1973 Milwaukee Brewers season
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Division | East Division | |
Ballpark | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
Owners | Bud Selig | |
Managers | Del Crandall | |
Television | WTMJ-TV (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker,Tom Collins, Johnny Logan) | |
Radio | 620 WTMJ (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 1973 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing fifth in the American League East with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses.
Offseason
- October 31, 1972: Jim Lonborg, Ken Brett, Ken Sanders, and Earl Stephenson were traded by the Brewers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Don Money, John Vukovich, and Bill Champion.[1]
- November 15, 1972: Joe Azcue was released by the Brewers.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 5, 1973: Robin Yount was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.[3]
Roster
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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 |
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1B | George Scott | 158 | 604 | 185 | .306 | 24 | 107 |
2B | Pedro García | 160 | 580 | 142 | .245 | 15 | 54 |
3B | Don Money | 145 | 556 | 158 | .284 | 11 | 61 |
SS | Tim Johnson | 136 | 465 | 99 | .213 | 0 | 32 |
LF | Johnny Briggs | 142 | 488 | 120 | .246 | 18 | 57 |
RF | Bob Coluccio | 124 | 438 | 98 | .224 | 15 | 58 |
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 |
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Ellie Rodríguez | 94 | 290 | 78 | .269 | 0 | 30 |
Bobby Mitchell | 47 | 130 | 29 | .223 | 5 | 20 |
John Vukovich | 55 | 128 | 16 | .125 | 2 | 9 |
Wilbur Howard | 16 | 39 | 8 | .205 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
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Jim Colborn | 43 | 314.1 | 20 | 12 | 3.18 | 135 |
Jerry Bell | 31 | 183.2 | 9 | 9 | 3.97 | 57 |
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 |
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Bill Champion | 37 | 163.1 | 5 | 8 | 3.70 | 67 |
Skip Lockwood | 37 | 154.2 | 5 | 12 | 3.90 | 87 |
Eduardo Rodriguez | 30 | 76.1 | 9 | 7 | 3.30 | 49 |
Kevin Kobel | 2 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 8.64 | 4 |
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 |
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Frank Linzy | 42 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 3.57 | 21 |
Carlos Velázquez | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.58 | 12 |
Ray Newman | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.95 | 10 |
Rob Gardner | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.95 | 5 |
Ed Sprague | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.31 | 3 |
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of four minor league affiliates in 1973.[4]
Notes
- ^ Jim Lonborg at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Azcue at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Robin Yount at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1973 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
References
- 1973 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference
- 1973 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac