| 1973 Detroit Tigers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium | |||
| City | Detroit,Michigan | |||
| Owners | John Fetzer | |||
| General managers | Jim Campbell | |||
| Managers | Billy Martin,Joe Schultz | |||
| Television | WJBK (George Kell, Larry Osterman) | |||
| Radio | WJR (Ernie Harwell,Paul Carey) | |||
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The1973 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 73th season and the 62nd season atTiger Stadium. The Tigers compiled a record of 85–77. They finished in third place in theAL East, 12 games behind theBaltimore Orioles. They were outscored by their opponents 674 to 642.
| 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 |
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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 | — | |
| 1973 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Bill Freehan | 110 | 380 | 89 | .234 | 6 | 29 |
| 1B | Norm Cash | 121 | 363 | 95 | .262 | 19 | 40 |
| 2B | Dick McAuliffe | 106 | 343 | 94 | .274 | 12 | 47 |
| 3B | Aurelio Rodríguez | 160 | 555 | 123 | .222 | 9 | 58 |
| SS | Ed Brinkman | 162 | 515 | 122 | .237 | 7 | 40 |
| LF | Willie Horton | 111 | 411 | 130 | .316 | 17 | 53 |
| CF | Mickey Stanley | 157 | 602 | 147 | .244 | 17 | 57 |
| RF | Jim Northrup | 119 | 404 | 124 | .307 | 12 | 44 |
| DH | Gates Brown | 125 | 377 | 89 | .236 | 12 | 50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Kaline | 91 | 310 | 79 | .255 | 10 | 45 |
| Tony Taylor | 84 | 275 | 63 | .229 | 5 | 24 |
| Duke Sims | 80 | 252 | 61 | .242 | 8 | 30 |
| Frank Howard | 85 | 227 | 58 | .256 | 12 | 29 |
| Dick Sharon | 91 | 178 | 43 | .242 | 7 | 16 |
| Rich Reese | 59 | 102 | 14 | .137 | 2 | 4 |
| Ike Brown | 42 | 76 | 22 | .289 | 1 | 9 |
| Ron Cash | 14 | 39 | 16 | .410 | 0 | 6 |
| John Knox | 12 | 32 | 9 | .281 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Didier | 7 | 22 | 10 | .455 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Veryzer | 18 | 20 | 6 | .300 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Staton | 9 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 3 |
| Marvin Lane | 6 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 1 | 2 |
| John Gamble | 7 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Lolich | 42 | 308.2 | 16 | 15 | 3.82 | 214 |
| Joe Coleman | 40 | 288.1 | 23 | 15 | 3.53 | 202 |
| Jim Perry | 35 | 203.0 | 14 | 13 | 4.03 | 66 |
| Woodie Fryman | 34 | 169.2 | 6 | 13 | 5.36 | 119 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Strahler | 22 | 80.1 | 4 | 5 | 4.37 | 37 |
| Fred Holdsworth | 5 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 9 |
| Gary Ignasiak | 3 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | GF | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hiller | 65 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 60 | 1.44 | 124 |
| Fred Scherman | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4.23 | 28 |
| Ed Farmer | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5.00 | 28 |
| Bob Miller | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3.43 | 23 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 21 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4.33 | 33 |
| Tom Timmermann | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3.69 | 21 |
| Chuck Seelbach | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 2 |
| Bill Slayback | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 |
| Dave Lemanczyk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 0 |
The following members of the 1975 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked byThe Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001:
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montgomery
