| Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Season: | 1973 |
| 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 |
The 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the National 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 relinqished 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.
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Second baseman | |
| Left fielder | |
| First baseman | |
| Center fielder | |
| Right fielder | |
| Catcher | |
| Third baseman | |
| Shortstop | |
| Starting pitcher | |
On June 13 in a game versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium, Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey and Bill Russell play together as an infield for the Dodgers for first time, going on to set the record of staying together for 8½ years.[6]
| 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
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 | 136 | 487 | 128 | .263 | 25 | 88 | ||
| 1B | 140 | 575 | 158 | .275 | 8 | 46 | ||
| 2B | 142 | 535 | 147 | .275 | 6 | 37 | ||
| SS | 162 | 615 | 163 | .265 | 4 | 56 | ||
| 3B | 152 | 507 | 124 | .245 | 15 | 80 | ||
| LF | 89 | 293 | 92 | .314 | 0 | 23 | ||
| CF | 152 | 599 | 171 | .285 | 16 | 77 | ||
| RF | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | 349 | 106 | .304 | 8 | 50 | ||
| 96 | 195 | 51 | .262 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 75 | 159 | 40 | .252 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 57 | 135 | 28 | .207 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 54 | 134 | 34 | .254 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 42 | 85 | 21 | .247 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 17 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 256.1 | 18 | 10 | 2.42 | 200 | ||
| 33 | 249.2 | 14 | 10 | 2.70 | 177 | ||
| 33 | 236.2 | 16 | 11 | 3.31 | 86 | ||
| 36 | 218.0 | 16 | 7 | 3.10 | 116 | ||
| 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
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 3.01 | 56 | ||
| 39 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3.18 | 31 | ||
| 37 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.76 | 70 | ||
| 31 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3.96 | 51 | ||
| 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3.00 | 23 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.45 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
See main article: 1973 Major League Baseball Draft. This was the ninth year of a Major 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 outfielder Joe Simpson, who played from 1975 to 1983 but made his mark primarily as a broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves. The Dodgers first round pick was catcher Ted Farr of Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Washington. He played 339 games from 1973 to 1977 in the Dodgers farm system, hitting .235.
