1973 Baltimore Orioles season
The 1973 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing first in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. They went on to lose to the Oakland Athletics in the 1973 American League Championship Series, three games to two.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
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 | | 132 | 459 | 109 | .237 | 22 | 83 |
1B | | 114 | 370 | 98 | .265 | 11 | 54 |
2B | | 162 | 581 | 146 | .251 | 12 | 50 |
3B | | 155 | 549 | 141 | .257 | 9 | 72 |
SS | | 154 | 470 | 106 | .226 | 0 | 27 |
LF | | 118 | 405 | 116 | .286 | 11 | 51 |
CF | | 144 | 500 | 140 | .280 | 10 | 64 |
RF | | 95 | 321 | 84 | .262 | 9 | 44 |
DH | | 137 | 552 | 169 | .306 | 7 | 89 |
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 |
| 110 | 356 | 120 | .337 | 7 | 34 |
| 110 | 389 | 124 | .319 | 7 | 41 |
| 54 | 131 | 27 | .206 | 3 | 15 |
| 54 | 152 | 39 | .257 | 2 | 23 |
| 44 | 63 | 12 | .190 | 1 | 11 |
| 41 | 101 | 18 | .178 | 3 | 15 |
| 32 | 47 | 10 | .213 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 26 | 3 | .115 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 4 |
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 |
| 38 | 267 | 18 | 13 | 3.27 | 140 |
| 38 | 266 | 17 | 17 | 3.21 | 87 |
| 38 | 296.1 | 22 | 9 | 2.40 | 158 |
| 29 | 174.2 | 12 | 8 | 3.86 | 63 |
| 18 | 100.2 | 6 | 5 | 4.11 | 52 |
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 |
| 11 | 44.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.03 | 23 |
| 8 | 32.1 | 3 | 2 | 3.90 | 18 |
| 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3.94 | 10 |
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 |
| 45 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1.90 | 47 |
| 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1.95 | 77 |
| 30 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3.30 | 38 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
Postseason
ALCS
Game 1
October 6, 1973, at Memorial StadiumGame 2
October 7, 1973, at Memorial StadiumGame 3
October 9, 1973, at Oakland ColiseumGame 4
October 10, 1973, at Oakland ColiseumGame 5
October 11, 1973, at Oakland ColiseumFarm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lodi