1973 Chicago White Sox season
The 1973 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 73rd season in the major leagues, and its 74th season overall. They finished with a record 77–85, good enough for fifth place in the American League West, 17 games behind the first-place Oakland Athletics.
Offseason
- October 19, 1972: Walt Williams was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Eddie Leon.
- February 1, 1973: Jim Lyttle was traded by the White Sox to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Keough.
- February 7, 1973: Chuck Hartenstein and Glenn Redmon were traded by the White Sox to the San Francisco Giants for Skip Pitlock.
Regular season
- July 20, 1973: Wilbur Wood became the last pitcher in the 20th century to start both ends of a doubleheader.
Opening Day lineup
- Pat Kelly, RF
- Carlos May, LF
- Dick Allen, 1B
- Bill Melton, 3B
- Ken Henderson, CF
- Mike Andrews, DH
- Ed Herrmann, C
- Jorge Orta, 2B
- Eddie Leon, SS
- Wilbur Wood, P
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- August 15, 1973: Jim Kaat was selected off waivers by the White Sox from the Minnesota Twins.
- August 29, 1973: Eddie Fisher was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Chicago White Sox.
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
| Cy Acosta, PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Dick Allen, 1B | 72 | 250 | 39 | 79 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 41 | 33 | 51 | .316 | 7 |
| Hank Allen, 1B,LF | 28 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .103 | 0 |
| Luis Alvarado, 2B,SS,3B | 80 | 203 | 21 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 20 | .232 | 6 |
| Mike Andrews, DH,1B,2B,3B | 52 | 159 | 10 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 28 | .201 | 0 |
| Buddy Bradford, CF | 53 | 168 | 24 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 43 | .238 | 4 |
| Chuck Brinkman, C | 63 | 139 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 37 | .187 | 0 |
| Bucky Dent, SS | 40 | 117 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 18 | .248 | 2 |
| Brian Downing, C,3B,RF,LF | 34 | 73 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | .178 | 0 |
| Sam Ewing, 1B | 11 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .150 | 0 |
| Terry Forster, PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Jerry Hairston, LF,1B,DH | 60 | 210 | 25 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 33 | 30 | .271 | 0 |
| Ken Henderson, CF,DH,LF | 73 | 262 | 32 | 68 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 49 | .260 | 3 |
| Ed Herrmann, C | 119 | 379 | 42 | 85 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 31 | 55 | .224 | 2 |
| Johnny Jeter, OF | 89 | 300 | 38 | 72 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 9 | 74 | .240 | 4 |
| Pat Kelly, RF | 144 | 550 | 77 | 154 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 65 | 91 | .280 | 22 |
| Joe Keough, PH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Eddie Leon, SS,2B | 127 | 399 | 37 | 91 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 34 | 103 | .228 | 1 |
| Carlos May, DH,LF | 149 | 553 | 62 | 148 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 96 | 53 | 73 | .268 | 8 |
| Bill Melton, 3B | 152 | 560 | 83 | 155 | 29 | 1 | 20 | 87 | 75 | 66 | .277 | 4 |
| Rich Morales, 3B,2B | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Tony Muser, 1B,DH | 109 | 309 | 38 | 88 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 33 | 36 | .285 | 8 |
| Jorge Orta, 2B,DH | 128 | 425 | 46 | 113 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 37 | 87 | .266 | 8 |
| Rick Reichardt, LF,CF,DH | 46 | 153 | 15 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 29 | .275 | 2 |
| Bill Sharp, CF,LF | 77 | 196 | 23 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 28 | .276 | 2 |
| Pete Varney, C | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| 162 | 5475 | 652 | 1400 | 228 | 38 | 111 | 598 | 537 | 952 | .256 | 83 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
| Cy Acosta | 10 | 6 | 2.23 | 48 | 0 | 18 | 97.0 | 66 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 42 | 60 |
| Stan Bahnsen | 18 | 21 | 3.57 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 282.1 | 290 | 128 | 112 | 20 | 119 | 120 |
| Dave Baldwin | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Eddie Fisher | 6 | 7 | 4.88 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 110.2 | 135 | 64 | 60 | 12 | 39 | 57 |
| Terry Forster | 6 | 11 | 3.23 | 51 | 12 | 16 | 172.2 | 174 | 69 | 62 | 7 | 84 | 120 |
| Ken Frailing | 0 | 0 | 1.96 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| Jim Geddes | 0 | 0 | 2.87 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15.2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| Goose Gossage | 0 | 4 | 7.43 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 49.2 | 57 | 44 | 41 | 9 | 39 | 33 |
| Bart Johnson | 3 | 3 | 4.13 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 80.2 | 76 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 40 | 56 |
| Jim Kaat | 4 | 1 | 4.22 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 42.2 | 44 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Steve Kealey | 0 | 0 | 15.09 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Jim McGlothlin | 0 | 1 | 3.91 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18.1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 14 |
| Denny O'Toole | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Steve Stone | 6 | 11 | 4.24 | 36 | 22 | 1 | 176.1 | 163 | 87 | 83 | 11 | 82 | 138 |
| Wilbur Wood | 24 | 20 | 3.46 | 49 | 48 | 0 | 359.1 | 381 | 166 | 138 | 25 | 94 | 199 |
| 77 | 85 | 3.86 | 162 | 162 | 35 | 1456.0 | 1484 | 705 | 625 | 110 | 593 | 848 |
Farm system
Awards and honors
All-Star Game- Pat Kelly, reserve