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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C132459109.2372283
1B11437098.2651154
2B162581146.2511250
3B155549141.257972
SS154470106.226027
LF118405116.2861151
CF144500140.2801064
RF9532184.262944
DH137552169.306789

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
110356120.337734
110389124.319741
5413127.206315
5415239.257223
446312.190111
4110118.178315
324710.21313
17287.25015
10182.11103
9263.11524
8131.07700
562.33314

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
3826718133.27140
3826617173.2187
38296.12292.40158
29174.21283.8663
18100.2654.1152

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
1144.2114.0323
832.1323.9018
416013.9410

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
458091.9047
427591.9577
303453.3038
10005.402

Postseason

ALCS

Game 1

October 6, 1973, at Memorial Stadium

Game 2

October 7, 1973, at Memorial Stadium

Game 3

October 9, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

Game 4

October 10, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

Game 5

October 11, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lodi