1973 Philadelphia Phillies season

1973 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Veterans Stadium (since 1971)
Philadelphia (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	R. R. M. "Ruly" Carpenter III
General manager(s)	Paul Owens
Manager(s)	Danny Ozark
Local television	WPHL-TV
Local radio	WCAU (By Saam, Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn)
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The 1973 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 91st season in the history of the franchise. The team, managed by Danny Ozark, played their third season at Veterans Stadium and finished last in the National League East, 11​¹⁄₂ games behind the Mets.

Offseason

• October 31, 1972: Don Money, John Vukovich, and Bill Champion were traded by the Phillies to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jim Lonborg, Ken Brett, Ken Sanders, and Earl Stephenson.
• November 30, 1972: Oscar Gamble and Roger Freed were traded by the Phillies to the Cleveland Indians for Del Unser and Terry Wedgewood (minors).
• November 30, 1972: Joe Lis, Ken Sanders and Ken Reynolds were traded by the Phillies to the Minnesota Twins for César Tovar.
• January 10, 1973: Rick Bosetti was drafted by the Phillies in the 7th round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed January 17, 1973.

Regular season

Steve Carlton, the highest paid pitcher in the game at $165,000, never recovered from a spring training illness and went 13-20. Pitchers Jim Lonborg and Ken Brett, both obtained in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers, won 13 games each, as did Wayne Twitchell, whose 2.50 ERA was third in the league. Left fielder Greg Luzinski led the team with 29 home runs, 97 RBIs, and 76 runs, and hit .285. In his rookie season, Mike Schmidt hit just .196 and struck out 136 times in 367 at-bats.

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Mets	82	79	0.509	—	43–38	39–41
St. Louis Cardinals	81	81	0.500	1½	43–38	38–43
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	0.494	2½	41–40	39–42
Montreal Expos	79	83	0.488	3½	43–38	36–45
Chicago Cubs	77	84	0.478	5	41–39	36–45
Philadelphia Phillies	71	91	0.438	11½	38–43	33–48

Record vs. opponents

1973 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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	—

Notable transactions

• June 5, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball draft
  • Todd Cruz was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round. Player signed June 18, 1973.
  • Dan Boitano was drafted by the Phillies in the 1st round (11th pick) of the secondary phase. Player signed June 19, 1973.
• September 11, 1973: Willie Hernández was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.

Game log

Legend
	Phillies win
	Phillies loss
	Postponement
Bold	Phillies team member

Roster

1973 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 30 Bucky Brandon 31 Ken Brett 32 Steve Carlton 38 Larry Christenson 35 George Culver 21 Ron Diorio 34 Barry Lersch 41 Jim Lonborg 40 Dick Ruthven 44 Mac Scarce 39 Dick Selma 33 Wayne Twitchell 39 Dave Wallace 49 Mike Wallace 37 Bill Wilson		Catchers  8 Bob Boone 18 Larry Cox  6 Jim Essian  9 Mike Ryan Infielders 10 Larry Bowa 15 Denny Doyle  5 Billy Grabarkewitz 17 Terry Harmon 14 Tommy Hutton 11 Deron Johnson 27 Willie Montañez 16 José Pagán 18 Craig Robinson 20 Mike Schmidt 12 César Tovar		Outfielders 22 Mike Anderson 19 Greg Luzinski 24 Bill Robinson 29,28 Mike Rogodzinski 25 Del Unser		Manager  3 Danny Ozark Coaches  1 Carroll Beringer  2 Billy DeMars  4 Ray Rippelmeyer  7 Bobby Wine

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
CF	Del Unser	136	440	127	.289	11	52

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
Larry Cox	1	0	0	----	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
Steve Carlton	40	293.1	13	20	3.90	223
Ken Brett	31	211.2	13	9	3.44	111
Jim Lonborg	38	199.1	13	16	4.88	106

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
Bucky Brandon	36	2	4	2	5.43	25

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Eugene Emeralds	Pacific Coast League	Jim Bunning
AA	Reading Phillies	Eastern League	Cal Emery
A	Rocky Mount Phillies	Carolina League	Bob Wellman
A	Spartanburg Phillies	Western Carolinas League	Howie Bedell
A-Short Season	Auburn Phillies	New York–Penn League	Harry Lloyd
Rookie	Pulaski Phillies	Appalachian League	Bob Wren

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Reading, Spartanburg, Auburn

References

• 1973 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference