1973 Boston Red Sox season

1973 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tom Yawkey
General manager(s)	Dick O'Connell
Manager(s)	Eddie Kasko, Eddie Popowski
Local television	WBZ-TV, Ch. 4 (Ken Coleman, Johnny Pesky)
Local radio	WHDH-AM 850 (Ned Martin, Dave Martin)
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The 1973 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing second in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses.

Offseason

• January 18, 1973: Orlando Cepeda was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.^[1]
• March 27, 1973: Phil Gagliano and Andy Kosco were traded by the Red Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Mel Behney.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Baltimore Orioles	97	65	0.599	—	50–31	47–34
Boston Red Sox	89	73	0.549	8	48–33	41–40
Detroit Tigers	85	77	0.525	12	47–34	38–43
New York Yankees	80	82	0.494	17	50–31	30–51
Milwaukee Brewers	74	88	0.457	23	40–41	34–47
Cleveland Indians	71	91	0.438	26	34–47	37–44

Record vs. opponents

1973 American League Records Sources:
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

4	Tommy Harper	CF
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

Roster

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		Catchers 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 31 Don Lenhardt 32 Eddie Popowski 35 Lee Stange

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
LF	Harper, TommyTommy Harper	147	566	159	.281	17	71
DH	Cepeda, OrlandoOrlando Cepeda	142	550	159	.289	20	86

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

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

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

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
Bolin, BobbyBobby Bolin	39	3	4	15	2.70	31

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

Notes

1. Orlando Cepeda page at Baseball Reference
2. Phil Gagliano page at Baseball Reference

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1973 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1973 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com