Jerry McNertney was purchased by the Pirates from the Oakland Athletics.
• May 24, 1973: Chuck Goggin was sold by the Pirates to the Atlanta Braves.
• June 5, 1973: Steve Nicosia was chosen by the Pirates in the 1st round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.
• June 17, 1973: Rick Langford was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.
• July 5, 1973: Jerry McNertney was released by the Pirates.
• July 7, 1973: Dal Maxvill was purchased by the Pirates from the Oakland Athletics.
• July 31, 1973: Vic Davalillo was sold by the Pirates to the Oakland Athletics.
• September 7, 1973: Bill Virdon was fired as Manager of the Pirates, replaced by Danny Murtaugh.

Roster

1973 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 28 Steve Blass 34 Nelson Briles 32 Tom Dettore 17 Dock Ellis 58 Jim Foor 31 Dave Giusti 36 Ramón Hernández 27 Bob Johnson 25 Bruce Kison 44 John Lamb 39 Jim McKee 38 Bob Moose 12 John Morlan 19 Jim Rooker 23 Luke Walker 32 Chris Zachary		Catchers 12 Chuck Goggin 29 Milt May 11 Jerry McNertney 35 Manny Sanguillén Infielders 14 Gene Alley 30 Dave Cash 18 Vic Davalillo 37 Fernando González  3 Richie Hebner  2 Jackie Hernández 11 Dal Maxvill  7 Bob Robertson  6 Rennie Stennett		Outfielders 45 Dave Augustine 15 Gene Clines 16 Al Oliver 39 Dave Parker  8 Willie Stargell 22 Richie Zisk Other batters  4 Jim Campanis		Manager 40 Danny Murtaugh 41 Bill Virdon Coaches 43 Don Leppert (First Base)  9 Bill Mazeroski (Third Base)  5 Dave Ricketts (Bullpen) 42 Mel Wright (Pitching)

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	Manny Sanguillén	149	589	166	.282	12	65
1B	Bob Robertson	119	397	95	.239	14	40
2B	Dave Cash	116	436	118	.271	2	31
SS	Dal Maxvill	74	217	41	.189	0	17
3B	Richie Hebner	144	509	138	.271	25	74
LF	Willie Stargell	148	522	156	.299	44	119
CF	Al Oliver	158	654	191	.292	20	99
RF	Richie Zisk	103	333	108	.324	10	54

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
Rennie Stennett	128	466	113	.242	10	55
Gene Clines	110	304	80	.263	1	23
Milt May	101	283	76	.269	7	31
Gene Alley	76	158	32	.203	2	8
Dave Parker	54	139	40	.288	4	14
Vic Davalillo	59	83	15	.181	1	3
Jackie Hernández	54	73	18	.247	0	8
Fernando González	37	49	11	.224	1	5
Dave Augustine	11	7	2	.286	0	0
Jim Campanis	6	6	1	.167	0	0
Jerry McNertney	9	4	1	.250	0	0
Chuck Goggin	1	1	1	1.000	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
Nelson Briles	33	218.2	14	13	2.84	94
Bob Moose	33	201.1	12	13	3.53	111
Dock Ellis	28	192.0	12	14	3.05	122
Steve Blass	23	88.2	3	9	9.85	27
Bruce Kison	7	43.2	3	0	3.09	26

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
Jim Rooker	41	170.1	10	6	2.85	122
Luke Walker	37	122.0	7	12	4.65	74
John Morlan	10	41.0	2	2	3.95	23

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
Dave Giusti	67	9	2	20	2.37	64
Ramón Hernández	59	4	5	11	2.41	64
Bob Johnson	50	4	2	4	3.62	68
John Lamb	22	0	1	2	6.07	11
Jim McKee	15	0	1	0	5.67	13
Tom Dettore	12	0	1	0	5.96	13
Chris Zachary	6	0	1	1	3.00	6
Jim Foor	3	0	0	0	0.00	1

Awards and honors

1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Charleston Charlies	International League	Joe Morgan
AA	Sherbrooke Pirates	Eastern League	Tim Murtaugh
A	Salem Pirates	Carolina League	Steve Demeter
A	Charleston Pirates	Western Carolinas League	Chuck Cottier
A-Short Season	Niagara Falls Pirates	New York–Penn League	Woody Huyke
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Ed Napoleon

References

• 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
• 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.