1973 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season

Major League Baseball team season

1973 Boston Red Sox

League| American League
Division| East
Ballpark| Fenway Park
City| Boston, Massachusetts
Record| 89–73 (.549)
Divisional place| 2nd (8 GB)
Owner| Tom Yawkey
President| Tom Yawkey
General manager| Dick O'Connell
Managers|

* Eddie Kasko (88–73)
* Eddie Popowski (1–0)

Television| WBZ-TV, Ch. 4
(Ken Coleman, Johnny Pesky)
Radio| WHDH-AM 850
(Ned Martin, Dave Martin)
Stats| ESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 1973 Boston Red Sox season was the 73rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, eight games behind the Baltimore Orioles. The team was managed by Eddie Kasko until he was reassigned at the end of September; third-base coach Eddie Popowski managed the team in their final contest of the season.[1]

## Offseason

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* January 18, 1973: Orlando Cepeda was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[2]
* March 27, 1973: Phil Gagliano and Andy Kosco were traded by the Red Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Mel Behney.[3]

## Regular season

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Record by month[4] Month | Record | Cumulative | AL East | Ref.

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Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Position | GB
April | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6th | 2 | [5]
May | 13 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 4th | 3+1⁄2 | [6]
June | 15 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 4th | 5 | [7]
July | 19 | 14 | 54 | 49 | 4th | 3+1⁄2 | [8]
August | 18 | 13 | 72 | 62 | 2nd | 6 | [9]
September | 17 | 11 | 89 | 73 | 2nd | 8 | [10]

### Season standings

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AL East Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 65  | .599  | —  | 50‍–‍31  | 47‍–‍34
Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73  | .549  | 8  | 48‍–‍33  | 41‍–‍40
Detroit Tigers | 85 | 77  | .525  | 12  | 47‍–‍34  | 38‍–‍43
New York Yankees | 80 | 82  | .494  | 17  | 50‍–‍31  | 30‍–‍51
Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 88  | .457  | 23  | 40‍–‍41  | 34‍–‍47
Cleveland Indians | 71 | 91  | .438  | 26  | 34‍–‍47  | 37‍–‍44

### Record vs. opponents

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1973 American League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Team  | BAL  | BOS  | CAL  | CWS  | CLE  | DET  | KC  | MIL  | MIN  | NYY  | OAK  | TEX
Baltimore | — | 7–11 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 15–3 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 10–2
Boston | 11–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 3–15 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 14–4 | 4–8 | 9–3
California | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 11–7
Chicago | 4–8 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 3–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 6–12 | 13–5
Cleveland | 6–12 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 9–9 | 2–10 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 7–5
Detroit | 9–9 | 15–3 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 4–8 | 12–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7
Kansas City | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 10–2 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 11–7
Milwaukee | 3–15 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 4–8 | — | 8–4 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 8–4
Minnesota | 4–8 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 4–8 | — | 3–9 | 14–4 | 12–6
New York | 9–9 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–3 | — | 4–8 | 8–4
Oakland | 7–5 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 8–4 | 4–14 | 8–4 | — | 11–7
Texas | 2–10 | 3–9 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 4–8 | 7–11 | —

### Opening Day lineup

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4 | Tommy Harper | CF

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11 | Luis Aparicio | SS
8 | Carl Yastrzemski | 1B
7 | Reggie Smith | CF
25 | Orlando Cepeda | DH
6 | Rico Petrocelli | 3B
27 | Carlton Fisk | C
2 | Doug Griffin | 2B
40 | Dwight Evans | RF
23 | Luis Tiant | P

Source:[11]

### Roster

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1973 Boston Red Sox

Roster
Pitchers

* 26 Bobby Bolin
* 21 Ray Culp
* 22 John Curtis
* 39 Mike Garman
* 37 Bill Lee
* 36 Lynn McGlothen
* 29 Roger Moret
* 28 Don Newhauser
* 33 Marty Pattin
* 45 Dick Pole
* 42 Sonny Siebert
* 49 Craig Skok
* 19 Ken Tatum
* 23 Luis Tiant
* 55 Bob Veale

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* 27 Carlton Fisk
* 10 Bob Montgomery

Infielders

* 11 Luis Aparicio
* 5 Danny Cater
* 17 Cecil Cooper
* 2 Doug Griffin
* 18,41 Mario Guerrero
* 3,38 Buddy Hunter
* 12 John Kennedy
* 6 Rico Petrocelli
* 8 Carl Yastrzemski

|  | Outfielders

* 24,40 Dwight Evans
* 4 Tommy Harper
* 16 Rick Miller
* 14 Ben Oglivie
* 7 Reggie Smith

Other batters

* 25 Orlando Cepeda

|  | Manager

* 30 Eddie Kasko

Coaches

* 34 Doug Camilli (Bullpen)
* 31 Don Lenhardt (First base)
* 32 Eddie Popowski (Third base)
* 35 Lee Stange (Pitching)

## Player statistics

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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

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C | Carlton Fisk | 135 | 508 | 125 | .246 | 26 | 71
1B | Carl Yastrzemski | 152 | 540 | 160 | .296 | 19 | 95
2B | Doug Griffin | 113 | 396 | 101 | .255 | 1 | 33
SS | Luis Aparicio | 132 | 499 | 135 | .271 | 0 | 49
3B | Rico Petrocelli | 100 | 356 | 87 | .244 | 13 | 45
LF | Tommy Harper | 147 | 566 | 159 | .281 | 17 | 71
CF | Reggie Smith | 115 | 423 | 128 | .303 | 21 | 69
RF | Dwight Evans | 119 | 282 | 63 | .223 | 10 | 32
DH | Orlando Cepeda | 142 | 550 | 159 | .289 | 20 | 86

#### Other batters

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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

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Rick Miller | 143 | 441 | 115 | .261 | 6 | 43
Mario Guerrero | 66 | 219 | 51 | .233 | 0 | 11
Danny Cater | 63 | 195 | 61 | .313 | 1 | 24
John Kennedy | 67 | 155 | 28 | .181 | 1 | 16
Ben Oglivie | 58 | 147 | 32 | .218 | 2 | 9
Bob Montgomery | 34 | 128 | 41 | .320 | 7 | 25
Cecil Cooper | 30 | 101 | 24 | .238 | 3 | 11
Buddy Hunter | 13 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 2

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Bill Lee | 38 | 284.2 | 17 | 11 | 2.75 | 120
Luis Tiant | 35 | 272.0 | 20 | 13 | 3.34 | 206
John Curtis | 35 | 221.1 | 13 | 13 | 3.58 | 101
Marty Pattin | 34 | 219.1 | 15 | 15 | 4.31 | 119
Ray Culp | 10 | 50.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.47 | 32

#### Other pitchers

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

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Roger Moret | 30 | 156.1 | 13 | 2 | 3.17 | 90
Dick Pole | 12 | 54.2 | 3 | 2 | 5.60 | 24
Lynn McGlothen | 6 | 23.0 | 1 | 2 | 8.22 | 16

#### Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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Bobby Bolin | 39 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 2.70 | 31
Bob Veale | 32 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.47 | 25
Mike Garman | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.32 | 9
Craig Skok | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.28 | 22
Don Newhauser | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 8
Sonny Siebert | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 | 5
Ken Tatum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0

## Statistical leaders

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Bill Lee Category | Player | Statistic

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Youngest player | Dwight Evans | 21
Oldest player | Luis Aparicio | 39
Wins Above Replacement | Bill Lee | 6.1

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### Batting

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Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic

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G | Games played | Carl Yastrzemski | 152
PA | Plate appearances | Carl Yastrzemski | 652
AB | At bats | Tommy Harper | 566
R | Runs scored | Tommy Harper | 92
H | Hits | Carl Yastrzemski | 160
2B | Doubles | Orlando Cepeda | 25
Carl Yastrzemski
3B | Triples | Rick Miller | 7
HR | Home runs | Carlton Fisk | 26
RBI | Runs batted in | Carl Yastrzemski | 95
SB | Stolen bases | Tommy Harper | 54
CS | Caught stealing | Tommy Harper | 14
BB | Base on balls | Carl Yastrzemski | 105
SO | Strikeouts | Carlton Fisk | 99
BA | Batting average | Carl Yastrzemski | .296
OBP | On-base percentage | Carl Yastrzemski | .407
SLG | Slugging percentage | Reggie Smith | .515
OPS | On-base plus slugging | Reggie Smith | .913
OPS+ | Adjusted OPS | Reggie Smith | 150
TB | Total bases | Carl Yastrzemski | 250
GIDP | Grounded into double play | Orlando Cepeda | 24
HBP | Hit by pitch | Carlton Fisk | 10
SH | Sacrifice hits | Doug Griffin | 13
SF | Sacrifice flies | Luis Aparicio | 7
IBB | Intentional base on balls | Orlando Cepeda | 13
Carl Yastrzemski

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### Pitching

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Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic

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W | Wins | Luis Tiant | 20
L | Losses | Marty Pattin | 15
W-L % | Winning percentage | Roger Moret | .867 (13–2)
ERA | Earned run average | Bob Bolin | 2.70
G | Games pitched | Bob Bolin | 39
GS | Games started | Luis Tiant | 35
GF | Games finished | Bob Bolin | 29
CG | Complete games | Luis Tiant | 23
SHO | Shutouts | John Curtis | 4
SV | Saves | Bob Bolin | 15
IP | Innings pitched | Bill Lee | 284+2⁄3
SO | Strikeouts | Luis Tiant | 206
WHIP | Walks plus hits per inning pitched | Luis Tiant | 1.085

Source:[12]

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | Darrell Johnson
AA | Bristol Red Sox | Eastern League | Rac Slider
A | Winston-Salem Red Sox | Carolina League | Bill Slack
A | Winter Haven Red Sox | Florida State League | Al Lehrer
A-Short Season | Elmira Pioneers | New York–Penn League | Dick Berardino

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Pawtucket, Winston-Salem
Source:[13][14]

## References

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1. ^ "Houk Quits, Kasko Fired". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. October 1, 1973. p. 3-B. Retrieved September 27, 2020 - via newspapers.com.
2. ^ Orlando Cepeda page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Phil Gagliano page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ "The 1973 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
5. ^ "Events of Sunday, April 29, 1973".
6. ^ "Events of Thursday, May 31, 1973".
7. ^ "Events of Saturday, June 30, 1973".
8. ^ "Events of Tuesday, July 31, 1973".
9. ^ "Events of Friday, August 31, 1973".
10. ^ "Events of Sunday, September 30, 1973".
11. ^ "Boston Red Sox 15, New York Yankees 5". Retrosheet. April 6, 1973. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
12. ^ a b c "1973 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
13. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
14. ^ Boston Red Sox Guide for Press TV Radio. 1973. p. 2. Retrieved March 14, 2021 - via Wayback Machine.

## External links

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* 1973 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
* 1973 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com

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1973 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Milwaukee
* New York

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AL West|

* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
* Texas

| NL East|

* Chicago
* Montréal
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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NL West|

* Atlanta
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