1973 Montreal Expos season
The 1973 Montreal Expos season was the fifth season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in fourth place in the National League East with a record of 79–83, 3½ games behind the New York Mets.Offseason
After holding spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida, from 1969 to 1972, the Expos moved to City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, for spring training in 1973. They would train at City Island Ball Park through 1980 before returning to West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium for the 1981 season.Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- June 5, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball draft
- *Jeff Reardon was drafted by the Expos in the 23rd round, but did not sign.
- *Tim Ireland was drafted by the Expos in the 25th round.
- *Warren Cromartie was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round of the Secondary Phase.
- August 13, 1973: Bernie Allen was purchased by the Expos from the New York Yankees.
- September 5, 1973: Coco Laboy was released by the Expos.
Roster
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 | | 118 | 403 | 94 | .233 | 7 | 46 |
1B | | 138 | 413 | 95 | .230 | 9 | 47 |
2B | | 113 | 401 | 124 | .309 | 0 | 18 |
3B | | 151 | 513 | 140 | .273 | 26 | 86 |
SS | | 126 | 458 | 110 | .240 | 2 | 36 |
LF | | 142 | 413 | 123 | .298 | 17 | 49 |
CF | | 135 | 318 | 73 | .230 | 3 | 31 |
RF | | 162 | 560 | 169 | .302 | 23 | 103 |
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 |
| 100 | 225 | 52 | .231 | 0 | 22 |
| 48 | 111 | 29 | .261 | 3 | 12 |
| 16 | 50 | 9 | .180 | 2 | 9 |
| 22 | 33 | 4 | .121 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
| 17 | 134 | 10 | 5 | 1.54 | 64 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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 |
| 92 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 2.66 | 124 |
| 54 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3.63 | 68 |
| 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.20 | 19 |
| 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.97 | 17 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.65 | 6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 7 |
Award winners
1973 Major League Baseball All-Star GameFarm system