| 1973 San Francisco Giants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park | |||
| City | San Francisco | |||
| Owners | Horace Stoneham | |||
| General managers | Jerry Donovan | |||
| Managers | Charlie Fox | |||
| Television | KTVU (Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) | |||
| Radio | KSFO (Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) | |||
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The1973San Francisco Giants season was the franchise's 91st season, 16th season in San Francisco and 14th inCandlestick Park. The team finished third in theNational League West with a record of 88–74, 11 games behind theCincinnati Reds.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 99 | 63 | .611 | — | 50–31 | 49–32 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 66 | .590 | 3½ | 50–31 | 45–35 |
| San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | .543 | 11 | 47–34 | 41–40 |
| Houston Astros | 82 | 80 | .506 | 17 | 41–40 | 41–40 |
| Atlanta Braves | 76 | 85 | .472 | 22½ | 40–40 | 36–45 |
| San Diego Padres | 60 | 102 | .370 | 39 | 31–50 | 29–52 |
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| 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 | — | |||||
| 1973 San Francisco Giants | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 | Dave Rader | 148 | 462 | 106 | .229 | 9 | 41 |
| 1B | Willie McCovey | 130 | 383 | 102 | .266 | 29 | 75 |
| 2B | Tito Fuentes | 160 | 656 | 182 | .277 | 6 | 63 |
| SS | Chris Speier | 153 | 542 | 135 | .249 | 11 | 71 |
| 3B | Ed Goodson | 102 | 384 | 116 | .302 | 12 | 53 |
| LF | Gary Matthews | 148 | 540 | 162 | .300 | 12 | 58 |
| CF | Garry Maddox | 144 | 587 | 187 | .319 | 11 | 76 |
| RF | Bobby Bonds | 160 | 643 | 182 | .283 | 39 | 96 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Kingman | 112 | 305 | 62 | .203 | 24 | 55 |
| Gary Thomasson | 112 | 235 | 67 | .285 | 4 | 30 |
| Mike Phillips | 63 | 104 | 25 | .240 | 1 | 9 |
| Jim Howarth | 65 | 90 | 18 | .200 | 0 | 7 |
| Mike Sadek | 39 | 66 | 11 | .167 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Arnold | 49 | 54 | 16 | .296 | 1 | 13 |
| Steve Ontiveros | 24 | 33 | 8 | .242 | 1 | 5 |
| Bruce Miller | 12 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
| Dámaso Blanco | 28 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Gallagher | 5 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Ray Hart | 5 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Bryant | 41 | 270.0 | 24 | 12 | 3.53 | 143 |
| Jim Barr | 41 | 231.1 | 11 | 17 | 3.81 | 88 |
| Tom Bradley | 35 | 224.0 | 13 | 12 | 3.90 | 136 |
| Juan Marichal | 34 | 207.1 | 11 | 15 | 3.82 | 87 |
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 Willoughby | 39 | 123.0 | 4 | 5 | 4.68 | 60 |
| John D'Acquisto | 7 | 27.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.58 | 29 |
| Charlie Williams | 12 | 23.0 | 3 | 0 | 6.65 | 11 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elias Sosa | 71 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 3.28 | 70 |
| Randy Moffitt | 60 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2.42 | 65 |
| Don Carrithers | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.81 | 36 |
| Don McMahon | 22 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1.48 | 20 |
| Sam McDowell | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.50 | 35 |
| John Morris | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.53 | 3 |
| Dave Kingman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 |