1973 San Diego Padres season explained

The 1973 San Diego Padres season was the fifth season in franchise history.

Offseason

• December 27, 1972: Curt Blefary was released by the Padres.^[1]
• January 10, 1973: Dave Wehrmeister was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.^[2]

Regular season

Dave Winfield

Dave Winfield came to the Padres in 1973 from the University of Minnesota without having played a single game in the minor leagues. Winfield was also drafted by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League, the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association and the Utah Stars of the American Basketball Association. Winfield made his Major League Baseball debut on June 19 against the Houston Astros. Winfield had 4 at bats and 1 hit.^[3]

Opening Day starters

• Nate Colbert
• Bob Davis
• Cito Gaston
• Johnny Grubb
• Enzo Hernández
• Dave Hilton
• Clay Kirby
• Leron Lee
• Dave Roberts

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Notable transactions

• June 5, 1973: Dave Winfield was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.^[3]
• June 12, 1973: Fred Norman was traded by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Gene Locklear and Mike Johnson.^[5]

Roster

1973 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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		145	507	143	.282	10	59
1B		145	529	153	.270	22	80
2B		90	244	40	.164	0	16
SS		113	404	96	.238	0	22
3B		127	479	137	.286	21	64
LF		118	333	79	.237	3	30
CF		113	389	121	.311	8	37
RF		133	476	119	.250	16	57

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
	122	388	109	.281	9	34
	70	247	55	.223	0	9
	70	234	46	.197	5	16
	93	210	48	.229	9	21
	67	154	37	.240	3	25
	56	141	39	.277	3	12
	53	107	13	.121	0	3
	33	98	22	.224	0	8
	29	72	15	.208	0	3
	39	49	14	.286	0	4
	5	11	1	.091	0	0
	8	8	0	.000	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
	36	199.1	10	17	3.21	120
	34	191.2	8	18	4.79	129
	34	180.0	11	14	5.10	98
	20	139.2	7	6	3.16	77
	12	74.0	1	7	4.26	49

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
	50	152.1	7	9	4.25	81
	55	149.0	5	14	3.74	86
	47	122.0	5	8	4.50	82

Mike Caldwell led the Padres in saves with 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
	58	4	4	0	5.42	44
	49	2	3	7	3.70	51
	18	0	0	0	4.11	15
	18	0	2	1	3.62	13

Award winners

1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Walla Walla^[6]

External links

• 1973 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
• 1973 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blefacu01.shtml Curt Blefary
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wehrmda01.shtml Dave Wehrmeister
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/winfida01.shtml Dave Winfield
4. Web site: 1973 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac .
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/locklge01.shtml Gene Locklear
6. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007