1973 San Francisco Giants season
The 1973 San Francisco Giants season was the franchise's 91st season, 16th season in San Francisco and 14th in Candlestick Park. The team finished third in the National League West with a record of 88–74, 11 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.
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Owner(s) | Horace Stoneham |
General manager(s) | Jerry Donovan |
Manager(s) | Charlie Fox |
Local television | KTVU (Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) |
Local radio | KSFO (Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) |
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Offseason
- January 10, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball draft
- Rob Picciolo was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round, but did not sign.[1]
- Dave Heaverlo was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the Secondary Phase.[2]
- February 7, 1973: Skip Pitlock was traded by the Giants to the Chicago White Sox for Chuck Hartenstein and Glenn Redmon.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 99 | 63 | 0.611 | — | 50–31 | 49–32 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 66 | 0.590 | 3½ | 50–31 | 45–35 |
San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 11 | 47–34 | 41–40 |
Houston Astros | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 17 | 41–40 | 41–40 |
Atlanta Braves | 76 | 85 | 0.472 | 22½ | 40–40 | 36–45 |
San Diego Padres | 60 | 102 | 0.370 | 39 | 31–50 | 29–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 7–5 | 5–13 | 11–7 | 2–15–1 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 6–6 | |||||
Chicago | 5–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 10–7 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 9–9 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13–5 | 4–8 | — | 11–7 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 7–11 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 11–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 15–2–1 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 7–11 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 9–9 | 13–5 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–10 | |||||
New York | 6–6 | 7–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | — | 9–9 | 13–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–9 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 12–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 12–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | |||||
San Diego | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 4–8 | — | 7–11 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 10–2 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–7 | — | 6–6 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | — |
Opening Day starters
Notable transactions
- April 2, 1973: Fran Healy was traded by the Giants to the Kansas City Royals for Greg Minton.[5]
- June 5, 1973: Johnnie LeMaster was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.[6]
- June 5, 1973: Jeff Little was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.[7]
- June 7, 1973: Sam McDowell was purchased from the Giants by the New York Yankees.[8]
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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C | Dave Rader | 148 | 462 | 106 | .229 | 9 | 41 |
1B | Willie McCovey | 130 | 383 | 102 | .266 | 29 | 75 |
2B | Tito Fuentes | 160 | 656 | 182 | .277 | 6 | 63 |
SS | Chris Speier | 153 | 542 | 135 | .249 | 11 | 71 |
3B | Ed Goodson | 102 | 384 | 116 | .302 | 12 | 53 |
LF | Gary Matthews | 148 | 540 | 162 | .300 | 12 | 58 |
CF | Garry Maddox | 144 | 587 | 187 | .319 | 11 | 76 |
RF | Bobby Bonds | 160 | 643 | 182 | .283 | 39 | 96 |
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 |
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Dave Kingman | 112 | 305 | 62 | .203 | 24 | 55 |
Gary Thomasson | 112 | 235 | 67 | .285 | 4 | 30 |
Mike Phillips | 63 | 104 | 25 | .240 | 1 | 9 |
Jim Howarth | 65 | 90 | 18 | .200 | 0 | 7 |
Mike Sadek | 39 | 66 | 11 | .167 | 0 | 4 |
Chris Arnold | 49 | 54 | 16 | .296 | 1 | 13 |
Steve Ontiveros | 24 | 33 | 8 | .242 | 1 | 5 |
Bruce Miller | 12 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
Dámaso Blanco | 28 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Al Gallagher | 5 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Ray Hart | 5 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
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Ron Bryant | 41 | 270 | 24 | 12 | 3.53 | 143 |
Jim Barr | 41 | 231.1 | 11 | 17 | 3.81 | 88 |
Tom Bradley | 35 | 224 | 13 | 12 | 3.90 | 136 |
Juan Marichal | 34 | 207.1 | 11 | 15 | 3.82 | 87 |
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 |
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Jim Willoughby | 39 | 123 | 4 | 5 | 4.68 | 60 |
John D'Acquisto | 7 | 27.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.58 | 29 |
Charlie Williams | 12 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 6.65 | 11 |
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 |
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Elias Sosa | 71 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 3.28 | 70 |
Randy Moffitt | 60 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2.42 | 65 |
Don Carrithers | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.81 | 36 |
Don McMahon | 22 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1.48 | 20 |
Sam McDowell | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.50 | 35 |
John Morris | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.53 | 3 |
Dave Kingman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 |
Farm system
References
- Rob Picciolo at Baseball Reference
- Dave Heaverlo at Baseball Reference
- Chuck Hartenstein at Baseball-Reference
- http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1973&t=SFN
- Greg Minton at Baseball Reference
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lemasjo01.shtml
- Jeff Little at Baseball Reference
- Sam McDowell at Baseball Reference
- http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1973as.shtml
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1973 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1973 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac