| 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |||
| City | Los Angeles | |||
| Owners | Walter O'Malley,James Mulvey | |||
| President | Peter O'Malley | |||
| General managers | Al Campanis | |||
| Managers | Walter Alston | |||
| Television | KTTV (11) | |||
| Radio | KFI Vin Scully,Jerry Doggett XEGM Jaime Jarrín,Rudy Hoyos | |||
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The1973 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 84th season for theLos Angeles Dodgers franchise inMajor League Baseball (MLB), their 16th season inLos Angeles,California, and their 12th season playing their home games atDodger Stadium inLos Angeles California. The Dodgers finished the season in second place in theNational League West with a record of 95–66.
From June 17 through September 2, the Dodgers held first place in their division. At one point, on July 17, LA had an 8.5 game lead over the Reds. On September 4, they relinquished their lead to the Reds, and despite winning their last five contests of the season in a row, the Dodgers finished 3.5 games behind.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 | — | |||||
On June 13 in a game versus thePhiladelphia Phillies atVeterans Stadium,Steve Garvey,Davey Lopes,Ron Cey andBill Russell play together as aninfield for the Dodgers for first time, going on to set the record ofstaying together for 8½ years.[6]
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| Eliminated from playoff race | |
| Bold | Dodgers team member |
| 1973 regular season game log: 95–66–1 (Home: 50–31; Away: 45–35–1)[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 19–8–1 (Home: 13–5; Away: 5–3–1)
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June: 21–8 (Home: 8–3; Away: 13–5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July: 15–13 (Home: 11–6; Away: 4–7)
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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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| C | Joe Ferguson | 136 | 487 | 128 | .263 | 25 | 88 |
| 1B | Bill Buckner | 140 | 575 | 158 | .275 | 8 | 46 |
| 2B | Davey Lopes | 142 | 535 | 147 | .275 | 6 | 37 |
| SS | Bill Russell | 162 | 615 | 163 | .265 | 4 | 56 |
| 3B | Ron Cey | 152 | 507 | 124 | .245 | 15 | 80 |
| LF | Manny Mota | 89 | 293 | 92 | .314 | 0 | 23 |
| CF | Willie Davis | 152 | 599 | 171 | .285 | 16 | 77 |
| RF | Willie Crawford | 145 | 457 | 135 | .295 | 14 | 66 |
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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| Steve Garvey | 114 | 349 | 106 | .304 | 8 | 50 |
| Tom Paciorek | 96 | 195 | 51 | .262 | 5 | 18 |
| Von Joshua | 75 | 159 | 40 | .252 | 2 | 17 |
| Lee Lacy | 57 | 135 | 28 | .207 | 0 | 8 |
| Steve Yeager | 54 | 134 | 34 | .254 | 2 | 10 |
| Ken McMullen | 42 | 85 | 21 | .247 | 5 | 18 |
| Chris Cannizzaro | 17 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerry Royster | 10 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Fairey | 10 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Álvarez | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Powell | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Don Sutton | 33 | 256.1 | 18 | 10 | 2.42 | 200 |
| Andy Messersmith | 33 | 249.2 | 14 | 10 | 2.70 | 177 |
| Claude Osteen | 33 | 236.2 | 16 | 11 | 3.31 | 86 |
| Tommy John | 36 | 218.0 | 16 | 7 | 3.10 | 116 |
| Al Downing | 30 | 193.0 | 9 | 9 | 3.31 | 124 |
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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| Geoff Zahn | 6 | 13.1 | 1 | 0 | 1.35 | 9 |
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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| Jim Brewer | 56 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 3.01 | 56 |
| Pete Richert | 39 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3.18 | 31 |
| Charlie Hough | 37 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.76 | 70 |
| Doug Rau | 31 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3.96 | 51 |
| George Culver | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3.00 | 23 |
| Greg Shanahan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.45 | 11 |
| Eddie Solomon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 6 |
| Greg Heydeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
This was the ninth year of aMajor League Baseball draft. The Dodgers drafted 22 players in the June draft and nine in the January draft.
The most notable player from this draft class was outfielderJoe Simpson, who played from 1975 to 1983 but made his mark primarily as a broadcaster for theAtlanta Braves. The Dodgers first round pick was catcher Ted Farr ofShadle Park High School inSpokane, Washington. He played 339 games from 1973 to 1977 in the Dodgers farm system, hitting .235.
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